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Pied Oystercatchers breeding in Broome

10,000 Birds

The strategy that this pair use is to lay eggs in a busy area which has good views of the surrounding area, which means watching nudists, camel rides, vehicles on the beach and everything else that goes on! They laid a second clutch within a week and they then sat for another 28 days sharing the sitting duties.

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Birding St Lucia, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Lucia estuary look like the negative of photo of camels in sand dunes. The Southern Banded Snake-Eagle is listed as Near Threatened as there is only an estimated global population of 1000–3000 individuals. For some reason, these Greater Flamingoes in the St.

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Week Fourteen: The Center of Australia, and Sydney Part #1

10,000 Birds

Wedge-tailed Eagles roam the skies, along with Brown Falcon, Black Kites , and Nankeen Kestrels. This Wedge-tailed Eagle was sitting along side one of the roads, eyeing a small road killed Kangaroo. After driving thru as much desert as we have lately, I was still absolutely shocked, when Jeanne cried out, “CAMELS”!!

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