hello everyone,

today's mystery bird is a North American species that can be seen here;

http://j.mp/XAa3d

the most recently demystified mystery bird was identified as a Curve-Billed Thrasher, Toxostoma curvirostre, by the photographer Richard Ditch (there is some discussion and disagreement about this ID, so tell me what you think);

http://j.mp/4f0rBM

this mystery bird is, as the readers thought, a non-breeding male Superb Blue Wren, Malurus cyaneus;

http://j.mp/2IBzF

this interesting video clip shows the nesting habits of Magellanic penguins, which nest in burrows in the Andes Mountains;

http://j.mp/NJZku

cheers,

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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