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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai, in September 2021

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Then, I was not sure whether this was the right thing to do. For example, the main article states that “At Lac de Grand Lieu, W France, birds commute 2–38 km between colony and feeding territories.” A juvenile Chinese Blackbird. A happier shrike. Oh, to be young and molting again!

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If We Can Rock Together, We Can Flock Together

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Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. In the case of these Tricolored Blackbirds , they are formed for DEFENSE. If you can somehow convince yourself there is a rare bird to be found in every flock you look through, it won’t be long before you start finding more so-called “good” birds.

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Shedding Tears For Shorebirds

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Barf at blackbirds. Once you accept this basic fact, you will be surprised at the ease in which you will find yourself identifying peeps and plovers, left and right. Black Oystercatcher … right? Photographed at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, ND. That’s why they exist, right? Galled at gulls.

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