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15 Australian Birds (Episode 3)

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Similar to the (fortunately now gradually changing) situation among humans in China, these birds seem to prefer males over females. ” It might be better to adopt a random male teenager right away. It is almost certainly a rumor that writing a post about Australia and not mentioning dingos is illegal, but why take the risk?

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Birding Tongbiguan, Yunnan (part 2)

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A paper on the Chestnut-vented Nuthatch titled “Nest-Site Features and Breeding Ecology of Chestnut-Vented Nuthatch Sitta nagaensis in Southwestern China” has 8 authors. While the HBW describes their presence in China as “very local”, they seem to be very common at Tongbiguan. ” Oh my, are we important.

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