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24 May 2006

BOPs prove elusive again

Posted by Laura, GFRS intern

We got up early this morning, to try and sneak a look at a Bird of Paradise. Interesting facts about the BOPs (as they have come to be known by our resident 'twitcher', Tim):

  • They feature on the PNG flag

  • They are endangered, but can be hunted as long as you use traditional weapons (bow and arrows and such)

  • They are yet another in the long list of bird species where the male prances around, showing off its long, extravagant (and in this case flame-inspired) tail feathers; while the female trundles along, looking dowdy in brown

Greatly anticipating an adventure worthy of a GFRS weblog, we started off down the track.

Not surprisingly, the BOPs were hard to find. Leeches, on the other hand, were hideously abundant.

   

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