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Getting the Guan (Pawi Edition)

10,000 Birds

The latter reason explains why I joined a group of North American birders in an early morning assault on the birds of the Northern Range. This meant that, despite inconvenient bursts of rain and gloom, we were able to pick out all kinds of gorgeous birds amidst the lush foliage. This bird was almost the best bird of the morning.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

10,000 Birds

The Zoo episode focuses on two Pink Pigeon couples: The Stud and Serendipity, a male and female that the zoo people hope will mate and produce a viable egg, and Thelma and Louise, a same-sex pair-bonded couple who the zoo people hope will incubate the egg and nurture the chick. Don’t these birds care about propagating their species?

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Moorcroft Manor, a Great Place to Lay a Birding Head Down

10,000 Birds

What sets Moorcroft Manor apart from the other (lovely I rush to add) places I stayed at in Southern Africa was the sheer numbers of birds I could see in the grounds. Moorcroft Manor isn’t just a lovely place to stay, its a great birding location in its own right. The fields around the gardens added some other great birds.

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