2018 Family Pets Species 
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2021
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. The Common Waxbill looks like it belongs in a pet shop rather than in the wild. The HBW describes the species as “striking”, which is well deserved. A pity I cannot draw.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 19, 2018
The crunch is on, and with less than two weeks left in the year, we are trying to squeeze out as many more species as possible. Last week, we quite impulsively jumped in a rental car and drove 2600 miles round trip to south Texas to pick up 34 new species. L ittle Big Year species – 1280. Bahama species – 38.
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