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Third Time’s a Charm

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Alas, mine were sub-standard. Like all members of the Nightjar family, the Buff-collared Nightjar hunts for insects on the wing, at night, and rests immobile during the day, protected by its subtle camouflage. This photo is Nacho’s. A group of five spectacular White-throated Magpie-Jays made a raucous appearance.

Bats 130
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Rarer than Tigers: the Indian Wild Dog

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Further down the road, we reach a derelict building with a large veranda hidden among the trees – an abandoned hunting lodge (if I were in a situation to invest, I would choose to upgrade this into a luxury wildlife lodge). Even in protected areas of north-east India, prey densities are very low. It is too early to show.

Tigers 225
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Birding Shanghai in February 2022

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In the English translation, the story is titled “Little Fable”: “Alas,” said the mouse, “the whole world is growing smaller every day. This is partly due to hunting in China, where about 90% of the species winter (HBW). And it does not even live in reeds. Did the bird thank me? Did it f*ck.

Raccoons 197