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The Siberian Rubythroat

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The Siberian Rubythroat seems to somewhat lack a proper inbuilt GPS system – while it breeds as far west as the Ural Mountains and winters as far est as Central India, it does not migrate through central Asia in large numbers (even though this would be the shortest way). So better not let a rubythroat bite you. .

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Peregrine Falcon in Broome

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The subspecies of Peregrine Falcon that we believe to be visiting Broome would normally breed in the Eurasian Arctic and migrate to South Asia and Africa. Several birders have added their Peregrine Falcon photos to eBird and the BRAC Sports Field is an eBird Hotspot always worth investigating. Peregrine Falcon on the light tower.

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My Top 12 Wildlife Watching Moments

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I remember, several times while motionlessly surveying birds, I found myself being investigated by Striped Field Mice , who would dare to come to sniff me. Asia: Indeed, some 150 meters away, four males of the Great Indian Bustard are semi-displaying – more than one per cent of the surviving population! The Sun is just rising.

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Welsh Report Shows Increased Animal Research at Cardiff University

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According to a Wales on Sunday investigation, the number of animals used at Cardiff has risen by 13 percent since 2006. In four years it experimented on 157,839 mice, 17,324 rats, 11,096 fish, 1,941 birds, 1,253 guinea pigs, 933 pigeons, 884 frogs, 207 cats, 54 rabbits and 18 tree shrews from the tropics of south-east Asia.

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La Vieille Ferme: Rouge (2016)

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I’m not French, and I don’t follow football, but I generally don’t pass up an opportunity investigate holiday drinking traditions. That’s “c**k-a-doodle-doo” en français: a Red Junglefowl ( Gallus gallus ) in its native habitat in southeast Asia. I suspect I won’t be the only one drinking French wine this weekend.

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Birding Napo, Guangxi, China – part 1

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The Bar-backed Partridge is a species of partridge found in southwestern China and Southeast Asia. The Bar-backed Partridge was also one of four focal species in an investigation into illegal bird hunting in Southwestern China.

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