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Birding a monastery: Zhaga, Western Sichuan

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In the non-breeding season, Common Merganser all look pretty much like females. Not a bad look though – more attractive than the male breeding plumage, I think. He was from the area but had apparently been traveling to India to see the Dalai Lama. Carrion Crows like to think of themselves as very modern birds.

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Birding Yibin, Sichuan

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According to the McMurray hatchery , the “Silver Pheasant is considered a good ‘starter’ breed for people who want to learn more about raising pheasants” Hm. But then, would a lady pheasant be pleased to be described as “large”? What a weird world. Better watch them in the wild.

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15 expat-friendly countries for a birder to move to

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This map shows the distribution of the World’s bird species, based on overlying the breeding and wintering ranges of all known species. And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? India (1180 / 1171). Map by BirdLife International. The Oriental realm. Indonesia (1615 / 1603).

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Birding Shanghai in March 2023

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That paper raises an interesting question: “When less attractive people accept less attractive dates, do they persuade themselves that the people they choose to date are more physically attractive than others perceive them to be? In truth, it is present in many parts of China (not mentioned) but not really in Tibet.

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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

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Greater Flamingos are considered cooperative breeders as fledglings are raised in a creche, in which large numbers of young are watched by multiple non-breeding adult greater flamingos. It is one of the largest flying birds in the world and seems to be capable of social learning ( source ).

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Revenge Birding (Shanghai, early June 2022)

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. … Nest dismantling by the Hair-crested Drongo may be an adaptive behavior to increase fitness by reducing risk of future predation and competition for nest sites in the following breeding season” ( source ). The Brown Crake is not that easy to see in Shanghai even though it is breeding here. ” ( source ).

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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That’s pretty amazing–Bolivia has more bird species than India! The source of this ranking, BirdLife International, lists Bolivia as currently having 1,439 bird species, including 18 breeding endemics. The guide covers 1,433 species, the number of birds documented at the end of 2014, the cutoff point for the book. .”

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