THERE REALLY is no end to the fascination that can grip you once you start to examine the lives of birds. Of course not one single organism lives in a vacuum, everything is pressured in so many ways by the behaviour and activities of other species and all must find ways to respond to threats [...]

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Birding, Conservation, Evolution by Ricki

From September to November each year millions of migratory shorebirds are making their way south to Australia from their breeding grounds in North Asia, Japan, Siberia and Alaska. Their flight path is the East Asian-Australasian Flyway: a massive aerial highway marked by prevailing winds and driven by a wonderful behavioural trait known as “site fidelity”.

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Cool sightings, Shorebirds by Ricki