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Birding Shanghai in May 2022

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But the stars of the month were some breeding Eurasian Tree Sparrows. But indeed they vanish somewhere once the people pretending to try and catch fish appear. Even though they probably do not need to be afraid of the competition.

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Ligers in China

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A private zoo operator in Taiwan cross-bred lions and tigers, resulting in three "liger" cubs. Both species are endangered and it is illegal to cross breed them. Cross-breeding two protected species is completely against nature. Tags: zoos taiwan tigers lion endangered species. From Focus Taiwan.

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Birding Shanghai in May

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May is also a good time for herons and egrets, as they are in their full breeding plumage. Little Ringed Plovers are fiercely protective of their cute chicks. A Tiger Shrike – as always – looks very stylish. Lesser Coucal breeds in Nanhui, coastal Shanghai. Chinese Pond Heron. Great Egret.

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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

And managing means killing them, breeding them, and otherwise fiddling with their populations. For only $450,000, we could buy almost all of the habitat neded to protect Ecuador's remaining frogs. When I was asked if I wanted to read Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS (Rodale 2009) I was ambivalent.

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Birding Shanghai in September 2023

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The White-shouldered Starling is not very common in Shanghai or even in China in general, despite its species name sinensis. I once asked my then-girlfriend whether this color was in any way protected for use by the postal service only – as the color yellow is to some extent associated with the German mail service.

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Birding Shanghai in September 2022

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The bird “spent five months on Mindoro Island in the Philippines during the non-breeding season and migrated through Taiwan, the Chinese east coast, and the Korean peninsula” and on to the Russian Far East (indicating a certain lack of solidarity with Ukraine). This is not really an option at Nanhui though.

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