"joy is a bubble
a shimmering rainbow world
lighter than the air."
P G Massey
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"Best Hair in the park” winner.
"They are indigenous to China and Southeast Asia and thrive in warm climates on exotic fruits and insects. Ornithologists theorize that they have been carried or shipped from other countries and that those living in the wild probably are escapees from private aviaries.
The bulbuls are small, crested birds, about seven inches long, with red patches under their eyes and on their tails, brownish coats and white breasts. Their song has been described as both melodic and raucous."
Bird Wins Reprieve in Battle of the Bulbul by Mary Barber
An article published by the LA Times in 1985. Back when these exuberant birds were on somebody's naughty list.
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"The Red-whiskered Bulbul is a charming, easy to tame softbill with a beautiful song. They are naturally confiding, and people in Asia have tamed them to fly to the hand for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, these tough little birds, who possess little or no innate fear of people, have a habit of visiting fruit orchards and causing untold destruction as they feast there. As a result, this once-traditional pet songbird is now listed as an “injurious species” that cannot be imported into the United States. It may be illegal to hold in some states, most notably Hawaii. It is also illegal to hold in some Australian states, including South Australia."
Elaine Radford
rightpet.com
www.xeno-canto.org/131476
sound file recorded in nearby Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens by Eric De Fonso
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“Hooded” is something of an understatement for this extravagantly crested little duck. Adult males are a sight to behold, with sharp black-and-white patterns set off by chestnut flanks. Females get their own distinctive elegance from their cinnamon crest. Hooded Mergansers are fairly common on small ponds and rivers, where they dive for fish, crayfish, and other food, seizing it in their thin, serrated bills. They nest in tree cavities; the ducklings depart with a bold leap to the forest floor when only one day old."
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