Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Photo in the News: Rare "Smiling" Bird Photographed for First Time


Photo in the News: Rare "Smiling" Bird Photographed for First Time: "ne 26, 2007—Call him the Mona Lisa of the bird kingdom.

The rare recurve-billed bushbird, recently rediscovered by scientists in Colombia after a 40-year absence, sports a curving beak that gives the illusion of an enigmatic smile.

This photograph, taken by a conservationist with the Colombia-based nonprofit Fundaci�n ProAves, is the first ever taken of a live bushbird."

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