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Vegetation Fieldwork Gallery

The Value of Remnant Vegetation for birds

Dusky Woodswallows often build their scanty nest in the scar where a branch falls away from a tree. Woodswallows sometimes cluster together on a branch in groups of up to 50 birds, perhaps to seek protection from the wind.