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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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Birds of Belize by Steve N. The first is that the illustrations by Dale Dyer are based, and largely seem to be the same, as the illustrations for his previous guide Birds of Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama (co-authored with Andrew Vallely, PUP, 2018). Why are these issues?

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Birding by Volunteering

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In Hawaii I stood on a beach as albatrosses fledged and Tiger Sharks prowled for the less successful ones. In Belize I cruised above reefs few people had ever seen. Ugandan Mangabeys were part of my family once. This Laysan Albatross died from ingested plastic. In the Bahamas I swam in a pod of feeding dolphins.

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Getting Lost in North Sydney

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On my last visit, which lastes four days, I didn’t have much time to sneak away from family, but I did get to check out two new sites. I once visited Crooked Tree in Belize for a few days without hitting any of the great spots because I didn’t really know what I was doing. Birding albatrosses Honeyeaters parrots Sydney'

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