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Birding Shanghai in March 2023

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That paper raises an interesting question: “When less attractive people accept less attractive dates, do they persuade themselves that the people they choose to date are more physically attractive than others perceive them to be? In my experience, people eat more food they are familiar with than food that is unfamiliar.

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15 expat-friendly countries for a birder to move to

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And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? So, beside a lot of birds and the sunny sky, I want the coldest thing to experience year-round to be my beer. Thailand (925 / 948). And where all those birds are? Map by BirdLife International. As is every one after it.

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The Kirtland’s Warbler: The Story of a Bird’s Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It: A Book Review

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It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. Let me know if you have seen the Kirtland’s Warbler, if you were part of the Magee Marsh experience or if you made the trip to Mio, and what that birding trip was like.

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Birding Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Zebra Doves are raised for singing contests in countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand, and may cost between 1000 and 50,000 USD depending on their singing qualities ( source ). My inquiry included the following sentence: “Do you have female bird guides (I have had good experiences with them here in China)?”

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