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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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It seems this species is shy even by pitta standards – the HBW calls it a “very shy and secretive pitta, easily overlooked” and says that it is “very rare in China (S. Congratulations, you are much younger than me and got spared a lot of truly awful music). ” ( source ).

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Birding Shanghai in April 2023

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To be honest, both the robin and the flycatchers shown above remind me of the easter eggs I hunted for as a child – the same strong colors in front of a green background, same time of the year (feel free to insert your own Proust Madeleine reference here) … Bluethroats apparently are good at imitating other birds.

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