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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. I pointed at the bird shown below but he insisted it could not be that species – no long tail … For people of a certain age, gender and background, at some point The Smiths were the most important band in the world. A juvenile Chinese Blackbird. ” Hm.

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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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If We Can Rock Together, We Can Flock Together

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ALWAYS assume there is some other bird species in there that you have not found yet. Here is a flock of endangered species. Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. In the case of these Tricolored Blackbirds , they are formed for DEFENSE. Could a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper be mixed in with that flock of Pectorals ?