This is a pair of great tits. They are referred to as great tits because they’re large for the tit family. Their distinctive appearance makes them easy to recognize and they are a common sight in urban parks and gardens. 
The booby family is another delightful one. You’ve probably heard of blue-footed and red-footed boobies, but did you know there’s more boobies out there? Here’s a couple of masked boobies, the biggest of the boobies, found on beaches in the Bahamas and the West Indies.
The European shag is not afraid to dive deep for a meal. They plunge up to 45m deep to feast on their favorite food, the sand eel.
This is a bird known as the Satanic Nightjar. It’s got a big mouth and is quiet loud and a long time ago people thought it would eat their eyes out at night, hence the name. It doesn’t do that, preferring to eat moths and other flying insects under the light of the moon.
This dapper fellow is called a dickcissel. Go ahead, say it out loud. Have some fun. It got its name because of the sound it makes, often described as a low electric buzz. Dickcissel.
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