10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Fortunately, China still has lots of interesting birding locations left for me. But of course, it is also nice to remember past birding trips. One in November 2018 included a one-day birding trip in the Drakensberg area, a mountain range in the border area between South Africa and Lesotho. Or they are afraid of flying.

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South Africa Africa Lesotho Nigeria 246

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Now it was time to see what fun birds I could track down, and what kind of help was available once we got there. Once we got checked in, and a map of the island was procured, I could see that while birding was not going to be impossible, it was going to have some challenges. We had done it all the way around the world, why not now?

Bahamas 113

Bahamas Tucson El Paso Texas 113

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Another item they feed on is hunting edible bird nest swiftlets, which are quite common in edible swiftlet houses in Sabah, Malaysia ( source ). Another paper reviews information on Oriental Pied Hornbills raiding the nests of various bird species in Singapore and even pet bird cages.

Rhinoceros 131

Rhinoceros Singapore Transported Hunting 131