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Wacky Weekend: Strange Birds

This is definitely for the birds! Our feathered friends come in lots of different shapes, sizes, and colors. Take a gander at the photo gallery below to see some of the weirdest winged creatures ever caught on camera!

Photograph by Miroslav Liska, Dreamstime
When it feels threatened, the Amazonian royal flycatcher sometimes fans out its bright crest feathers, opens its mouth, and waves its head from side to side.
When it feels threatened, the Amazonian royal flycatcher sometimes fans out its bright crest feathers, opens its mouth, and waves its head from side to side.
Photograph by Andrew M. Snyder, NIS