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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

10,000 Birds

I am not sure about the security situation in Iraq these days but at least some people do ornithological research there – resulting in papers such as one titled “Breeding observations of the Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines , 1789) in Iraq” Impressive.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2022

10,000 Birds

The obligatory group photo. Discussing important topics in small groups. However, this makes it a bit surprising that it was also named Israel’s national bird. Surprisingly, they only stay on the breeding grounds for about 5 weeks. Minorities are also well-represented.

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

10,000 Birds

In terms of breeding behavior, starlings are a diversified group – some use helpers, others do not. This also means there is a lot of pressure to breed – a mathematical model suggests that each pair of Laughing Doves must produce 8.0 No doubt the woodpecker has similar considerations. young in 1.5