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Birding Longcanggou, Sichuan again (but maybe for the last time)

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This resource participation, as the ornithologists call it, allows for relatively peaceful coexistence as long as both brands of confectionary are available. Unfortunately, due to the fog in the morning I photographed this Bay Woodpecker , the flame color indicated in the Latin species name pyrrhotis was not that visible.

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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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But meanwhile, let’s look at the four avian families that comprise the brand new order Suliformes. Reed Cormorant ( Microcarbo africanus ), Nairobi, Kenya © David J. They are all primarily fish-eaters adapted for life in the water and the air. RECENT POSTS More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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