The Phantom's Hand

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I processed a photo today, and I noticed a strange phenomenon. It appears that the crossbill's foot has been grabbed by a tiny severed hand. It had me going for a bit, but I think it is something like bumblefoot, which is a bacterial infection that targets birds and rodent. The fingers are probably scale ridges on the toe, and the palm is probably the pad on the toe. Interesting...

 

[Ted]

Pretty sure that is Beetlejuice trying to catch a meal.

 

[PaulT]

Could be the sneaky bird in the background reaching through a crack in the limb and grabbing the foreground bird's toe. Birds do have tiny hands don't they?

Paul