If I keep a green bough in my heart…

If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come.

An old Chinese proverb

Have you spotted a Magnificent Frigatebird?

Magnificent Frigatebird

The Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) was sometimes previously known as Man O’War, reflecting its rakish lines, speed, and aerial piracy of other birds.

Identification Tips:
• Length: 35 inches Wingspan: 90 inches
• Very large
• Chases other birds to steal their prey
• Effortlessly glides on long, pointed wings and long, forked tail
• Long, hooked bill
Adult male
• Entirely black plumage
• Red, inflatable throat sac
Adult female
• White breast
• Remainder of plumage black
Immature
• White head and breast
• Remainder of plumage black

With its huge size, long, pointed wings and forked tail the frigatebird is instantly recognizable even at long distances. It is most often seen soaring over coastal areas.

This Frigatebird is widespread in the tropical Atlantic, breeding colonially in trees in Florida, the Caribbean and Cape Verde Islands. It also breeds along the Pacific coast of the Americas from Mexico to Ecuador including the Galapagos Islands.

It has occurred as a vagrant as far from its normal range as the Isle of Man, Denmark, Spain, England, and British Columbia.

If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come.

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