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Valentine's Inspiration 14 #birding
Today's final bird was a tough choice. Do I go with the Moonwalking Bird? But that's been linked to to death. Then there's the Lyrebird but again, that's a bird that's made the rounds on websites. I wanted something special. And then I found it from both Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Geographic. This bird is a club-winged manakin (related to the Moonwalking bird, the red-capped manakin) and can make his body literally sing to attract a mate:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FHSQQMnOko[/youtube]
What better way to keep that pair bond strong than by putting your whole body into it?
Happy Valentine's Day!
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