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A Comparison of Birding in Costa Rica and Eilat, Israel

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As with any birding locales, there are similarities and there are differences and in this transcontinental case, the differences are obviously much more pronounced but I can’t help but think about comparisons. Here are some: Mega migration : We bear witness to some serious migration in Costa Rica.

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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of July 2021)

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But everything else paled in comparison to his first Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in Queens since 2010. Corey had a pretty amazing weekend, birding-wise, with a host of highlights including Sora , Hudsonian Godwit , Wilson’s Storm-Petrel , and more. How about you?

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A pair of Beach Stone-curlews

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Beach Stone-curlew prints with a Brolga print for comparison. The Brolga that sometimes walk the area display the same shape print as the Pied Oystercatchers and Sooty Oystercatchers , but the Brolga prints are substantially larger. When the tide drops at the end of the day the Beach Stone-curlews wander down onto the wet sand.

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Islands in the Sun

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Some may have populations that do cross the desert but these are small in comparison to those that don’t cross. That is, species that migrate down western Europe in autumn but rarely cross the Sahara Desert. They stay in south-west Europe and north-west Africa.

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Buller’s Albatrosses

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For size comparison, a scrum of albies. I hope you enjoy the photos. Click any one to enbiggen it. Buller’s with a Cape Petrel ( Daption capense ), a vocal fulmarine petrel that is very common here.

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Calliope and Anna’s Male Hummingbirds at the Feeder

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I took a few shots of the male Calliope Hummer a few years ago, perched next to a male Anna’s Hummingbird ( Calypte anna ) seen in the background here for comparison. and here… that male Anna’s Hummingbird is looking a bit suspicious. He’s moving closer.

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Review of Feathers

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Fancy was the most entertaining section to read, and the comparison of Vegas showgirls to birds-of-paradise is spot-on and just a little bit disturbing.

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