Paco & Lee

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My mother marveled at how I could allow a bird to poop on me.😆 However, Paco wasn't "just ANY bird"❣️🥰❣️#lovebird #parrot #preen #poop #celebrationoflife #pets #poophappens #fyp

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A Mini Lesson on Avian Dinosaurs for You: When the renowned 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx fossil was found in Germany in 1861, many paleontologists believed they had discovered the world’s first bird. As a transitional fossil, Archaeopteryx had a mix of reptilian (teeth and a bony tail) and avian (feathers, wings and a wishbone/furcula) characteristics. Since that initial discovery, about a dozen more Archaeopteryx fossils have been retrieved. Experts have agreed that modern birds are actually living descendants of dinosaurs. In 2009, a fossil of Anchiornis dated 10 million years before Archaeopteryx was found in northeastern China. This avian dinosaur had long, feathered legs and rows of feathers lining each arm. Despite its plumage, Anchiornis couldn’t fly like many modern birds do. Its feathers were too short, but researchers think that it could glide from one tree branch to another in much the same manner as Archaeopteryx was likely to glide. Scientists are still discovering how these birdlike dinosaurs evolved. A range of birds with more advanced features appeared soon after Archaeopteryx. One group gave rise to modern birds in the Late Cretaceous Period. So, for a time, avian dinosaurs, primitive birds and early modern birds all co-existed. One thing is known for sure. ALL of today's remarkable birds are descended from DINOSAURS 🦖 #bird #birds #jurassic #history #cretaceous #nature #wildlife #lineage #avian #dino #dinosaur #evolution #transition #cassowary #pelican #emu #ostrich #sandhillcrane #shoebill #fypage #fyp

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Plitvice Lakes National Park is Croatia's oldest and largest national park dating back to 1949. It is famous for its chain of 16 terraced, emerald and turquoise lakes connected by a network of more than 90 cascading waterfalls. What makes these lakes so stunning is that they are separated by natural dams formed from calcium carbonate deposits onto algae, moss and other aquatic plants over thousands of years. The resulting "tufa barriers" block the river to create a series of lakes, caves and waterfalls. The mixed habitats of Plitvice Lakes National Park are home to a spectacular range of wildlife. Europe’s three large carnivores — brown bears, grey wolves and lynx — are found here, along with 22 bat species, 168 bird species and over 80 butterfly species. Birds recorded in the park include Eurasian eagle owls, peregrine falcons, buzzards, corncrakes, white-throated dippers, golden eagles and 7 woodpecker species. #Europe #croatia #plitvicelakes #waterfalls #autumn