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Generally I don’t really feel like writing a lot. Happily, this isn’t an issue for me – all I’ve to do to provide you with a invaluable submit is pull out a number of of my images, add a number of snarky feedback, and I’m good to go.
The Various Tit which I described in an earlier submit remains to be in Shanghai, nonetheless in the identical park.
It has a superb probability of changing into probably the most photographed Shanghai hen up to now few years.
Not unhealthy for a hen with a humble background – its dad and mom didn’t even end highschool.
Just lately, one Japanese Tit began its personal OnlyFans channel after realizing how fashionable the search time period is on-line – solely to be upset by the low variety of guests who presumably anticipated one thing totally different.
Apparently, male Yellow-bellied Tits can discriminate between the songs of neighbors and strangers, reacting extra aggressively to the latter. (Grammarly at all times advises me to delete the phrase “apparently”, wanting me to sound extra decisive and fewer imprecise, whereas I exploit the phrase precisely to attain this impact).
The scientific species identify venustulus means beautiful, charming. Proper, until you’re a stranger attacked by a male conspecific.
The Black-throated Bushtit appears to have a equally good PR agent – its scientific identify concinnus means “elegant, neat, pleasing”.
Principally justified, I believe, until you have a look at a hen that has simply taken a bathe.
Silver-throated Bushtits have began nest-building in a park close to my house. Regardless of the current in depth media protection of the housing glut in China, most bushtits nonetheless depend on constructing their very own nest somewhat than renting or shopping for one. I can perceive this fairly effectively – in case you had been a bushtit, would you wish to pay a number of cash to an actual property developer, solely to see that firm go bust with out ever delivering a nest to you?
Different indicators of spring approaching embrace Lengthy-tailed Shrike {couples} chasing one another …
… and Oriental Turtle Doves sitting very intently collectively (although possibly they do that each one 12 months spherical).
I’m positive that if one confirmed non-birder a photograph of a Black-crowned Night time Heron and requested them concerning the hen’s coloration, most individuals would say blue. And but, not one of the on-line sources such because the HBW or eBird acknowledge this – all of them name the related components of the hen black. For instance, eBird says that “adults [are] total pale grayish with black cap and again”.
Then once more, it’s referred to as Black-crowned, so the colour have to be black, proper?
Till not too long ago, the Ochre-rumped Bunting was referred to as the Japanese Reed Bunting. Nonetheless, the conclusion that Edward Japanese (1803-1854), the British naturalist, financed a part of his research with earnings from the slave commerce made it essential to rename the species.
Whereas that was the rarest bunting in Shanghai this month, there have been many others:
Chestnut-eared Bunting
Pallas Reed Bunting
Black-faced Bunting
Tristram’s Bunting
Yellow-browed Bunting
Yellow-throated Bunting
In February, Chongming nonetheless has some huge charismatic birds akin to Hooded Cranes …
… Eurasian Spoonbill …
… and Black-faced Spoonbill.
Some birds are making ready to depart their wintering grounds in Shanghai and are already getting tougher to see on the finish of the month – species akin to Northern Lapwing …
… and Frequent Rosefinch.
Others will keep a bit longer however ultimately nonetheless determine to keep away from the new and humid Shanghai summer season:
Daurian Redstart
Pale Thrush
Richard’s Pipit
Some even mix the change in location with a change in coloration, like this Noticed Redshank.
Others are – relying in your constructive or damaging view on the attitudes of birds – both extra adaptable or just too lazy emigrate and thus can be in Shanghai even in summer season:
Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Ring-necked Pheasant (video)
Gray-capped Greenfinch
Oriental Magpie-robin
Nice Noticed Woodpecker
Swinhoe’s White-eye
As I’m not positive whether or not it is a Eurasian or an Oriental Skylark, I can’t inform you whether or not this one is prone to keep in Shanghai in summer season or not. Any opinions? I solely take images of birds, I do not likely know them.
“No, I’m not going to inform you about my summer season plans”
Lastly, winter can also be the perfect season to see raptors on Chongming:
Black-winged Kite …
… Japanese Buzzard (video) …
… and Eurasian Kestrel.
Within the ominously named “Different” part usually ending my posts, we have now a Raccoon Canine, as seen on Tianmashan. Apparently, this isn’t a lot of a raccoon – its closest relative is the fox. Happily not Donald Trump.
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