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Thrilling Turkey Facts

10,000 Birds

Commercially raised turkeys cannot fly. This display is called strutting and the purpose of this display is to attract hens for breeding. Benjamin Franklin disapproved of the selection of the Bald Eagle as our national bird, calling it “a Bird of bad moral Character.” They can run as fast as 20 miles per hour.

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Birding Shanghai in August 2023

10,000 Birds

As you can tell from this post starting with leaf warblers, the ornithological equivalent of watching paint dry (ok, a bit unfair and not really a good comparison anyway, but hey, write your own blog if you do not like mine). Maybe the males were not that impressive. Maybe the males in your local pub are not that impressive either.

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