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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

10,000 Birds

The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Another member of the stork family, the African Openbill , looks like it is could benefit from a good orthodontist. Ostrich industry in Egypt.

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A Question of Migration

10,000 Birds

Itcher birds, migratory members of the tern family. Loons hardly ever fly when they are on their breeding grounds or their winter-water, but the migration is for many loons a non-trivial distance. The idea was to see if those without magnets taped to their heads got less lost then those with the magnets. Specifically, Itcher Tern.

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