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Urban home bird watching records, newly recorded bird Squid in the family Grebe on August 31

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In the urban area where we live, which birds can be seen, on August 31, 2021, the author recorded the first live photograph of the bird of the Grebe family on the edge of the urban area of Luanzhou City, Hebei Province.

The blackbird is a soot-colored bird of the family Grebe, about 13 cm in length, weighing only 9-15 grams, very small birds, according to encyclopedic information, the blackbird generally inhabits the mountains above 800 altitudes, coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests, and urban areas in low-altitude areas are not common.

Standard photo of the black wren

Urban home bird watching records, newly recorded bird Squid in the family Grebe on August 31

The author actually took a record of the black wren

Urban home bird watching records, newly recorded bird Squid in the family Grebe on August 31

The black wren recorded this time was filmed on the western edge of the city, on the power line road in the open area, there were two in total, and when someone saw someone shooting, the birds flew alertly into the woods to hide.

Urban home bird watching records, newly recorded bird Squid in the family Grebe on August 31

The squid feeds on small insects flying in the air, and this time the location of the grebe is recorded at an altitude of only about 50 meters, which shows that the living area of the grebe, in addition to the area above 800 meters described in the encyclopedia, also includes the low-altitude urban area.

The author has previously photographed birds of the Grebe family in Luanzhou City, as well as the Northern Grey Wagtail, the Spot-breasted Grebe, and the Red-breasted Grebe. Stay tuned to the author for more exciting content to share with you.

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