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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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The resident fashion critic of eBird is not very impressed with the Orange-backed Woodpecker , stating that it is “dressed all in patchwork” It has one of the more stupid-sounding genus names – Reinwardtipicus, which is made up of the name of Dutch naturalist Prof.

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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Bearded Woodpecker – Chloropicus namaquus. Fish Crow – Corvus ossifragus. Chestnut-colored Woodpecker – Celeus castaneus. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Golden-tailed Woodpecker – Campethera abingoni. Golden-naped Woodpecker – Melanerpes chrysauchen. 22 Oct 2019.

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The Greek Strategy

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Head for the sea only when you fully recharge your batteries. In the case of Ionian Sea and the Prespa Lakes National Park, I would recommend two full days / three nights, and in the case of Aegean and the Kerkini Lake National Park, my recommendation goes towards three days / four nights.

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Veraguan Mango – Panama's ex-endemic

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Hiking For The Heck of It Reason To Become a Bird Watcher #1: No Batteries Required Welcome Wednesday: Musings on a Big Year About the Author James A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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Combined Beats’ List – September

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Battery Pt. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. African Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus vocifer. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Brown Fish-Owl – Ketupa zeylonensis. 05 Jan 2016. 06 Jan 2016. and Lighthouse.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

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Battery Pt. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Pallas’s Fish-Eagle – Haliaeetus leucoryphus. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle – Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus. Tirat Zvi fish ponds. Brown Fish-Owl – Ketupa zeylonensis. Lewis’s Woodpecker – Melanerpes lewis. 05 Jan 2016. 06 Jan 2016. West Kirby.

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Where could you go birding in Australia in 2023?

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Despite all of the dangers we have-snakes, spiders, crocodiles, deadly jellyfish, deadly fish, leeches, ticks, mosquitoes and then a pandemic-we still have a population of almost 26 million people. There are Japanese made Eneloop Pro AA batteries that will last for over 1000 photos quite easily nowadays, so this is my ideal camera.

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