hello everyone,

today's mystery bird is an African species, but it is going to be oddly familiar to you: can you identify the species?

http://j.mp/jVywf

the most recently demystified mystery bird was a Double-barred Finch, Taeniopygia bichenovii, also known as the Owl Finch or Bicheno, courtesy of photographer, Steve Duncan. This mystery bird also includes the photographer's commentary about the bird's habits in the wild that you will find interesting reading;

http://bit.ly/pApeG

you might also be interested to watch this interesting video about the uses of modern micro-technology to help us learn more about bird behavior -- in this case, the daily feeding/fishing behavior of Gannets, Morus serrator;

http://j.mp/ZQgDf

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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