Frog Swallows Christmas Light

Hard to believe that this little Cuban frog was that hungry. 


Or maybe he was overcome with the holiday spirit?


Here's what the photographer says:






"This is a Cuban tree frog on a tree in my backyard in southern Florida. How and why he ate this light is a mystery. It should be noted that at the time I was taking this photo, I thought this frog was dead having cooked himself from the inside. I’m happy to say I was wrong. After a few shots he adjusted his position. So after I was finished ... I pulled the light out of his mouth and he was fine. 


Actually, I might be crazy but I don’t think he was very happy when I took his light away."

So I was curious...what does a Cuban Tree frog look like unlit from the inside?

Oh, he's green!  

So if he swallows a light, he's red and green...the colors of Christmas!

Smart frog.

To read more about some really strange and amazing frogs, just click here.

Frog Swallows Christmas Light

Hard to believe that this little Cuban frog was that hungry. 


Or maybe he was overcome with the holiday spirit?


Here's what the photographer says:

The Supreme Copycat Is Really... A Bird!

Amazing and...well, improbable!

This Australian bird can imitate any sound it hears.  

Jackhammer?  No problem.  

Kookaburra?  Piece of cake.  

Chainsaw?  Oh, yeah.

But you won't really believe it until you hear it...

This is the amazing Superb lyrebird!

And here is a short video of what it can do!

Now is that proof of a really amazing God?  I think so!


To see a lyrebird that imitates car alarms and camera drives, check out BBC's Life of Birds lyrebird snippet on YouTube...here. (You just have to watch 5 seconds of a commercial first!)

The Supreme Copycat Is Really... A Bird!

Amazing and...well, improbable!

This Australian bird can imitate any sound it hears.  

Jackhammer?  No problem.  

Kookaburra?  Piece of cake.  

Chainsaw?  Oh, yeah.

But you won't really believe it until you hear it...

King, Superb, Magnificent...words for what animal?

Nope, not the lion...or any of the Big Cats.


Not the elephant...


or the whale.


In fact, the discoverers of these animals seemed to have used all the superlative names they could think of! 



What is it?


The Bird of Paradise!


There are forty different kinds, and most of them are...well...superb.  Magnificent.  Amazing!

Pretty outrageous, aren't they?  


Now here's a couple of close ups of their feathers...

Just amazing.


You can see some of these birds in action in Life of Birds, a documentary series from BBC.


So which one is your favorite?  Leave a comment and let me know!

King, Superb, Magnificent...words for what animal?

Nope, not the lion...or any of the Big Cats.


Not the elephant...


or the whale.


In fact, the discoverers of these animals seemed to have used all the superlative names they could think of! 

Things You Never Knew About Turkeys

I just had to sneak in a little post about turkeys, because there are turkeys, but then there are turkeys!


The turkey you'll eat for the holiday comes from the original American Wild Turkey, seen below:

American Wild Turkey

And here is the actual domestic turkey you find on the farm and grown specifically for your table:

Domestic Turkey

But there is another kind of turkey...the Ocellated turkey.  

Ocellated Turkey

He lives in Central America, and he sure is gorgeous.  Maybe too gorgeous to eat...ha ha.  Check out this close-up of his feathers:

And the pink turkey at the top of this post?  Computer generated color...but I had to get your attention somehow, didn't I?

So have you ever wondered what people in Turkey call turkeys?  

They call them hindis! 

Happy Thanksgiving!   :)