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I'm back! For anyone wondering why I've been reposting old pieces for the last few weeks, it's because my wife and I were enjoying a much-deserved holiday in South Africa. I'll stick a link to some photos shortly, but for the moment, here's some post-holiday geekery for you.
Introduced and invasive species are a hot topic in ecology.
That looks like the result of a practical joke involving white paint and a telescope.
We have them here is Hawai'i as well. Cute birds, make a very neat supended, woven nest. But the eye does grab the attention.
we have a bird that looks similar to this here in new zealand. we call it a waxeye though. I LOVE TINY BIRDS!
Lloyd's right, it does look like the "wax eyes" we get in New Zealand, e.g.
http://www.pbase.com/helenmevans/image/47378795
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaimewalsh/1181102971/
Lloyd, if you like tiny birds and are in Dunedin, there are tiny quails and fitches inside the butterfly "house" in the Dunedin museum. I spent as much time watching them as looking at the butterflies.