The yellow-faced honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops) is a bird in the honeyeater family found in eastern and south eastern Australia. It has yellow stripes on the sides of its head and a loud clear call. It inhabits open forests and woodlands at all altitudes. It is short-billed for a honeyeater and feeds on insects and spiders, as well as the nectar and pollen of flowers such as Banksia. It catches insects in flight and from plant foliage. While some yellow-faced honeyeaters are sedentary, large numbers migrate to southern Queensland for the winter, returning in July and August to breed in New South Wales and Victoria. Pairs lay two or three eggs in a delicate cup nest. While breeding success can be low, pairs nest several times during the breeding season. Their woodland habitat is vulnerable to the effects of land clearing, grazing, and weeds, although this bird is common and widespread and considered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature to be of least concern for conservation.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1871:
Five large fires broke out in the United States, including the Great Chicago Fire (depicted) in Illinois and the Peshtigo fire in Wisconsin, the latter being the deadliest in U.S. history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshtigo_fire
1952:
Three trains collided at Harrow & Wealdstone station in London, killing 112 people and injuring 340 others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrow_and_Wealdstone_rail_crash
1967:
Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara was captured near La Higuera, Bolivia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara
1969:
Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known as the Days of Rage began in Chicago, aimed at ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Rage
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
dojo: 1. (martial arts) A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training. 2. (by extension) A room or other facility used for other activities, such as meditation or software development. […] 3. The dojo loach, Japanese weather loach, or pond loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), a freshwater fish native to East Asia. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dojo
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