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Birding Shanghai in February 2023

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In somewhat dubious English, the abstract of one paper on this species by Chinese authors states that “ Pycnonotus sinens has got used to the city life and become a kind of city bird that are closely associated with human” (of course, my Chinese – spoken only anyway – is far worse than this English).

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Birding Shanghai in December 2022

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Presumably, this also leads to income inequality, if parallels to humans are any guidance. The obligatory group photo. Discussing important topics in small groups. However, this makes it a bit surprising that it was also named Israel’s national bird. As scientists have found. Minorities are also well-represented.

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

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In terms of breeding behavior, starlings are a diversified group – some use helpers, others do not. On the other hand, compared to the Laughing Dove , human life is still pretty long. Please insert your own dirty joke relating to humans here. No doubt the woodpecker has similar considerations.