SRI LANKA FROGMOUTH


	SRI LANKA FROGMOUTH

tanyamm

6-4-2009 8:58 AM

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tanyamm says:

This is one ugly bird.

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6-4-2009 3:59 PM

miad20

...graveyard shift...ha

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This is a nocturnal bird, most closely related to nightjars. As you might guess, they are found in Sri Lanka, but also in Southwest India.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/2009/05/shut-your-mouth.html"><DIV>As parents they work in shifts to incubate their single egg. 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