What have you seen
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mickysf replied on 01/06/2022 21:04
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mickysf replied on 01/06/2022 21:27
mickysf replied on 01/06/2022 22:39
Posted on 01/06/2022 21:04 by mickysfTwo very distinct and separate members of the covid family as has recently been proven by the latest DNA research. Separated by a few thousand miles but lovely both non the less! Some thought they were the same but clearly not!
Posted on 01/06/2022 22:39
How silly of me, of course I meant ‘corvid’ family! Incidentally here’s another member of the magpie family, one I took a photo of a few years back in Mexico on another bird watching tour. Equally piratical as ours but also equally beautiful. Hopefully most will find this at least mildly interesting.
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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 01/06/2022 22:48
Posted on 01/06/2022 22:39 by mickysfHow silly of me, of course I meant ‘corvid’ family! Incidentally here’s another member of the magpie family, one I took a photo of a few years back in Mexico on another bird watching tour. Equally piratical as ours but also equally beautiful. Hopefully most will find this mildly interesting.
Tinwheeler replied on 01/06/2022 23:05
Posted on 01/06/2022 23:05
I dont suppose this is any sort of magpie and I can't claim to have seen it but what a beauty!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-61649412
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Rocky 2 buckets replied on 01/06/2022 23:18
Posted on 01/06/2022 23:05 by TinwheelerI dont suppose this is any sort of magpie and I can't claim to have seen it but what a beauty!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-61649412
Tinwheeler replied on 01/06/2022 23:32
Posted on 01/06/2022 23:18 by Rocky 2 bucketsIt’s beautiful👍🏻, it looks like a Jay but a wee bit small for a magpie-I’m no birder at all mind🤷🏻♂️
Posted on 01/06/2022 23:32
It's a stunner but I've not been able to find out much.
"Coraciidae is a family of Old World birds, which is known as rollers because of the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. Wikipedia
Family: Coraciidae; Rafinesque, 1815
Class: Aves"
brue replied on 02/06/2022 07:10
mickysf replied on 02/06/2022 07:12
Posted on 01/06/2022 23:32 by TinwheelerIt's a stunner but I've not been able to find out much.
"Coraciidae is a family of Old World birds, which is known as rollers because of the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. Wikipedia
Family: Coraciidae; Rafinesque, 1815
Class: Aves"
Posted on 02/06/2022 07:12
Certainly, what a stunner! The coraclidea although corvid like as indicated by the name are more closely related to kingfishers apparently. These things fascinate me, only recently did I discover and surprised at was that our humble (but diminishing in number) Starlings are our only representatives of the Mynah family in the UK. They too, like their ‘cousins’ are excellent mimics.
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