Pictures of members of the giant monarch flycatcher family taken in Australia by Cindy Knoke.
The Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney Australia are an urban bird paradise.
I found this pair of magpie larks singing and dancing happily in the park.
The name magpie lark is a misnomer as these handsome birds are neither magpies nor larks, but are members of the giant monarch flycatcher family.
Magpie larks are musical prodigies who sing co-ordinated duets together, timed by the metronomic movements of their synchronized dancing. See: http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160803-the-strange-reason-magpie-larks-dance-when-nobody-is-looking
Cheers to you from the magical birdies of Oz~
By Robert Reich
I almost never get mail on Wednesday anymore, and only about half the time on Thursday. No, this is not normal … prior to last month, I can only remember 2-3 days in the past 10 years that we didn’t receive mail. In addition, a friend sent me a package from the UK in early May that I still have yet to receive.
If you’re like me, the first thing that comes to mind when you hear ‘pollinator’ is the bee. And rightfully so, as there are 20,000 bee species in the world, many of them hearty pollinators without whom our food supply would be in serious trouble. But they aren’t the only animals moving pollen from the stamen of one flower to the stigma of another. Earth is home to a host of weird and unusual pollinators that ensure both food crops and wild flowering…
Musings on Life & Experience 