hello everyone,

this week's edition of Birds in the News is available for you to read, and features a gorgeous picture of a Superb Parrot, Polytelis swainsonii;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/birds_in_the_news_171.php

you might also wish to give some of my readers a hand with IDing this mystery bird;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/todays_mystery_bird_for_you_to_258.php

some of you might remember the images i posted a few weeks ago of the blue colored house sparrow that was photographed in Sydney, Australia. i managed to track down the photographer, and he responded with more images and some comments that you might find interesting;

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/05/brown_bird_blue_the_follow-up.php

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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