Can You See What is Odd About This Bird?

mostly.nature (59) in nature • 7 years ago

Can you see what is odd about this bird? It's head seems huge. When I first spotted it, I could not immediately identify it even though its is a common bird (Crescent Honeyeater). Then it dawned on me what was so odd looking. Can you see it?

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It took me a minute to notice it is missing it's tail. It was a happy wee thing singing away from the tree tops and could fly well too. If it could talk I'm sure it would have a good story to tell :-)

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sustainablyyours (65) · 7 years ago

This reminded me of my grandma! She use to tell me that if I could sneak up on a bird and sprinkle salt on its tail, the tail would fall off. Of course I tried, and I'm sure she was well entertained watching. I had totally forgotten about that! Thank you {:o)

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hethur240 (61) · 7 years ago

That's funny! I'm totally doing this to my grandkids...when that time comes.

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mostly.nature (59) · 7 years ago

:-) That was going around when I was a kid (which was a long time ago :-)

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randowhale (67) · 7 years ago

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akkha (59) · 7 years ago

Perfect shot !
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Upvoted !

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mostly.nature (59) · 7 years ago

Thanks

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akkha (59) · 7 years ago

welcome !

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markvance (65) · 7 years ago

Does look funny.

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mostly.nature (59) · 7 years ago

Sure does!

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amedeo (53) · 7 years ago

You're right. Her head seems very big. But she is a beautiful bird.

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mostly.nature (59) · 7 years ago

It is indeed a beautiful bird. Even more so with its tail :-)

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amedeo (53) · 7 years ago

Yes, you are right :D

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customnature (69) · 7 years ago

Hmmm. The bird might have botfly larvae under the skin around the head. The other day, I caught a young catbird that just fledged and it had 5 of them on its head and neck. I removed them and let the bird be on its way.

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mostly.nature (59) · 7 years ago

I had to look up what a Bot fly was. Discovered there is a Human Bot Fly that parasitises us. Nastly little things! Thanks for your comment.

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cecicastor (60) · 7 years ago

So, What did happen to the tail? Did it loose it or is it some rare tailess species? LOL

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mostly.nature (59) · 7 years ago

Yes its has lost it. No idea how. Close shave with a cat or a hawk perhaps.

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cecicastor (60) · 7 years ago

Poor thing!

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farmstead (56) · 7 years ago

What a pretty little bird!! And yes, I do see that its head looks awfully disproportioned! It's missing its tail?! googles bird Interesting. It does seem to be missing its tail! I wonder if it escaped its life! Narrowly getting caught by a predator or something.

May I ask, how do you format the bottom of your posts with the smaller images and post titles below?

Thanks!

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mostly.nature (59) · 7 years ago

Yes probably escaped from a cat or a hawk.

The formatting at the bottom of my posts is done in HTML using a table.
If you don't know HTML then here is a good starting point:
https://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

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farmstead (56) · 7 years ago

Oh thank you for your tip! I didn't even think about a table!! That's very helpful! Thank you!!

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