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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

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Sadly, the numbers of Falcated Duck are similarly declining – it is thus listed as Near Threatened. Tianmashan bonus mammal: a Raccoon Dog – though it looks a lot like a raccoon, it is actually more closely related to foxes than to raccoons. And it does not even live in reeds. Happy with the link?

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When Feeding Birds Runs Amuck

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Granted, the law is written poorly, but the man was given several warnings and insisted on feeding birds on the ground and attracted huge flocks of ducks and no doubt raccoons at night. She started feeding the ducks and geese that used the open water in the 1980s. And can it really be a problem? Are you the local Goose Lady?