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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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According to Couzens, after laying the eggs, females sometimes immediately abandon their first mate and pair up with another male. On the other hand, there have been reports of Black-crowned Night Heron chicks being adopted by Common Terns ( source ). But maybe that is actually a good thing. No wonder it looks a bit pissed off.

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