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When two halves do not make a whole

10,000 Birds

We birders don’t always like to ruminate on missed birds, for some of us the wounds are worn too close to the surface. The hunt was on in earnest. Our encounter was the first report in 2012 of this particular individual’s return. But I happen to think that those stories are better than the ones with happy endings.

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

However very few birders ever venture to areas off this well-beaten track, so with this in mind, I decided to explore a fascinating but ornithologically little known corner of Ethiopia in January 2012, to see what surprises awaited me.

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