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Uganda’s Billion Dollar Bird: The Shoebill

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That honor goes to the Gray-crowned Crane , a very sexy species in its own right. Of course, we did, soaking in that slate blue beauty long enough to observe a successful hunt and more of its rangy, awkward flight. Unfortunately, the world cares little for weavers, no matter how rare or range-restricted. The mighty Shoebill.

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The Crocodile Safari (Botswana)

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A few paddle strokes down the river and on the right bank there were four Impala antelopes ( Aepyceros melampus ). nubicoides ) using them as a high viewpoint to hunt dragonflies. The gentleman living on a farm by the Ngotwane Dam said ‘A croc took my dog, right there!’. Cattle Egret 16. Knob-billed Duck 1.

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Birding a flooded highway

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Unfortunately we have only ever seen dead Barn Owls in the Broome area and one day it would be nice to see a bird hunting over the land. All the tracks onto the station property were underwater and all of the Brahman Cattle have moved to the highest ground that they can find. Black-winged Stilt holding their ground!

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Only for Dogs and Birders – Kalamas Delta, Greece

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Driving north along the Ionian seacoast through the city of Igoumenitsa, there is a place where the main artery takes you right, further away from the sea – follow it for 150 metres (500 ft) and then turn left just before a small stadium. The rest of the road follows the sea for some 3.5 Could they possibly be…?

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Munkajarra Wetlands near Derby

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This will change over time of course and once it rains again you would need to consider if you had the right vehicle to access the area. Dragonflies photobombing on the right as we approach. You have to look carefully, because often there are Australasian Grebes and Green Pygmy-Geese amongst the ducks and lilies.

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Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

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Must be a joke, right? Not that long ago, Costa Rica had one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, rainforests were razed to make way for hot and chiggery cattle pasture, and bot flies probably became more numerous than some bird populations. But how about when the Costa Rica conversation involves a birder?

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South Florida Specialties Birding

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Why bother with birds you can’t check off your list, right? He was right! Then he pointed out a Least Tern that came in to hunt for fish on the pond as if I would be assuaged with another bird that has “Least” in its name! Pigeon, grackle: from a distance they can easily be confused, right? Some guide!

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