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Birding the Kruger Park (5): Pafuri area part 1

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One study found that birds living in Botswana had elevated levels of lead in their bloodstreams during hunting season, presumably coming from lead bullets used on animals killed by hunters. I could immediately tell them it was an Egyptian Goose – an invasive species in Germany but not at Kruger. .” (HBW).

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. However, they sometimes claim to be the national bird of Germany due to their black-red-yellow color combination – this is not true. So, if a German senior citizen is called by a Common Moorhen asking for money on account of it being the national bird of Germany, it is a scam.

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A Problem with Gulls

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Collectively, they’re referred to as the Herring Gull complex. To recap however, grouping them by their slight variation in body size between 53 and 67cm in length (21 to 26in): The biggest two are Yellow-legged and Caspian gulls, distinguishable by the presence or absence of brightly-colored (yellow) legs.

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