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Birding Shanghai in June 2023

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That means that before starting the migration, the birds spend 15-18 hours per day feeding and fattening up and even moving their sleeping locations close to the food source to save time ( source ), equivalent to a Tour de France cyclist locking himself into a McDonald’s restaurant for a few days before starting the race.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2022

10,000 Birds

Presumably, this also leads to income inequality, if parallels to humans are any guidance. A bit like being adopted, I guess. And indeed, the Tel Aviv McDonald’s does not sell any Hoopoe Burgers. As scientists have found. palpebrosus ), and what was once Enggano White-eye ( Z. salvadori ).”

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