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El Pato Mexicano and more Monterrey marvels

10,000 Birds

There was a large raft of hundreds of American Coot , an American White Pelican and lots of duck species. Hearts racing and tears of emotion welling up in our eyes! The emotional high of the owl was never going to give this lake a fair chance but even so I would say this spot was the least attractive of the day.

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

10,000 Birds

… – part 2 – Once I finish this writing, with a strange mix of emotions I will put the Lynx field guide Birds of Colombia to the bookshelf for the first time, more than half a year after I received it. Hoatzin is one of the species I always dreamed to see, and then I forgot they are possible on this tour, so I didn’t expect them!

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