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Anis are strange, somewhat awkward-looking social birds in the cuckoo family. Two species occur in the US: the smooth-billed ani (found mainly in Florida) and the groove-billed ani shown here. These photos were taken as the birds basked in the morning sun; the location was the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and at the nearby Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge. A third species, the greater ani, is found in South America. |
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