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Some Ingenuity Can Go a Long Way

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Among birds the Egyptian Vulture uses rocks to crack Ostrich eggs, the New Caledonian Crow and Woodpecker Finch (one of several Darwin Finches of the Galapagos Islands), uses sticks to extract grubs from inside a branch. This is similar to the fact that all birds, even first time breeders within a species build identical nests.

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Birding Wuyuan, China

10,000 Birds

This Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker in particular is a species I would like to get much better photos of. But then, I am not a cooperative breeder either (nor a non-cooperative one, should this term exist). While the female is less hidden, sadly, it is also less attractive. Such a cute bird deserves a better representation.

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