This is just for fun and the only rule is: no researching. Post your best guesses on this obviously awesome animal in the comments. Reading other people’s answers before posting your own is obviously not awesome optional. Answer will be posted in the comments tomorrow.
This bird reminds me of Hercule Poirot.
The Hercule Poirot books were my first series as a kid. This bird totally should be named after him.
LOL Clarice! *snort*
Looks like a hipster pigeon
oh, oh, oh… I KNOW this one!! I’ve seen these at a couple of zoos and one other facility that trains birds… inca terns. They are HUGE, BTW. And VERY beautiful…
the white moustachy things are actually feathers…
Damn, I was going to say Hercule Poirot! How about his brother, Horace Poirot?
Undoubtedly a Handlebar Pigeon. (Now to check and see if anyone else got it! [I’ll bet Adrienne did])
Definitely a contestant in the World Beard and Mustache Competition. I actually know a guy who won one of the categories in mustache. It’s a serious commitment. http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/
The “Red-Beaked Wyatt Earp”?
“My name is Alejandro Estaban Ruiz-Palomo, and I am so pleased to make your acquaintance. I see you are admiring my moustache…many lovely ladies have said it tickles. Would you like to find out if it ticles, my dear?”
He’s a suave one, is Senor Alejandro Estaban Ruiz-Palomo, don’tcha know!
Dang it! “tickles”
ANSWER TIME
This animal is an Inca tern. From Wiki: