Our moodily lit crested partridge is a female. Though her plumage includes vibrant green and copper, the male sports the red crest that gives the bird its most common name. Unless you travel to the biogeographic region of Southeast Asia known as Sundaland, you may have to head to your local zoo to get a glimpse of this bird. But don’t look for it up in the trees--the crested partridge prefers to walk, not fly.
A crested partridge
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Composite image of a lunar eclipse
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Mother s Day
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A red fox on the Swiss side of the Jura Mountain range
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2022 Winter Paralympics
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Harvest time in the Palouse
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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International Polar Bear Day
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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And the skies filled with bats…
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Lanterns alight in Pingxi
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Honoring those who served
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Celebrating World Wildlife Day
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St. Patricks Day
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Crown Fountain by Jume Plensa at Millennium Park in Chicago
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Red-leaf hunting in Japan
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A reflection of Europe s past
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Black History Month
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Snow buntings take flight
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It s Census Day—make it count
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200th anniversary of Brazilian independence
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Morocco in bloom
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World Giraffe Day
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Protecting wildlife today and tomorrow
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California