Scaly-breasted Munia munches on foliage in the Los Angeles River.
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Scaly-breasted Munia, an escaped pet shop breed, were called Nutmeg Mannikins by their jailers. #munia #ScalyBreastedMunia #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos #LAWildlife

Two Scaly-breasted Munia live in an M.C. Escher world.
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Scaly-breasted Munia perches comfortably on old barbed wire.
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Wee Scaly-breasted Munia fits comfortably in a chain link fence.
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Scaly-breasted Munia escaped the pet shop trade where they were bought and sold as “Spice Finches” and “Nutmeg Mannikins.”
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Scaly-breasted Munia in the L.A. River balances on a tender stalk of grass while eating seeds.
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Scaly-breasted Munia looking very Apocalypse Now in the Los Angeles River.
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Scaly-breasted Munia escaped the pet trade, where they suffered the cutesy moniker of “Nutmeg Mannikin.”
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Scaly-breasted Munia glow magenta in the gloaming.
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