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Standardwing, or Wallace's standardwing is a species of bird of paradise, native to Northern Maluku in eastern Indonesia. 28cm long Incredibly elusive, camouflaged and very difficult to find in the deep jungle terrain.

The American Kestrel—North America's smallest falcon—is famous for its ability to "wind-hover". By angling its body into the wind, rapidly flapping its wings, and making subtle tail adjustments, the bird stays completely stationary in midair to spot and ambush prey like insects and small rodents.

"We do not speak of faith that two and two are four or that the earth is round. We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion for evidence." — Bertrand Russell

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"Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but in theology there is only opinion." ― Bertrand Russell

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Orange-eyed Thornbird. The orange-eyed thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is a medium-sized thornbird. The sexes have the same plumage. 📸: @celsobirds

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“Cutting off fundamental, curiosity-driven science is like eating the seed corn. We may have a little more to eat next winter but what will we plant so we and our children will have enough to get through the winters to come?” ― Carl Sagan

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"The size and age of the Cosmos are beyond ordinary human understanding. Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home." — Carl Sagan Milky Way over La Silla Observatory. 📽️: ESO/S. Brunier