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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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It feels good to start a post with some truly attractive birds – such as two species of broadbills. If you like cute birds, you will probably like the Black-and-yellow Broadbill. Homework assignment: Is the bird in this video a male or a female? Strangely, there do not seem to be many papers on this species.

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Birding Tengchong, Yunnan (again)

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Sadly, the HBW states that the species is “almost extinct in some areas in China owing to hunting and trapping for the cagebird trade and taxidermy” The Maroon Oriole looks much more interesting, though my photos do not really do it full justice. ” Contribution to the vibrant bird community. A bad one, admittedly.

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Spotting the 4 Eagles Of Alaska

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By Amelia Caldwell Amelia Caldwell, an avid bird enthusiast and the founder of Birdie Learning , has been captivated by the enchanting melodies of birdsong since childhood. This early fascination evolved into a lifelong passion for understanding avian wonders, inspiring her to create a platform dedicated to fellow bird lovers.

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Bird Found on Plane

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A songbird was found on a flight between Taiwan and Los Angeles and authorities believed it escaped from the custody of someone trying to smuggle it. The bird was not identified to species, which is kind of frustrating.

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Three Amazing Things

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Birds have been migrating earlier. The mechanism by which this is happening in at least some species of birds is very interesting. If you know a lot about birds, this might be entirely expected. But individual birds are not migrating sooner. Then, the birds migrate in relation to the earlier hatch date.

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Greater Sand Plover with abnormal colouration

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Over the years that we have birded we have observed some variation in the plumage of birds including a Crimson Finch that wasn’t crimson, but orange. We are also very much in tune with the local beaches and the tides and which species you can expect at different locations on different tides.

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Reddell Beach shorebirds

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There is one odd bird in the photo below and that is a lone Oriental Plover , which I have enlarged for you below! It may look quite overwhelming to have so many species together, but at this time of year it is a lot easier to identify them than it would have been a few months ago when they were all pretty much grey!

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