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Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds: An Identification Guide?A Book Review

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They’re not, but their connection through geography (the corner of the universe that encompasses New Guinea and Australia) and complex, cinematic courtship behavior makes their combination in this book rational, even brilliant. Phil Gregory brings years of field experience to this project. and Sicklebill Safaris.

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Flexible plans due to flooding

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Late last year we decided to meet up with my sister and her family in Western Australia and we reached an agreement that they would fly to Perth from Sydney during the school holidays in January. I wrote the post about the Chiming Wedgebills in the south of Western Australia when we realised we would not be getting home any time soon!

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Our Best Birds of 2020

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Later in the year we were able to travel around the north of Western Australia. Our 2020 year list stands at 324 for Victoria and the north of Western Australia combined, so we are more than happy with that under current circumstances. It bears an iconic name associated with insanity and betrayal, but also with time and seasonality.

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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In October 2014, during a meeting in Hobart, Australia, the protection of this important region was once again blocked by China and Russia. There are five species of seal that have been recorded in the Ross Sea – Crabeater , Weddell , Leopard , Ross (first described during the James Clark Ross’s expedition) and Southern Elephant Seal.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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This would have allowed you to summarize your experience in sentences such as “A total of 98 boluses regurgitated by 52 chicks aged 1 day to 11 days after hatching form the sample and are shown to contain 323 food items.” This is ok as birds do not have teeth anyway).

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The Jewel Hunter: A Book Review About One Birder’s Quest for Pittas and Beer

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Black-faced Pitta is found only on one of the Solomon Islands (northwest of Australia). And sun bears. The Jewel Hunter is heavily laced with Gooddie’s particular brand of broad ironic humor, and I did enjoy that, but I would have traded about 10 percent for a little more insight into the unexpected outcomes of his experience.

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