10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2024

” A group of nine researchers published a paper titled “Exploring the fecal microbiome of the Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)” Makes you wonder what they talked about during their lunch breaks. .” Bad news for splitters, but good news for people like me who would not be able to make such a fine distinction anyway.

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Research Germany Iran Humane 130

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2024

The Brown-eared Bulbul is quite common in Japan but much less so in Shanghai. Apparently, in Japan some bird watchers do not particularly like bulbuls as they scare the other species away – here, being a single individual, this bulbul did not dare to bully any other species.

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Birds Japan Species Singapore 188

10,000 Birds

JUNE 12, 2023

Strangely, the Oriental Dollarbird seems to suffer a bit from an image problem. In a study conducted in Southwestern Japan, dollarbird nestlings first reached a weight of about 160 grams. Of course, being beautiful (or aspiring to be) also means pressure. See the video links at the end of the post for an illustration of this lifestyle.

Malaysia 130

Malaysia Indonesia Lifestyle Japan 130

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The Red-flanked Bluetail is also the subject of an otherwise relatively unremarkable paper , but it uses the interesting term “autumn obesity” Maybe this Marsh Sandpiper also suffers from autumn obesity? Not a bad name and a good reason to show this species again.

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Birds China Eggs Owls 204

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2022

Where it is not – for example, in Japan – it will have difficulties finding a partner to mate. But maybe that is actually a good thing. According to Couzens, after laying the eggs, females sometimes immediately abandon their first mate and pair up with another male. Of course, on Chongming, the Chinese Pond Heron is very common.

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Birds South Korea Japan Abandon 162