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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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Rabbit : not as common in England as they used to be Over the years I’ve encountered a rich variety of smaller mammals, too, ranging from Alpine Marmots to European Sousliks, Moles to Hedgehogs, plus an assortment of mice and voles. The latter are challenging, as for certain identification you really need to trap them. One day, perhaps.

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Birding Shanghai in November 2022

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Bramblings in Finland – though not actually being parasitized by cuckoos – nevertheless rejected the vast majority of non-matching eggs in a study – they thus seem well-prepared for a potential future cuckoo invasion. On the other hand, in the West, mice, and rats are also kept as pets, maybe with the same logic.

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