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Some fruits produce a waxy bloom that reflects UV helping birds find them.

And it is thought that migratory birds use UV to help them find direction as UV goes through clouds and it will help them find direction.

Sorry, I just briefly left the building!

JF! You know that one.... bullsh*t baffles the brain!
But we will proceed with your question.

RP -

Hey JF,

Red-Billed and Yellow-Billed Hornbills

Extra - These guys follow around the mongoose grabbing all the little goodies that he misses, in return they warn him of danger. The Hornbills have even been recording waiting outside of burrows in the morning for their fury friend.

RangerBoy ....

... you win the next one ....

Wow, jf!
Not a bad answer!

OK, I picked up this one straight from the book but for those of you with out the book....

...good researching....

RECORD HOLDERS

1) Who flies the furtherest?
How far do they fly?
And how far will they fly in their life time?

2) Who flies the furtherest non-stop?
How far do they fly?
What is their average speed?

Um rangerboy, are these birds found in the south african region only or worldwide or in africa only or what sorry a bit unsure

For the Far Flyer



For the non-stop flyer



Both quotes are from "Sasol Bird's of Southern Africa". Hope this helps.

Hah Rangerboy Mkuze,

I got you

1) Who flies the furtherest?
Artic Terns
How far do they fly?
50.000 km from their breeding grounds in the northern arctic tundra to the antartic pack ice and back again each year.
And how far will they fly in their life time?
They may live approx. 25 years and therefore they may fly up to one million kilometer in their lifetimes.

2) Who flies the furtherest non-stop?
Bar-tailed godwits
How far do they fly?
they embark on a non-stop flight of 11.600 km, travelling south across the Pacific Ocean and arriving on New Zealand's North Island only some six days later!
What is their average speed?
approx. 80 kilometer per hour.

Great questions In the beginning I was totally wrong and were searching in storks and albatrosses but then I got it.

Aaaahhh Pumbaa! I wish I could tell you, you were wrong but....


.....great job!

Over to you.

Thanks Rangerboy Mkuze,:dance:

please allow me time until tomorrow evening to post another quiz.

Thanks for all your patience.

So - here we got again.

Which bird is called "rainbird" and why???

Good luck - guess not difficult

Hamerkop ....
The call of the bird was synonymous with the imminent possibility of rain.

Burchell's coucal? It is believed that when you hear them it will rain in 3 days time and you only hear them when there is rain in the air.

Hi there,

sorry for letting you wait.

Sorry JF but I was not loooking for the hamerkop.

It is indeed the Burchal's coucal. It often calls before, during or after rain.

So over to you Idejager.