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15 Australian Birds (Episode 3)

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The species was bred at the zoo of Memphis, Tennesee ( source ). Wikipedia also has some highly specific information on the appearance of the eggs of this bird over time, something that I would not necessarily have needed to know: “They become increasingly stained with feces, as does the nest, over the duration of the breeding season.”

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Birding Tengchong, Yunnan, China in 2017

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Unfortunately, the Ashy Drongos did not exactly do what he predicted that they would do – mob potential predators more frequently during the breeding season and mob the more dangerous predator (in this case, the Black Eagle) more intensely. ” From Memphis, Tennessee directly to Tengchong, Yunnan: The Crested Finchbill.

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