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Raimat Saira Albariño (2017)

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If they can spare a glance upward, the busy grape-pickers might also be treated to another portent of the changing seasons in the Iberian skies overhead: the sight of flocks of White Storks ( Ciconia ciconia ) heading south from their summer breeding grounds in Europe to Africa, where they spend the winter on the warm savannas.

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Birding Shanghai in September 2023

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The adults presumably have already learned that humans are not usually good news even if not named Donald Trump. A Lesser Cuckoo stayed in one of the Nanhui microforests for a few days, not being afraid of humans at all. However, this September, a friend alarmed me to the presence of a Fairy Pitta a little bit past 6 a.m.

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Birding Shanghai in May 2023 – Part 1

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The bird on the photo is one of the estimated 3500-15,000 individuals still alive according to the HBW – a frightening thought given the (too) large number of humans, of which there are about 1 million times more (and of course, each of which weighs 5000 times more than the flycatcher). It is probably all downhill from here.

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Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America: A Book Review by a Sound Challenged Birder

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Each Species Account includes one to three drawings of the bird, a range map, common and scientific names, and a one to three sentence description of the bird, which may or may not include its migratory and breeding habits, feeding behavior, plumage, habitat, and demographic status—whatever helps identify the bird quickly. by Nathan Pieplow.

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A New Year Begins! But First–A Celebration of My 2018 Top Ten Birds

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So, I was excited to read reports in late 2017 of a pair of Whooping Cranes being seen on a cattle farm. In September, Abigail Ruth, a small human, was born and I became a grandmother. It has always been a difficult bird to find, even when abundant. ” [[link]. And… There is one more bird at the top of my Best of 2018 list.

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