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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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They look crap but presumably offer some protection for the chicks, though not from each other (see the murderous activities within the nests in my previous post ). Of course, many people still know exactly what they did when this happened. He was also nearly strangled by a pet python that he kept. Back to birds.

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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

10,000 Birds

Not a cover species The Black Kite is not actually black, but of course, misleading bird names are not exactly rare. Maybe those should be protected too? Of course, he is talking about an American species, the Evening Grosbeak, but I assume the etymology is the same. No surprise then that the species is listed as Vulnerable.

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