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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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I agree with eBird that the Asian Glossy Starling is “fierce-looking” Appropriately, it is an invasive species in places such as Taiwan, where some papers recommend reducing the population. In the non-breeding season, male Baya Weavers sometimes enter the basket-making trade, often with considerable success.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2022

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An additional benefit would be less nest predation by tidal mudflat crabs, the primary cause of Reed Parrotbill egg predation in tidal reed-bed habitat ( source ). Apparently, this is part of a broader trend – it has also been observed in Taiwan ( source ). The obligatory group photo. Some delegates.

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

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Hopefully, the winter time in Shanghai gives the Black-faced Buntings some time to relax from the challenges of the breeding season. Fortunately for the buntings, they seem to detect most cuckoo eggs smuggled in (75% in one study). For those who think evolution is a wrong theory, these differences may well have been created by god.

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