Image: Bird blink-edit
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Description: The blinking eye of a Masked Lapwing in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The nictitating membrane closes from only one side, and is translucent. The eyelids themselves do not close during blinking, but do so for sleep.
Title: Bird blink-edit
Credit: Own work
Author: Toby Hudson
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