10,000 Birds
AUGUST 22, 2019
In contrast, the Little Egret is mostly quiet, which is a good thing given that it sounds a bit like an asthmatic dog when deciding to be vocal. HBW describes it as a “noisy, conspicuous bulbul”, and indeed it is probably the bird I can hear from my Shanghai apartment the most frequently.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2022
China is developing very fast, and Shanghai is developing even faster. It sometimes makes a rather strange croaking noise, a bit as if a dog tries to bark but does not know how to do it properly. Some are even building nests and having chicks here inside our compound. This sometimes makes it difficult for wild animals to survive.
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