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Everyone loves owls: African edition

10,000 Birds

Who doesn’t love a good owl? owls aren’t rare, but they are seldom easy. So imagine my delight to seeing a pair of African Scops-owls on the side of the road on a recent trip to Botswana. The species is a common one, found from the Gambia to Somalia and from the Sudan to South Africa. Note the huge ear tufts.

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The Future of Birding Field Guides is Digital

10,000 Birds

If you are in remore and/or dangerous places, like Somalia or Miami, and you get robbed, a book or (paper) notebook will likely be left in your posession by the robbers (saving all of your bird observation notes), an electronic device will be taken – that’s what they are after. Thanks for visiting! Wicked, right?