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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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The drongo perches above the flock, snatching insects that they disturb, and keeping an eye out for predators that might go unnoticed by its hunting flock-mates. The associated bird species seek out drongos, apparently relying upon them heavily for protection. And there is a video here.

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Birding the Kruger Park (4): Letaba area

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As the national bird of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, the African Fish Eagle is usually very busy whenever it stays in these countries, giving speeches, opening shopping centers, etc. Reportedly, the Water Thick-knee sometimes locates its nest close to the nest of Nile crocodiles as this offers some protection.

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What to Do at High Island When the Winds are South

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Fortunately, as I found out over the next four days, High Island, the Bolivar Peninsula, the whole east Texan Gulf coast area is a place of diverse habitats, some protected, some accidental, all offering fantastic avian opportunities. Corps of Engineers to protect Galveston Bay at the end of the 19th-century.

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The German Eagles

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Many may find the inclusion of the Osprey into a post on German eagles odd, but the German name of the Osprey translates to “Fish Eagle”, and German birders would find it self-evident to include the species here. They were protecting the last three pairs that were left in West Germany from egg thieves!

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A Tale of Two Eagles

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But WT Eagles lay eggs in late January or, if it is too cold, in early February, and no breeding pair can afford to pose together afterwards, because one bird must protect the eggs or chicks from elements or predators at all times. And this silly honeymoon will likely continue until the next egg-laying season in January 2022.

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Greenland’s Arctic Tern

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The eider is the most common bird for hunting and eating, it lives near all of Greenland’s coasts and breeds on small islands such as Kitsissunnguit. When their nests are ready the birds lay two eggs, and in rare occasions only one or three. Rock Ptarmigans are Greenland’s only gallinaceas and are found in all types of terrains.

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Africa’s endangered species

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This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. A pair of Hooded Vultures in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania by Adam Riley.