A Beak For Every Job

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Beak Facilitates Different Feeding

Eons of time evolution has designed certain species with beaks to adapt to surroundings, food source of their preference or in regions where they arrived.

Probing/Wading/Sifting - Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) Tallest Stork in the World, egrets, hammerkop, goose, grebe, plover, pelican, sandpiper, tern, duck plus a few more. Enjoy wetlands, beaches, rivers finding food to the beat of their foot lifting larvae, crustations, shrimps, sand-hoppers sometimes a small fish.

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Saddle-billed Stork

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Green-backed Heron

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Yellow-billed Egret

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Remote-touch of the Hadeda ibis slowly developed from around the dinosaur days with sensitive snouts assisting procedure now thought to be connected to kiwi, ostrich, rhea, emu birds, sand pipers. Remote-touch is basically being able feel vibrations finding food, known as Paleognath Beaks. Research Source

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Curved Hornbill is my example here omnivorous bird that eats fruit, insects and small animals. Curved beak with narrow tip and short tongue means the wallop the food back with a quick jerk of the head.

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Trumpeter hornbill

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Southern Yellow-billed hornbill

Crushing beaks I would immediately think of birds feeding on seed, the dove, pigeon, finches, weavers to name a few, ability to work the seed in such a way to crack open obtaining the delicacy within.

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Green pigeon

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Ring-necked dove

Chiselling beaks look no further than the barbets and woodpeckers busy at work, we hear them amazed they don't fall out the tree with headaches, they achieve much with protected nests in tree trunks. Feed quite comfortably on fruit, insects, nuts, seeds, depending on which bird species Woodpeckers primarily inectivorous with Barbets primarily frugivorous.

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Golden-tailed woodpecker

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Black-collared Barbet

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White-eared barbet

Piercing/Tearing - Owls, eagles, vultures, kites, hawks, harriers, falcons join the party with sharp talons to catch prey before ripping it apart to enjoy the meal of the day. Commonly known at birds of prey, some enjoy carrion, others lift snakes, hares, small antelope, fish each to it's own tasty meal.

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African Fish Eagle

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Southern banded snake eagle

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Brown Snake Eagle

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That certainly shows how actually the animal evolves over time and adapts to the environment. Nature is wonderful isn't it?

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WOW such a wide variety of birds and all such great shots of them I loved this post

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Watching them always inspires me to learn more about each with some quirky facts thrown in. Thanks for kind comment JJ.

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It was cool reading the facts about them

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I have no idea how you manage to get such gorgeous shots. Your blog is like a bird encyclopaedia. Totally wonderful! ❤️💕❤️💕❤️💕❤️❤️💕💕✨✨✨✨✨

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That makes an enjoyable collection of beaks 😊

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Still have so many that are totally amazing, little Sunbirds nectar drinking birds, limited number of photographs put up or I would never get an entry in !LOLZ

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The eagles are my favorite birds for their strength, I was amazed to see an eagle lifted a goat 🐐 on Natgeo. The strength of the birds are amazed.

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Birds that lift prey like that normally have a favourite rock to drop them onto, then descend to eat. May lift and repeat a couple of times while tenderizing their meal.

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😎 in hiding 36C outdoors after 45mm rain fell during the night! Welcome to Durban!

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This is a fantastic piece that highlights the versatility and diversity of birds and their beaks. It is very fascinating how each species of bird has evolved to have a distinct beak that is perfectly suited to its individual requirements.

Your explanation of the many beak kinds and the purposes they fulfill is both interesting and educational. It's amazing to observe the various ways that birds have changed over time to adapt to their environment, live, and thrive.

The images you posted in your post are very beautiful, and they offer a wonderful visual depiction of the various beak varieties and applications. They also serve to emphasize the splendor and majesty of these amazing animals.

We appreciate you educating our Hive community about birds and sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm. Your post is a wonderful illustration of how everyone of us may develop by learning about the natural world around us.

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Wow what a beauty of the African fishing falcon I'm captivated by his projection of his strength. I share a Zamuro king that, unfortunately, they have in captivity, he is colorful white. In my city, very few are free and happy (The Zamuro King).

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Rehabilitation centers for many birds used to try stabilize numbers, sad this happens. Hopefully species increase sufficient to start seeing them in the wild again soon.

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May all wine bots be squashed like the fermented grapes they are made of!

Down with wine bots

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Oh, what big beaks!!! Wonderful birds you have there!

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If only humans would leave greenbelt areas alone, stop cutting trees down the birds will remain.

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We have the opposite. Fields and meadows began to overgrow with forests!

