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From today's featured articleThe vermilion flycatcher (Pyrocephalus obscurus) is a tyrant flycatcher found in South America and southern North America. The male (pictured) has a bright red crown and underparts, and brownish wings and tail; females lack the red coloration. The male's chirpy song is used in establishing a territory in riparian or semi-open habitat. Its diet of insects are caught in flight. Although monogamous, females may lay their eggs in another pair's nest, and extra-pair copulation occurs. Females build cup nests and are fed by the male while they incubate the two to three speckled whitish eggs; two broods are laid in a season. Both parents feed the chicks, which are ready to fledge after fifteen days. A long molt begins in summer. The species was first described from specimens caught by Charles Darwin. The taxonomy of the genus was revised in 2016, creating several new species from this flycatcher's former subspecies. Populations have declined because of habitat loss, although numbers remain in the millions. (Full article...)
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There are 41 branches of the Hennepin County Library, which serves Hennepin County, Minnesota. The branches are spread across 24 cities and towns. Fifteen of the libraries are located in Hennepin County's largest city, Minneapolis, and were originally part of the Minneapolis Public Library, which was founded in 1885 to serve the city. Hennepin County established a library service of its own in 1922 and took control of some of the county's smaller towns' libraries. Hennepin County and Minneapolis first discussed the idea of merging their systems in 1967, but the merger debate ended in 1974. In 2007, the merger was revisited and the Minneapolis Public Library officially joined the Hennepin County Library system at the beginning of 2008, creating the current 41-branch system. Four branches were founded as Carnegie libraries. (Full list...)
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Lake Palčje is an intermittent lake in a karst basin in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia, north of the settlement of Palčje. It is the largest among the seasonal lakes of Pivka, with an average maximum water area of around 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi). The lake bed is at groundwater level, so the amount of water depends on current hydrological conditions. Usually, the lake fills after the heavy rains in late autumn and again in spring, with water present for around three months every year. This photograph shows Lake Palčje filled in early winter. See also: Lake Palčje drained in autumn Photograph credit: Jernej Polajnar
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