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Birding Dongfang and Dongzhai on Hainan

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Dongfang is a smallish coastal city on the west coast of Hainan – with one or two main roads, some massive and apparently empty apartment blocks right next to the beach – and some strange swampy area pretty close to the main road. Fine with me – I am always for reducing complexity, whether it makes sense or not.

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Not enough Woodpeckers

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“I am not bad-looking, I am just badly photographed”: A Bay Woodpecker (Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia) using a joke from “Roger Rabbit” The pinkish eyerings of the Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Tansa, India) make it look as if it is constantly suffering from a hangover. Kind of like a diesel version.

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Easter and Bunnies

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Complete with great tips on how to decide if a pet bunny is right for you. Easter Rabbit Adoptathon Blog Hop. And as always, if you decide a bunny is the right pet for your family, please check Petfinder.com to find a bunny in need of a good home. 5 Ways to Help the Easter Bunny. Cute ideas on how to celebrate Easter.

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The Struggle to Save the Birds of Honduras

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Everyone talks about human rights and there exists so many groups that are either governmental or non-governmental who work toward that cause. But, what about the rights of those who cannot defend themselves? In the Far East they keep birds of prey which they use to capture other animals such as foxes and rabbits.

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Bringing Your Pet to Disneyland

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You’re planning to take the whole family to Disneyland. That’s right! Dogs, cats, birds (given there is no avian bird flu alert), rabbits and non-venomous reptiles are allowed. You’ve got all the details down: budget, accommodation, a list of rides for the kids, restaurants to try, and even your outfits are planned out.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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Generally the large family herds of buffalo are peaceful, but the old bulls (called “dagga” boys, “dagga” being a Zulu word for “mud” since they are often covered with the substance after their long wallows) who have left the herds tend to be furious with life in general and anyone they can smash in particular.

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What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

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It is a book with a careful infrastructure, however (even though it doesn’t have an index), with references to one section from another, enabling the curious reader to go down structured rabbit holes, pursuing information on nesting or skeletal systems or feather structure throughout the book. copyright @2020 by David A llen Sibley.

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