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The Endangered Andean Flamingo

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The status of its preferred wetlands throughout the year dictates movements that often results in a nomadic lifestyle. Egg collection for local consumption still continues at lower scale. The Andean Flamingo is now protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Photo: Marcio Cabral de Mora – Flickr).

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A Red-naped Sapsucker and a Townsend’s Warbler

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In trying to find further evidence of the warbler’s behaviour and the sapsucker’s lifestyle, I found numerous mentions of Rufous Hummingbirds and “other species” coming to feed from sap wells. Does he vigorously defend his food source? Do warblers regularly visit sap wells?

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. I am sure that they have a great future in Nanhui as Chinese President Xi Jinping has just stated that “humankind should protect nature and preserve the environment like protecting our eyes in a bid to push for a new pattern of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.”

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