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What is the coolest bird? For me it's a tie between cockatoos, owls, and Peregrine Falcons.
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2020-08-16, 11:59 PM #1Titan
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What is the coolest bird?
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2020-08-17, 12:05 AM #2Legendary!
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2020-08-17, 12:17 AM #3Void Lord
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Blue Jay one of the few naturally blue creatures on the planet.
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2020-08-17, 12:39 AM #4The Lightbringer
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Owls
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2020-08-17, 12:55 AM #5The Unstoppable Force
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Ravens easily.
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2020-08-17, 01:13 AM #6Elemental Lord
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Sooo many to choose from even just in North America. Painted Bunting and Elegant Trogon are two of the most beautiful I've seen. Storks and Cranes are always awesome and majestic, and Roadrunners are lots of fun. But I will contribute a couple with really interesting bills.
Black Skimmer- Its lower mandible is longer than the upper, and it has a unique 'skimming' behavior where it flies right over the water and sticks its lower mandible in as it flies
Red Crossbill- this aptly named bird uses its unique bill to eat conifer seeds
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2020-08-17, 01:24 AM #7The Insane
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2020-08-17, 01:36 AM #8The Undying
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Owls in general.
The golden eagle...in particular
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2020-08-17, 01:59 AM #9The Unstoppable Force
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My vote would go to owls as well.
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2020-08-17, 06:00 AM #10The Lightbringer
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Ravens have always been a favourite of mine. Smart, adaptable.
Birds of prey also get a vote, especially Australia's Wedge Tail Eagle. Its a big bird, with a wingspan averaging 1.8 to 2.3 metres (6 to 7 and a half feet). The largest ever known was over 1 metre long and with an almost 3m wingspan (over 9 feet).
If you are talking extinct birds then that has to go to the Dromornis stirtoni, sometimes called the Demon Duck of Doom, which was part of Australia's megafauna. Picture a flightless bird 3 metres tall and weighing in at 500 kgs, which may or may not have been carnivorous.
For a sense of scale;
They were thought to look something like this;
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2020-08-17, 07:02 AM #11Banned
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Dracula Parrot
I like owls too, but they freak me out a bit...
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2020-08-17, 08:01 AM #12Elemental Lord
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Penguin, wearing a tuxedo on ice - seems pretty cool.
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2020-08-17, 10:23 AM #13Titan
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2020-08-17, 12:32 PM #14Banned
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ducks
Ducks are fucking awesome
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2020-08-17, 01:46 PM #15Banned
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Penguins.
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2020-08-17, 02:07 PM #16The Unstoppable Force
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The Harpy Eagle when it comes to bad ass looks.
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2020-08-17, 02:41 PM #17Legendary!
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Basically anything from New Zealand, which has some of the most bizarre birds in the world, and used to have even more. Special shout-out to the Kakapo, which is a carnivorous, flightless, nocturnal parrot. Which makes exactly zero sense anywhere else in the world.
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2020-08-17, 02:45 PM #18Merely a Setback
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The Martial Eagle.
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2020-08-17, 02:55 PM #19The Unstoppable Force
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He is very regal looking. Originally Posted by Queen of Hamsters
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2020-08-17, 03:14 PM #20The Insane
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They had a really unique and interesting ecosystem, the only mammals were bats and so birds filled most every other animal role, a real land of dinosaurs until the Maori arrived. It must have been quite a sight. Originally Posted by Thekri
As for extant species I appreciate the Cassowary, beautiful animals that will kick you in the throat if you bother them.
Secretarybirds are also pretty interesting, I saw them featured in some nature documentary in my formative years and they really stuck with me.
Locally the Red-tailed Hawks are a prevalent and welcome sight with so many rodents around.
My sister works with birds and is particularly fond of owls and the California Condor/s
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