There has been a bit of bird ID discussion on the Aus Teacher Librarian mailing list today. If you ever wanted a decent justification for getting HANZAB for your school library, this is it!
Russell Woodford
PS Someone emailed the author and he confessed that the bird started out as a Bird of Paradise, but then his imagination ran away with it. Hmmm … I think I’ve heard that line before!
Not sure if this adds to the thread: Although not really similar to “Phoebe” – but also not less similar than a Bird of Paradise! – there are three tryrants in North America: Eastern Phoebe, Say’s Phoebe and Black Phoebe. I have and love HANZAB, but I am not so sure if HANZAB would have helped with these three species 😉
Cheers,
Nikolas
Such a cool book! Any parent wanting a beautifully illustrated kids book will love it. Thanks for the tip on the ID Russell!
Cheers Dave Stowe
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