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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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They frequently reuse nest holes, thus saving vital natural resources even though cleaning out the used nest hole takes about one week ( source ). The hornbills of Sukau are featured in a separate post – they are one of the main attractions of this location though. Ditto for Storm’s Stork. of its hunts are successful.

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Still the Same Hawk: A Review of a Book about Nature and New York by a Native New Yorker

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I usually enjoy collections of articles and essays, they allow me to sample different writers and different ideas. She writes, “it is entirely possible that by 2050, Battery Park City, the Rockaways, Coney Island, Alphabet City, Red Hook, Jersey City, and much of the financial district will all be drowned land.”

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Birding Shanghai in January 2024

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A study found that in areas with intense human activity, their nests were higher, while in safer environments, the nests were lower and closer to food resources, allowing parent storks to invest more in the nestlings. One of the alleged proofs is that these drones often land on power lines to recharge their batteries.

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