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Birding Balangshan (peak area) in June 2023

10,000 Birds

Being lazy, a bunch of researchers used camera traps to investigate the species rather than following the birds directly (which would have had some health benefits). Or maybe there was just more need to collect food, but I like the first explanation better.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

10,000 Birds

So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. If the animal then touches or investigates the mark, it is taken as an indication that the animal perceives the reflected image as an image of itself, rather than of another animal. This one seems to wonder about whether eating flies is the right lifestyle choice though.

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