Today's mystery bird for you to identify | @GrrlScientist

This North American mystery bird has a remarkable ability that is related to its lifestyleMystery Bird photographed in Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Anahuac, Texas. [I will identify this bird in 49 or so hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 5 April 2012 (with permission, for GrrlScientist/Guardian use only) [velociraptorise]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/320s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400 Question: This North American mystery bird has a remarkable ability that is related to its lifestyle. What ability is that? Who first described this ability? Can you identify this bird's taxonomic family and species? The Game:1. This is intended to be a learning experience where together we learn a few things about birds and about the process of identifying them (and maybe about ourselves, too). 2. Each mystery bird is usually accompanied by a question or two. These questions can be useful for identifying...

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