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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

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Now we were in Finca Tres Equis, a family cocoa farm (if I understood well, it translates as Triple X Farm) and a private reserve of over 300 hectares, of which more than 70 percent is a forest, representing part of a Jaguar corridor. At least one Boat-billed Heron awaited us in the thickets. 130 mature individuals, in 2019 (Monge et al.

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Penguins, Parrots and Wine on Matiu / Somes Island

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In 2009 the island as returned to the local iwi (tribe), but it is still managed by the Department of Conservation. The purpose of the trip wasn’t specifically to look for birds, it was my flatmate’s birthday, and her family had booked two of the houses on the island so that we could enjoy a weekend break away to celebrate.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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UNLESS that is you get yourself down to the internationally-renowned Tambopata Research Centre in southern Peru where literally hundreds of macaws (and other parrots) congregate around a 50 meter high clay bank. Is this one of the ornithological highlights on the planet? Licking Clay’ Text and Photographs copyright T. Scarlet Macaw Ara macao.

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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, Second Edition: A Field Guide Review

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And, the One-page Index, a quick reference to locating major bird families, is placed in two locations–the front and the back of the book. ” ( Birding , November 2009). Then again, try explaining to a new birder why falcons come after woodpeckers and before parrots! The text pages have a lively look.

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What is the National Bird of Honduras?

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These Blasts From The Past Where Are You Birding This Last Weekend of November 2009? Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Their plumage is simply amazing and the colors are astounding.

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What It’s Like to Be a Bird: A Review of the New Sibley Book

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On a quick browse, here are some facts I learned: Melanin helps to resist bacteria that attack feathers; most parrots are left-footed and this is associated with problem-solving; some birds nest in two different places in the same year. Do they have families too and do they take care of them? Is a free digital download possible?)

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Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago: Greater Sundas and Wallacea–A Field Guide Review

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Working in an area for which there are few official checklists, no governing taxonomic body, and much new information on species relationships coming in, the authors were faced with a multitude of questions about family sequence, genus arrangements, English common names, and species taxonomy. Co-author Frank E. Species Accounts.

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