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Birding Tanjung Aru Beach, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

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While birds have developed one way of dealing with gravity, flying, other animals have found different ways, for example, just ignoring it. For completeness’ sake, a few more species that can easily be seen here: Asian Glossy Starling … … White-breasted Waterhen … … and Yellow-vented Bulbul.

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Crested and Proud

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A crest is a “comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal” Birds use them for display purposes – they can be either recumbent (not noticeable when not erect) or recursive (noticeable in all states). Quite a few bird species have crests.

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