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Some Germans have a bird – A short birding trip through the German language

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This model was very popular in Germany in the 1970s and 1980s and it was commonly called “Ente“ (duck) due to its round hood. When researching the origin of this saying, I figured it pertained to snares that were used to catch thrushes until better times prevailed. You know, cavity breeders.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2023

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Azure-winged Magpies are cooperative breeders, and it seems that there is a connection between having a larger repertoire of calls and being a social species (me, not being very social, I usually get by with just three different grunting sounds). Some ornithological research is surprisingly simple.

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