This Curlew was so camouflaged I couldn't even see it with my naked eye,I had to find it with my binoculars,even though it was close and making a very loud call. There were 2 of them here,so I suspect they had a nest nearby,or soon will.
Green-crested Turaco or Green Turaco (Tauraco persa) in captivity in Niagara Falls Aviary, Ontario, Canada. Photographed on 24 June 2010.www.inaturalist.org/observations/55850430
A monograph of the Trochilid, or family of humming-birds /.London :Printed by Taylor and Francis ;1861 [i.e. 1849-1861].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35246373
AKA Pander's Ground-Jay Podoces panderiThis obliging bird was deep in the Kyzyl Kum Desert. Sometimes they can be very hard to see on the ground but this one kept hopping up to survey his territory.On this birding trip, I gave up on using an adapter and grabbed some hand-held digiscoping shots.