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Nov 19th, 2009, 01:17
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Indian Silverbill also known as Whitethroated Munia. . .Lonchura malabarica Click to listen to I n d i a n .. S i l v e r b i l l Another photo of I n d i a n .. S i l v e r b i l l from IndiaMike. . |
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Nov 19th, 2009, 01:25
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Nov 19th, 2009, 02:29
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Oh, right. Must have been a shark, then!
Seriously, I did not look much before throwing it away, which I regret now, but I'm sure I saw needle-like teeth all the way along. But I think you're right, isn't there a saying about rare as birds' teeth?  |
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Nov 19th, 2009, 02:50
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they are probably not so much actual "teeth" but adaptations of the beak due to certain food that a bird eats. for a bird that eats fish, for example, the beak might adapt (evolve!) to be a bit "grippier" for a slippery fish. just like raptors have different beaks from seed eating birds.
makes me want to research my great blue heron friends... 
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Nov 19th, 2009, 03:02
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Could be, yes. There must be some way that fish doesn't just slip out.
Are you going to say, "Open Wide!" to your heron friends  ? |
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Nov 19th, 2009, 07:07
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when they take off they have a 6 ft. wingspan and they have a squawk that I imagine pterodactyls might have sounded like!  |
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Nov 19th, 2009, 10:43
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Thanks for the ID confirmation, RWHFY
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Nov 19th, 2009, 11:14
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Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ...
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Many thanks for telling me about the Munia RWeHavingFunYet.
The file that I was not able to upload, here is a link to the photo, http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfr...han-724872.JPG So please tell me which bird is this? |
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Nov 19th, 2009, 12:13
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Nov 19th, 2009, 13:00
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Now that you are around RWHFY, please could you take a peek and confirm that this is a Pied Crested Cuckoo - who visited about 10 days ago. Thanks.
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Nov 19th, 2009, 14:00
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What a lovely bird that Jacana is
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Nov 19th, 2009, 14:05
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Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ...
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And I thought it was the Indian Pond Heron only
 I will never become a bird watcher. RWeHavingFunYet, many thanks once again. Do you take pictures of birds and post them somewhere too? |
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Nov 19th, 2009, 14:14
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You mean bird identifier
...I am a bird watcher and let me tell you that i am no better than you in identifying birds. But I enjoy it, in fact more when you don’t know the name, one less complication to think about while enjoying the beauties.
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Nov 19th, 2009, 14:27
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It is nice to know their names, but in looking them up, it is even nicer to learn something about their lives.
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Nov 19th, 2009, 15:23
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Quite so. I did try to make my knowledge up to date about bird names but two issues came as a hurdle. First, my memory (the less said the better) and second it took the fun out somehow. I used to carry all the data with me wherever I went and as soon I spotted a bird, took out the content and looked for the name. I realised that it ruined the whole experience and diverted my attention to something I can do without. But then, that’s me, academically dysfunctional.
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