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National Geographic launches Birding TV Show

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The National Geographic WILD TV network is debuting Aeria l Assassins , hosted by James Currie on Friday, January 20, 2012. ” Like other well-known predators such as lions and wolves, Harris’s Hawks are also fiercely brutal and track prey in packs. Please see below for more details.

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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

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I am not entirely sure whether most birders outside Germany know or realize that Germany still has a decent population of one of Europe’s most attractive and desired bird species: the Great Bustard Otis tarda. According to the observation book on the tower, even wolves are a – very remote – possibility.

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Ethiopia’s Endemics

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There are also dry areas but this great diversity has resulted in an incredible bird list of over 900 species including Africa’s 2nd highest count of endemics (after South Africa). A two-week birding tour could expect around 400 species and up to 550 in 3 weeks, including sightings of most of Ethiopia’s endemic and near-endemic birds.

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