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Birding Nanhui, Shanghai, in September 2021

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Then, I was not sure whether this was the right thing to do. For example, the main article states that “At Lac de Grand Lieu, W France, birds commute 2–38 km between colony and feeding territories.” Interfering with nature … Both are fully alive, though this is hard to tell on these photos. A happier shrike.

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Shedding Tears For Shorebirds

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Once you accept this basic fact, you will be surprised at the ease in which you will find yourself identifying peeps and plovers, left and right. Black Oystercatcher … right? Photographed at Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, ND. That’s why they exist, right? Here are a few helpful tips. Are you in Alaska?

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If We Can Rock Together, We Can Flock Together

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Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota. If you can somehow convince yourself there is a rare bird to be found in every flock you look through, it won’t be long before you start finding more so-called “good” birds. Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA. Other flocks don’t come off as being so homogeneous.

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Waterfowl of North America, Europe & Asia: An Identification Guide

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A minor item, but I like to get these things right.) And, it is a guide based on scholarship as well as field work (author Reeber has monitored the birds of the Lac of Grand-Lieu, France, for the National Society for Nature Protection (SNPN) since 1994). Looking further, the book itself says ‘83’ in the introduction.