Thank you, Katie!
we can credit Katie, who left a comment on the last post ...
on giving info on this smooth-billed ani ...
I just could not find it anywhere on the net, myself
these birds (beautiful in their own God given way)...
are of the cuckoo family
and...
now, I know why these birds show up whenever we turn over new soil...
and put in new seedlings for the next harvest
they hang around cultivated areas for the freshly dug insects and bugs...
and come for the fruits they enjoy eating
they are definitely noisy...
and do have a clumsy way of flying...
I have been amused at watching them land like rocks on tree limbs...
grabbing to keep themselves from falling to the ground
but, they seem to do well walking on the ground
the females share nests and broods together...
helping each other out...
bringing up babies (how nice!)
this was a great help, Katie!
now, I can rest : )
May you have a lovely day, or night by God's grace.
