
Omniglot Blog
Birds of Ill Omen
What links this bird with spells and charms? Let’s find out. The bird pictured above is a jynx [dʒɪŋks], Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck. It’s related to woodpeckers, and can be found across temperate regions of Europe and Asia during the summer, and in parts of tropical Africa and southern Asia in the winter. It’s […]

