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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

10,000 Birds

I am not sure about the security situation in Iraq these days but at least some people do ornithological research there – resulting in papers such as one titled “Breeding observations of the Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines , 1789) in Iraq” Impressive.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2022

10,000 Birds

Presumably, this also leads to income inequality, if parallels to humans are any guidance. The obligatory group photo. Discussing important topics in small groups. However, this makes it a bit surprising that it was also named Israel’s national bird. As scientists have found. Minorities are also well-represented.

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

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In terms of breeding behavior, starlings are a diversified group – some use helpers, others do not. On the other hand, compared to the Laughing Dove , human life is still pretty long. This also means there is a lot of pressure to breed – a mathematical model suggests that each pair of Laughing Doves must produce 8.0