The Southern Red Bishop is common in wetlands and grassland in Africa south of the Equator. North of the Equator, it is replaced by the Northern Red Bishop or Orange Bishop. It is 10–11 centimetres long and has a thick conical bill. It feeds on insects and seeds.
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OMG, that makes me think of the little plastic rain bonnet my grandmother used to wear! Serious flashback! Thx for the giggle , David! Get out there and make it a good one, and steer clear of that spaghetti Bolognese….. 😉
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🙂 Laughing. Will do Lori.
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You’re always good for a chuckle on a Monday morning!
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Thanks Anneli, you are up (very) early this morning.
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Couldn’t sleep. Thinking about how to market my books.
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Hope it was fruitful
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Little ideas twigging. Keeps me going.
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Tres chic – though it almost look like s/he is daring you to think otherwise. Have a good day
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Yes, you too Mimi.
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Looked at first like a cuddly toy.
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Yes, or a someone’s idea of a joke. And then I saw the orange species
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Looks more like a helmet to me! Funny.
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Close enough!
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GM Dave, your Monday morning posts always make me smile and help me take the world a little less seriously! Thanks and have a awesome day!
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Hi Priti. We all need a pick-me-up on Monday mornings. Thank you. Hope you and your family are doing well.
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What a beautiful bird, David… Such a lovely bonnet… In fact, I thought it was a little joke when I first saw it, only to realise it is a part of their plumage… Delightful…!
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I thought the same thing Carolyn. Until I saw Red Bird’s Orange partner. Then said, yes, this is real…amazing creatures.
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That poor bird…doomed to go through it’s life with a bonnet that will never, ever go away. Lol! The top photo is something it might be totally insulted by…if it knew. You’re beautiful anyway, you poor bird.
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You see all that? That bird is King of the Jungle! Who else could have a red light flashing on their head?
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Hahahahaha!!!!! I can’t even look at it anymore. Poor bird.
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OMG. You so have it in for this little beautiful creature. Be careful. This is a voodoo bird. You could wake up tomorrow with a bright red plume on your head.
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That is true…and I’d probably look a whole lot better than I do now, so bring it on! I DID say that he is beautiful. YOU’RE the one who said he has a red flashing light on his head. If anything, we’re probably both gonna be struck by voodoo bird.
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LAUGHING! Nope. You will certainly get hit first.
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Adorable …
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Yes!
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Those birds don’t look very happy in their bonnets. 🙂 I wouldn’t either.
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They are meditating. That’s the zen look.
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Agree with you, really looked like that.
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🙂
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Lol
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Sorry, this immediately popped in my head.
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Now that’s funny!
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Funny!
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Beautiful girl, very nice shot.
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She is. It is…
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