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Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Bluebirds Fly

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The pair may have to compete for nesting cavities with several other species including native Tree Swallows and Violet-green Swallows, as well as non-native House Sparrows and European Starlings. The female alone incubates the usual 4 to 6 eggs for about two weeks beginning the day the last egg is laid. i Kamakawiwo?ole’s

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Birding Shanghai in September 2022

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An example is this study showing that indeed, cuckoo eggs are stronger than the eggs of the host species. This is not really an option at Nanhui though. The third raptor of the month was the Black-winged Kite. The fourth and last was the Crested Honey buzzard – a beautiful male.

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