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Birding Singapore

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The Asian Koel is a cuckoo species and thus freed from the obligation to raise its own chicks (though the birds like to refer to themselves as brood parasites, which sounds a bit less obviously selfish). It is small and light – about 80 to 100 grams – which allows it to perform some amazing acrobatics in and on reeds. (1)

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Bird Love Week: How They Get It Done

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This week at 10,000 Birds, it’s all about how birds get around to bumping uglies (I’m talking about cloacas here), who they do it with, and how this actually leads to raising chicks…the birds and the bees of birds, you might say. Believe it or not, this is what “fidelity” looks like.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. This one seems to wonder about whether eating flies is the right lifestyle choice though. So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. You should try it too.

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City Guide: Finding Birds in Belgrade

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Is Belgrade the New Berlin is a question recently raised in Vogue by Marry Holland. and am not a lifestyle writer to comment on those claims. At the southeast part of the lake is a breeding colony of Black-crowned Night , Purple and Squacco Herons. eBird checklist. km / 1 mi to the fish farm entrance.

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