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White-throated Dipper in Switzerland

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Though originally from Switzerland he now makes New York City his home where I (Corey) have had the great fortune of meeting him, birding with him, and photographing wildlife with him. Here, for the first time, we present one of his galleries on 10,000 Birds. They are great birds and fun to watch and photograph.

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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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Given that according to the HBW, the species prefers dense primary and secondary montane forests, the note that the bird also forages among kitchen waste (in the same HBW entry) seems somewhat incongruous. Quite possibly, this laughingthrush is now locally extinct in Switzerland or at least in Basel.

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The return of the Old Man

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There’s something wonderfully primeval about the Northern Bald Ibis: it has the look of a bird that really ought to be extinct. The fact that it’s not is quite surprising, as this curious bird has come very close to the brink. Sadly, they no longer breed in Algeria, while in Turkey no free-flying birds remain. (In

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Kamikaze Pigeons and a War to Extinction

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And so on… not much of a birding day, heh? APRIL 12: Second flight of a b h and then she hunts. ” Falcons do hunt pigeons, we all know that, but what is a Kamikaze pigeon? The weakest bird from a pigeon fancier aviary gets a dubious honour to be promoted into a Kamikaze. A Hooded Crow. Two Feral Pigeons.

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Birding Botswana’s Borders

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I’ve never been one to be overly concerned about whether a bird “counts” People, and organisations, have complex and elaborate rules about whether a bird you saw or heard actually is a bird you saw or heard, which seems a very unnecessary way to add complexity to an already complex hobby. Red Lechwe.

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Scaup are the Worst Duck

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The only way these birds could be less fun is if there were an Intermediate Scaup. And even if such a bird existed and were endangered no one would want to see it. Scaup are so worthless that when you input “I love scaup” into Google you only get four results and three of them are hunting related. Scaup suck.

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