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I and the Bird: What is an Ibis?

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The spoonbills are a collection of six species from around the world whose facial accouterments have reached their terrifying bizarre zenith. Early Morning Bird Walk – Charlotte Wasylik, Prairie Birder. Southern Bald Ibis , photo by Adam Riley. Glossy Ibis , Plegadis falcinellus. Sacred Ibis , Threskiornis aethiopicus.

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Birding Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo

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When not climbing, he collected species, and thus a number of birds are named after him. eBird gives the Indigo Flycatcher a very positive review, calling it a “beautiful little gem of a flycatcher” Apparently, Indigo Flycatchers mainly hunt in groups, as described here. Must have been a camera fault.

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Escape to the Sounds

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This scraggly collection of islands and deep long bays forms the tip of South Island closest to to North Island, but till this point my only experience of the area had been the long passage down Queen Charlotte Sound to reach the ferry terminal of Picton. Lochmara Bay with Queen Charlotte Sound in the background.