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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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There were three profound questions my birding group discussed while we birded Trinidad and Tobago, back in December 2012: (1) How many Bananaquits could fit on a banana? (2) 3) What was the best guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago? 2) Which hummingbird was more beautiful—Tufted Coquette or Ruby-topaz Hummingbird? (3)

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Binocular snobbery

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However, instead of rushing out to buy a brand new pair of bins, it was recommended that she bought herself a pair of secondhand Zeiss Dialyt 10×40, then the binocular of choice of most serious birders. In 1999 came a watershed moment when I flew to Austria for the launch of the brand-new Swarovski EL range.

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I Love eBird and You Should Too!

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You can’t even see my visit to Trinidad and Tobago on this map but you definitely notice Kazakhstan !). Part of the prize was a brand new pair of Zeiss Conquests, which I was more than happy to try out this weekend. my world birding map from eBird (Pro tip: visit big countries to make your map seem more full.

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