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Birding Inirida, Colombia, or river dolphins and hoatzins, part 2

10,000 Birds

Actually, they are all the same, single rock, the westernmost piece of the Guyana Shield geological formation, carved into two by the river and further rounded by rains. We found Black-collared Swallows breeding in cracks among the lower riverside rocks. Left to right: my guide Edson Moroni and the local shop keeper Daniel Luis.

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Best* Bird Books, Binoculars, Bottles** of Booze, and Backpacks of the Bygone Year

10,000 Birds

Our North American bird field guides stopped offering this information decades ago, so it’s handy to have it all collected in one handy volume, especially if you’re doing a state breeding bird survey like some 10,000 Birds writers. Donna). ==. It’s one of those rare books, full of esoterica and wit, that you wish would not end.

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