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The Cattle Egret Expansion

10,000 Birds

Will Raup is a birder from upstate New York who helped Corey learn a lot about birds when Corey was first starting out as a birder. When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling. There are two main subspecies, the nominate B.

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The Sunbitterns of Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

Or the time in Suriname that we drove 3 hours to film Capuchinbirds only to learn that he left our video camera back at the lodge (next to an empty vodka bottle!). Firstly, these birds are stunningly beautiful when they display their open wings. Mostly the unexpected event is caused by Aderman, my trusty videographer. But I digress.

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Bradt travel guide to Sri Lanka by Philip Briggs – review

10,000 Birds

In addition, it has over 450 bird species and more than 30 in-country endemics, of which it is possible to see every single species! Where to look for the birds? Birding agencies seem to stick to their announced plans and no news of cancelled tours had reached the bird tourism market.

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