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Bird Uganda with Bird Uganda Safaris

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Black-chested snake Eagle with a snake at Matheniko Wildlife Reserve Eastern Uganda. Herbert travels broadly to attend birding festivals and fairs as an exhibitor and as a guest speaker on the topics of ecotourism development, community-based Skills training focusing on Women in tourism.

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Week 21: Our last week in Scotland

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I found this little grouping of Guillemots, with parents, babies and even an egg. What started as a small group of birds, with the hope they would make it on their own, is now a very strong breeding population. Tomorrow morning we will head on down to England, and the township of Hull, to visit the Spurn Wildlife Reserve.

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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

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Since 1984 it has been planted with native bush and pests were controlled, and is now used as a wildlife reserve. The island was first a Maori fortress to be retreated to from the mainland, then a camp for internees during the war and a quarantine station for people and livestock. Oh well, better luck next time!

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

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Throughout his professional career, Chris has maintained a commitment to bridging his research interests with grassroots conservation.

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Little Big Year – Week 34: We visit Colorado and Texas

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The west end of the lake has been designated as a Watchable Wildlife Reserve, with some nice walking trails and a couple of very nice hides built overlooking some varied waterways. In the past, seeing some of these Ring-necked Ducks would have been rather scarce, so here is a shot of the small group that were on the larger pond.

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Wild Sri Lanka

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The main chapters are habitats, fauna and flora, followed by a separate chapter on whales, dolphins and seabirds, and the Sri Lanka national parks and wildlife reserves. Hence, if you are considering a wildlife watching trip and are looking for info on this park, and then on the nearest reserve, it never works that smoothly.

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