Hello Folks,Here's something for all you fans of our feathered friends. Each friday for 12 weeks, I will be posting a little teaser for you. Without looking in books or on the internet (i.e - no cheating), see if you can identify this bird. The following Monday, so as long as no-one has guessed it, I will post one clue. The day after I will post the answer along with some additional information for your interest. Here goes ....MYSTERY BIRD #2I boom and I lek where the clouds are long and white.
You are right TJ. There is a large flightless bird called a Rhea - a bit ostrich like. And I haven't looked it up either!!
Cheers, Linda.
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All will be revealed tomorrow :)
I'm sticking with Kakapo
Its the largest of the parrot family and flightless and does boom
and Newzealand [land of the white cloud] is its home.
Ray
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Jennifer T said: All will be revealed tomorrow :)
Hope you are doing more of these.
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
Good morning all! and congrats to all of you who got Kakapo (Strigops habroptila).
Restricted to four offshore islands off of New Zealand, the Kakapo population is very small indeed (124 birds in 2009). Though things have improved for the Kakapo since 1995, their situation is still precarious and it is a sad fact that this large, flightless nocturnal parrot still faces a fight for survival. Female Kakapo's become sexually active after 9 to 11 years and can live to as old as 90! Males gather in lekking sites each breeding season and call each night for 3 months, their call is a distinct if rather haunting 'boom'.
Kakapos like other parrots are rather partial to fruit, nectar and seeds as well as roots and tender stems.
Keep an eye out for your next mystery bird on friday!
Claire
Well done TJ and BL. I had not realized it took Kakapo so long to mature and that is a scarily low number.
Caroline in Jersey
Cin J
Thanks Caroline
Probably the only one I'll get lol
Thanks Caroline, I only knew two NZ birds (or maybe 3 if the Rhea is a NZ bird).
I think we could do with a bird closer to home for the next one.
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Geographically speaking the next one is..... but you'll have to wait until friday for the clue.
Come on Mrs T, give us Ornithology challenged types an easier quiz !!! Something simple like...say... a Roast Chicken or something !!! ;-))))
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