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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-faced_honeyeater>
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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>
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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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Wikiquote quote of the day:
When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not
understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance.
They remain silent when a question could bring them wisdom.
--Frank Herbert
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert>
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