Image: The Ultimate Bird Drawing Throwdown Showdown Graphic featuring images of David Sibley and H. Jon Benjamin

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Illustrator David Sibley and actor H. Jon Benjamin will face off in the bird illustration battle of the century during BirdNote's Year-end Celebration and Auction!

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Black-bellied Sandgrouse — Guzzling Water and Calling

© José Francisco Calvo

Notice how deeply they place their bills into the water before tipping back their heads.  Pigeons and doves, the closest relatives of sandgrouse, are uniquely able to pump or suck up water into their throats when they drink. Looks like these guys are doing something somewhat similar. Tabernas, Andalucía, España. Published to YouTube on Nov 1, 2013.