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The Endangered Andean Flamingo

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The status of its preferred wetlands throughout the year dictates movements that often results in a nomadic lifestyle. Egg harvesting to sell as food was intensive then, with thousands taken annually from the breeding colonies in Chile. Egg collection for local consumption still continues at lower scale.

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Good Idea: OTRADA

4 The Love Of Animals

I found some at Target, some in catalogs, some in antique malls, but why wasn’t anyone creating a lifestyle brand for animal lovers? I hope to do a new one each year so they may be collected by our loyal customers. This breed and this mare seemed to be a good match for our family. There are so many of us!

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Good Idea: Ortada

4 The Love Of Animals

I found some at Target, some in catalogs, some in antique malls, but why wasn’t anyone creating a lifestyle brand for animal lovers? I hope to do a new one each year so they may be collected by our loyal customers. This breed and this mare seemed to be a good match for our family. There are so many of us!

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Birding Balangshan (peak area) in June 2023

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This species might indeed merit a bit more research – the only paper I found on its breeding looked at only 7 nests (of which 3 failed). Or maybe there was just more need to collect food, but I like the first explanation better.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. There was a breeding pair at Binjiang Forest Park this June. A pair of Grey-capped Greenfinches seemed to be collecting nesting material – I thought it is a bit late but the HBW states that their breeding season is Mar–Aug and that they have two broods.

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