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What Exactly is a Pardalote?

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I’d never heard of them until 2005 when I saw some in the Botanical Gardens of Canberra in Australia. Their stubby bills make them efficient at this, and unlike their insect hunting thornbill relatives, they are fairly sedentary hunters, content to take insects off leaves without chasing after them. What a treat!

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Diabolical Avian ID Quiz: From A to Z in Queens

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As always, you are reminded that if you take the time to look at this post YOU MUST SHARE YOUR BEST GUESSES or you will suffer from broken optics, missed life birds, and the clap. He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Without further ado here are the three images.

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