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Birding Tengchong, Yunnan (again)

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He should not be confused with Stewart Traill (1936–2018), the founder of a cult-like group of evangelical Christians, the Church of Bible Understanding. Apparently, the dark color of the plant nectar attracts the bird, as shown by controlled experiments. … Traill did this enough times that Shirley began to hide the scale.’

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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

10,000 Birds

I agree with eBird that the Asian Glossy Starling is “fierce-looking” Appropriately, it is an invasive species in places such as Taiwan, where some papers recommend reducing the population. It very effectively forms a small foraging group in this manner. My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets.

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