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Birding Hongbenghe, Yunnan (Part 1)

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This laughingthrush is a cooperative breeder – nestlings are fed by all members of a group, often 6-12 (not just 2 as in Wham!): “A female may share a nest with another, and 3 or more adults may take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks.” ” ( source ). ” Even more strangely, the U.S.

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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

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As you can easily judge from the dullness of this information, it is not something I made up but rather an appalling example of nepotism in the naming of birds. Apparently, some bird photographers think that any human artifacts shown on a bird photo immediately spoil the whole photo. Sir James McGrigor (1771-1858) Director Gen.

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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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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 1)

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Anyway, one of the babblers of Sepilok is the Bornean Black-capped Babbler – the result of a split of the Black-capped Babbler (well, at least from a human perspective – the birds themselves are probably quite nonchalant about it). Yes, you can get that information! Probably without having a single thought while doing it!

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Combined Beats’ List, May 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Big Egg Marsh. Big Egg Marsh. Unexpectedly, every entry can be highlighted as a link. Black-thighed Grosbeak – Pheucticus tibialis. Cartagos 2.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Big Egg Marsh. Unexpectedly, every entry can be highlighted as a link. Negri-Nepote Grasslands. 25 Apr 2016. Saltmarsh Sparrow – Ammodramus caudacutus.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

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All birds are equal on this list; parking lot birds or pelagic species, breeders or fly-overs, all will be accorded the same status and each shall be worth 1 credit on the list. Big Egg Marsh. Unexpectedly, every entry can be highlighted as a link. Silvery-fronted Tapaculo – Scytalopus argentifrons. Los Cartagos. 14 May 2016.

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