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Cool photos, Joan 😀
The Saddle-billed stork's beak is awesome. I always wonder how birds with such big or long beaks are able to find or catch their food, but they are obviously perfectly adapted to their life.
The woodpecker is a great example by using his beak as tool to peck holes in trees 👍

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Saddle-bill a handsome tall bird standing at around five feet, not one we see often so great excitement. Beak is amazing!

Always fascinated by the extreme ease chiselling into tree trunks making new homes with some birds. Much safer from weather but not everything !LOLZ

Happy Friday with !LUV up North.

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5 feet tall? A bird? Wow, not just the beak is amazing and I can understand youthat you're excited when you see this big bird.

Here the woodpeckers often peck holes into the thermal insulation of houses. I don't know what they expect to find there - maybe they build nests 😉 !LOLZ

Wishing you also a happy Fridaydown there in the South 😊❄️

Maybe it's hot again in the South - hopefully I haven't already posted this image taken a few weeks ago...

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Waterfall looks delightful, stones glow gold, white snow it cannot get better in serene countryside.

Little cooler at the moment, x3 low pressure cut offs over the country creating floods in some places in South Africa, not here thankfully. We were off all day with internet, not sure if they plugging in new cable to Asia or whether it got wet and they decided to take a day off!

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Thanks, it weas a short hike but some quite lovely views 😀

I'm glad to hear that it's cooler. Here it's also a little bit cooler than in the past weeks - about -10C in the mornings and during the day the temperature climbs just over 0C❄️

I would love it of the internet was off for a day or more, although it would be a weird feeling 😅 !LOLZ

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May all wine bots be squashed like the fermented grapes they are made of!

Down with wine bots

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When internet is off other things to attend to like bookkeeping, replying to insurance house, or well causing other mayhem ready to load and go.... No rest for the wicked!

Cool days in Summer 22 to 28 Deg C, what you would call warm or perhaps hot.

Short hike was rewarding with lovely captures !BEER

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28 C is very warm here - a bit over perfect Summer temperatures 😅

I can't remember when the internet was off for longer than a couple of minutes, but I do enjoy the times when we are on vacation where we don't have internet. Such places places have become rare though.

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With so many power outages we regularly don't have a connection, when out in the bush very limited sometimes nothing at all.

Poured with rain through the night, this morning the sun arrived, with humidity feels like 34degC again, electrical storms back in the evening, summer time!

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High up in the mountains or in gorges you don't have internet, and sometimes I really enjoy it but sometimes it can be annoying when I want to send my wife an image of the place where I am at the moment 😉

In Summer we also have thunderstorms with lots of lightnings and since a few years hailstorms have become more and more.

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Still places without connection in the world, as you say a little frustrating when you wish to get a message through. Around the next corner it connects again or only when you back down off the mountain.

We listen for hail whenever storms approaches to cover the one vehicle in the garden from damage, thankfully we have not had any this season.

Have a great day !LOLZ

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I always wonder what we have done 30 years ago - no smartphone, no internet, and just a few years before we even shared the telephone with our neighbours. Was life easier then or now?

We haven't had any hard hail last year neither, but my old car has been damaged twice a couple of years before. When the sky and the clouds turn yellow here it is a sign that it might be hailing soon.

The sun is shining and it's warm enough to wear a T-shirt only - +4 C 🌞 !LOLZ
I hope you're having a pleasant Monday 😊

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May all wine bots be squashed like the fermented grapes they are made of!

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how are you dear friend @joanstewart good afternoon
Nature is really incredible, each bird is provided with different tools so that they can survive
beautiful collection of bird photographs, I appreciate that you let us know
have a beautiful evening

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They are cute 🥰.. There are a lot of pigeons here but are prohibited to touch or fees them.

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Green pigeon is totally wild, always up in tree tops never seen them on the ground. Thanks for visiting have have a great day.

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Wow, very cool thematic selection of photos! 👍 What a variety, and each bird has its own "tool" for obtaining food.

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Actually good fun putting them into specific use categories seeing how many pop into each.

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that saddle bill looks sassy, and the snake eagle so majestic, watching out for its next meal.

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Each plays a pivotal role out there, looks don't count 🙃 eat or be eaten!

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That’s a wonderful colorful beak on the first bird, Joan. It is amazing how the birds have different beaks, each to help in acquiring food and other purposes. Thanks for sharing.

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They are fascinating to watch at work, have a great Sunday an thanks for visit.

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Good morning my friend. What a great variety of birds you have captured in this post. the bird in the 1st picture is fantastic and almost doesn't look real.

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