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Sunbittern Wing Display (Original Post)
Donkees
Apr 2024
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calimary
(84,582 posts)1. Here's lookin' at ya.
First thing I thought of was WOW!!! That is some mind-blowing camouflage!
pazzyanne
(6,613 posts)2. Amazing!
With wings folded, the sunbittern is a drab non-descript bird. What a beautiful surprise when it opens it's wing! Thank you for expanding my bird knowledge this morning, Donkees.
Donkees
(32,437 posts)3. Video clip shows the unfolding surprise:
pazzyanne
(6,613 posts)4. Thank you again!
The video makes it even more impressive.
ShazzieB
(18,924 posts)6. Yes, it does!
samplegirl
(12,136 posts)5. Beaitiful