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Striped Phasmid Gecko (Strophurus taeniatus), family Diplodactylidae, Australia

photographs by Brother-Nature

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Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) aka “Stink Turkey”, family Opisthocomidae, order Opisthocomiformes, found in South America

The only living member of the bird order Opisthocomiformes.

This leaf-eating bird uses foregut fermentation, in its enlarged crop, to help break down its food. (The ferementation is where the smell comes from, which gives it the name “Pavo Apestoso”)

They live in vegetation at the edges of lakes, streams, and rivers.

The young have 2 small claws on the fronts of the wingsthat help them climb through vegetation.

photograph by Jeffrey P Karnes

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A hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin) in the Peruvian Amazon

by Richard McManus

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Source: tarja_naturephotos: Siberian jay. Perisoreus infaustus. Laanenäär.

ℍ𝐚𝓵ｌ נ𝐀 𝔳คĻǤẸ

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Magnolia Warbler

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American robin. Jefferson County, Colorado. Photo by Amber Maitrejean

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[amnhnyc]

Excussse us… have you ever heard of the blunthead slug snake (Aplopeltura boa)? This nocturnal reptile, which can reach lengths of up to 33 in (85 cm), primarily feeds on slugs and snails. Unlike many other snakes, this species eats using a technique called mandibular sawing: To slice off the indigestible parts of prey, the blunthead slug snake slides its jaws back and forth like a saw! It can be found in parts of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Sumatra, and Java.

Photo: sparkn, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

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Sitka

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Black-crowned Night-Heron Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1 Long Pond

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Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis), family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Rishap, WB, India

photograph by Prakash Sherpa

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I saw this bird after he just had a wash and told him: "A traveller lacking knowledge is like a wingless bird."

Stieglitz (European goldfinch) im Uni Pfaffenwald, Vaihingen.

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Lark bunting. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. Commerce City, Colorado. Photo by Amber Maitrejean

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If the whinging and harassing does not make it clear, the #springbabyspring is always the bird looking the freshest.

Kleiber (nuthatches) im Mittleren Schlossgarten, Stuttgart-Mitte.

[longingforrotkehlchen]

I saw this bird after he just had a wash and told him: "A traveller lacking knowledge is like a wingless bird."

Stieglitz (European goldfinch) im Uni Pfaffenwald, Vaihingen.