Sunday, August 16, 2015

State birds

These pictures show state birds of the countries and states of the readers of this post, plus a smattering of others. Do you know (or can you guess) which is which?

Here is list of all countries/states represented. Answers are on the bottom (no googling!).
New Jersey
New York State
Pennsylvania
USA (according to Ben Franklin)
India
Indian state of Kerala
Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Israel
France
Russia

Birds:

Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey 2

Tundra Swan
TundraSwan2

Ruffed Grouse
Ruffed Grouse

Rooster
Rooster

Peahen
Indian Peafowl (female)

Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird (female) 2

Great Hornbill
Great Hornbill

Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Hoopoe (India)

Emerald Dove
Emerald Dove

Eastern Goldfinch
American Goldfinch (male)




Answers:

New Jersey: Eastern Goldfinch
New York State: Eastern Bluebird
Pennsylvania: Ruffed Grouse (picture source: Wikipedia)
India: Peacock (the picture is of a female)
Kerala: Great Hornbill (picture source: Wikipedia)
Tamil Nadu: Emerald Dove (picture source: Wikipedia)
Israel: Hoopoe
France: Gallic Rooster (picture source: Wikipedia)
Russia: Tundra Swan (picture source: Wikipedia)
USA: Wild Turkey (Ben Franklin's choice; he called the bald eagle "a bird of bad moral character")

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