Birds by Picture #3

Glad to see this is the expurgated version (the one without the gannet).

I could have sworn that falcon was a Mississippi kite!

The Brown Falcon in Australia has a dark 'teardrop' under it's eye as a distinguishing feature:

Exactly. This isn't a falcon. In addition to the missing teardrop mark this bird has yellow legs and a white iris (Brown falcons have grey legs and brown irides). There are also differences in posture and overall shape but they're harder to describe. But however you look at it, the depicted bird isn't a falcon (and not a Mississippi kite either). It's probably some kind of hawk.

Apparently it isn't a Muscovite duck. Go figure.

Again with the European names. Please accept Dovekie for Little Auk.

Me too! The Long Winter is my favorite.

I love blue-footed boobies!

Only got Muscovy because our neighbors used to raise domesticated Muscovies. They liked them because they don't make a lot of noise like other ducks.

Please accept Toco toucan as a type-in for Toucan and make sure to change the picture for the falcon as the ID is incorrect.

According to a well-versed birder I consulted it is one of the chanting goshawk species, genus Melierax.