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A Bird Rehabber Goes Birding. And Thwarts Mongooses.

10,000 Birds

This is the reason I’m birding in Tanzania with no field guide. As it turned out Nikomo had been all but abandoned when he was five, and was so constantly hungry that everything became a potential food source. But that was seven years ago. You like birds,” he said, giving me a winning smile. Should I show you the ones I have eaten?”.

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10,000 Birds

It’s often considered wasteful that so many nests are abandoned and left to degenerate, but my theory of one of the reasons for this behavior is related to predation. Image taken by Adam Riley in Tanzania. Image taken by Adam Riley in Tanzania. Image taken in Tanzania by Adam Riley. Photo taken by Adam Riley in Ghana.

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