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At first glance, I thought this robin was in the birdbath upside down. Upon closer inspection, I saw that its neck was rotated about 180° so that the bill was pointing up. I didn't know that robins can do that. I know that owls can, and that they have to move their heads to change the direction of their gaze because their eyes are immobile. Are all birds like that? I also have a photo of an eastern phoebe that looks like it has its head on backwards.

I also noticed that the robin seemed to be squirting droplets of water out of its bill, a behavior I haven't noticed previously.

I don't usually post photos of very common species, but I thought this one is interesting.