The Curious Compendium 2023 Tour Finale: Australian shepherds!

Very nice

The pink and blue pic is absolutely awesome

I'm very pleased by the Safari toob and Toy many seagull, I'm very tempted.

Beautiful birds! I remember being so excited when Papo's kingfisher came out. I don't have Science & Nature's kookaburra, it looks really nice!

I love that turaco! Did you repaint the Safari Toob quetzal? Looks great!

The quetzal is original! No repaint there. Thanks everyone!

Congratulations , I also love turacos, they are magnificent, I have also painted several species from these Nayabs.
I also like the kagu yowie which I have yet to catch with other birds

I can't share any facts right this minute, but I will update this post shortly with some. I am adjusting to a new job so posts will likely become irregular again for a while.

Turkeys!
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Turkeys originate from Mexico, they have between 5,000 to 6,000 feathers; turkeys have been utilized by Mesoamerican cultures for their protein, eggs, and feathers (used for decoration and rituals).

Pheasants!
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When startled, these guys can fly up to 60 mph and between 8-10 mph when running!

Mixed galliforms!
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Junglefowl are the wild forms of all domestic chickens; they were domesticated as long ago as 7,000 to 8,000 years ago!

Congratulations, I love you even have female turkeys!
And I love your painted chicks

I love all your repaints! I didn't realize how many pheasants there were. I still don't have Schleich's The rock Ptarmigans are very nice!

Beautieful birds

@Luke, only one female turkey (the tan Funrise), the dark smaller New Ray is a "turkey jake" which means its an immature male. You can see its male because it has a beard.

@Jolie, There are lots of ring-necked/common pheasants and I love them! I hope someday the Asian species may be made.

Thanks everyone!

Again, no fun facts for now but I will update these posts this weekend to keep up.

Peacocks!
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Peafowl look identical when first hatched, they slowly begin to develop sex specific colors, but the spectacular feathers of males don't fully develop until 3 years old!

And our first ratites!
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Cassowaries are evidently the largest native vertebrate in Australian forests, and also the second heaviest bird after ostriches, and the third tallest after ostriches and emus.

Nice and crazy Oscellated turkey Which of your turkeys do you think is closest to the wild species?

I would be so happy if Safari Ltd would make at last a Greater prairie-chicken, this is such an incredible bird.

So many Kiwis and not the Papo ? You must change that

Nice birds again

I have updated the previous 2 posts (turkeys to kiwis) with fun facts. I am going to *try* to be better at keeping up on this topic now! Bear with me as I adjust to new things.

Ostriches!
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Ostriches are the only didactyl (two toed) birds, all others have 3 or more toes. One egg of theirs is equal to about 24 average sized chicken eggs!

Eurasian eagle owls!
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These guys rarely adopt a "tall-thin position" (a term used by owl watchers); this position in other species is assumed to help wity camoflage- the owl sits in a strict upright posture and compresses its feathers tighly against its body.

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Males become whiter with age, females retain their black/brown barring. They also can reach fly speeds of 46 mph.

Barn and great horned!
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There have been 46 "races" (subspecies?) described! The largest is the North American type which weighs twice as much as the Galapagos type.

My favorite bird groups! Owls & Ostriches Owls are so amazing they don't even feel real. I've been watching some documentaries of them the past couple of days. I have also started to reread one of my favorite childhood series The Guardians of Ga'Hoole. I have all my owl figures displayed on my desk currently

Wow 46 subspecies of barn owls!? I knew there were grass and sooties but wow so many.

What brand is that small snowy on the branch?

Beautiful figures!

Also I just realized, there must be a different paint variant for the Mojo snowy owl, mine has a lot more black on it?

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Thanks Jolie! The little guy on the branch is from Toymany, their small arctic set. My Mojo I bought right when it released, and they are well known to update their figures' paintwork several times through its shelf life.

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Thanks Jolie! The little guy on the branch is from Toymany, their small arctic set. My Mojo I bought right when it released, and they are well known to update their figures' paintwork several times through its shelf life.

Thanks! I don't remember when I got my Mojo snowy but it was probably only 5-6 years ago so it must be an updated paintjob.

Oh man the kiwis are so cool!! And the owls are really spectacular as well. I haven't been commenting on birds as much but as always your collection is superb and inspiring.

Thank you everyone! [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], that's very kind if you. :) My collection is just something I enjoy doing as a hobby. There's no goal, there's no real theme; just a reflection of me.

Next up are mixed owls!
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The boobook owl is also called the mopoke, marbled owl, spotted owl, or morepork. These names come from some of the sounds they make at night; "mo-poke" or "book-book".

Beautiful owls and owl congratulations beautiful collection.
Could you enlighten me on the great gray owl with its wings spread on the cup, wouldn't it be Papo 2024??
I've seen it before, it reminds me of catalog images! If yes, present us the only one Thank you