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Birding Inner Mongolia

10,000 Birds

So, to claim that I birded Inner Mongolia is a massive exaggeration. Let’s move to the birds). A bit reminiscent of the fable of the hare and hedgehog, with me as the hare (I guess) due to my use of planes etc., In other words, a hedgehog should always take care that his wife is also a hedgehog, and so forth.”

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

10,000 Birds

But hedgehogs? There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either. The reasons for this perceived lack of birds are threefold. Gamebirds, such as turkeys, pheasants, partridges, quail, Mallards and the like were also brought, as were popular sport fish. Greenfinches? What exactly was going on.