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Birding the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve in Newfoundland

10,000 Birds

We later signed up for a whale and birdwatching tour with Captain Wayne , who had a smallish 12-person boat. Alas, he greeted us by relieving himself in a most ungentlemanly fashion, but we forgave the tuxedoed wonder of a bird.) Happy puffins. Not to mention the phenomenal gulls circling overhead. Murres and Kittiwakes.

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My Top 12 Wildlife Watching Moments

10,000 Birds

Asia: Among teak and bamboo thickets, a winding forest road takes us deeper into the enchanted Snake Jungle, but alas, not a Tiger in sight. I would love to find myself next to a Blue Whale , compared to which I am as miniature as that brave mouse was next to me, to be small and humble in admiration of the greatest animal on the planet.

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