July 14th, 2009

Another rara avis

Bird of the day:

8 Responses to “Another rara avis”

  1. Oh, bother Says:

    When this footage was played on Planet Earth, I must have replayed it ten times, trying to figure out where the flashes of blue came from. TiVo is a fine thing. Thanks for pointing me to this YouTube.

  2. Oh, bother Says:

    Off topic: Have you gotten hooked on Hooked yet? If not let me recommend it on Mondays on National Geographic. Fish can be even stranger than this bird.

  3. nyomythus Says:

    Amazing transformation and colors!

  4. Artfldgr Says:

    funny thing is that if the could talk and you asked, they would have some reason as to why all that makes sense. makes ya wonder what the mate would think of al jolsen or a golly doll.

  5. Vieux Charles Says:

    My grandfather was an avid birdwatcher in back country of Maine and at his Winter cottage in Melbourne, Florida.

    I must also be getting old. I can watch ‘em for hours.

  6. MikeLL Says:

    That was awesome. How could a girl not be impressed by that?

    How does he make those funky clicking noises.

  7. dane Says:

    Nothing like a “metrosexual” bird.

  8. Avis | Suomen autovuokraamot Says:

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