joemorlan

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Registered: March 2006 Posts: 91

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27 January 2010, Summit Ponds, Summit, Panama
Another view, showing the deeply graduated tail characteristic of members
of the Cuckoo family (Cuculidae) to which the anis belong. This photo also
shows two toes facing forward, another feature of the Cuculidae. This toe
arrangement is called "zygodactylism."
Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LZ5 | Nikon FieldScope 3 | 30X WA | hand-held
(no adapter)
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