If you had to pick the most “instagrammable bird” in the world, you probably wouldn’t go for the frogmouth (
Podargus strigoides) a nocturnal bird found in Australia and Southeast Asia that is often mistaken for an owl.
But science says otherwise. A study analyzed almost 27,000 photos of birds across Instagram accounts with a combined following of 3.5 million users and found the unassuming frogmouth took the top spot in the ranking.
The Frogmouth. Image credit: Flickr / Rae Allen
“It just does not look like any other bird, with its almost anthropomorphic facial features,” lead researcher Katja Thommes, a psychologist from the University of Konstanz in Germany, told BBC. “And frogmouths are quite rare. Even in our 20,000-image database, it featured only 65 times.”
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CHURCHES IN Bethesda and Barnesville are preparing to hold National Day of Prayer services this Thursday, and all community members are welcome.
The Rev. Tim Snyder of Bethesda Christian Church said he is eager for the fellowship that will occur this year.
“We’ll be meeting on May 6, that’ll be at noon,” he said.
There will be a 45-minute program, then another at 7 p.m.
“There’s not many that show up at noon,” he said. “A lot of people are working and the kids are in school. … It seemed a no-brainer to offer a second program at 7 p.m.”
York man dies after crashing into utility pole, officials say
Updated 8:42 PM;
A York-area man died on Wednesday after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a utility pole, according to officials.
Springettsbury Township police said officers responded to the 1500 block of North Sherman Street at 11:23 a.m. for a vehicle crash into a pole.
Tim Snyder, 74, of Springettsbury Township, was the driver of the car, York County Coroner Pam Gay said. Gay cited police as saying it appeared Snyder lost control of his vehicle before crashing.
Snyder was transported to WellSpan York Hospital where he died from his injuries, Gay said.