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Author: kscheng Time: 1/04/2015 17:43 Subject: Sunbird and the ivory coral tree

A lady fork-tailed sunbird perched on an ivory coral tree in the afternoon of March 19th at Taipokou. It pressed its head inward to the scarlet long tubular petals to pull out a tiny thread and swallowed it whole. The ivory coral tree provides every necessity to the sunbird.

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Author: lpaul Time: 2/04/2015 10:03

The 'tiny thread' you refer to is it's tongue.

Author: irsychan Time: 2/04/2015 10:24

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Original posted by lpaul at 2/04/2015 10:03
The 'tiny thread' you refer to is it's tongue.

The bird must be too hungry and ate its own tongue.

Author: kscheng Time: 2/04/2015 13:10

What a surprise, thank you very much for the information.

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