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GUYANA–Simply Delicious Birding!

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Giant anteaters, giant otters, giant armadillos, giant river turtles, giant termites and giant waterlilies that can sustain the weight of a human baby! This diminutive woodpecker has even been spotted in the botanical gardens in the city. A beautiful Blood-colored Woodpecker poses on a tree trunk.

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Birding Acapulco

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I had never birded this way before, and can confirm that what I had heard is true: Birds are much more tolerant of human presence when those humans are on a boat! And the birds along the walk to the estuary weren’t bad, either: Looks like nesting time has arrived for this Golden-cheeked Woodpecker.

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Birding Southern Baja: Todos Santos

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Many gringos make their way to Baja California Sur every year, although the majority are probably heading to Cabo San Lucas to party and test the human limit of tequila endurance. La Paz is definitely worth a visit, if you have the time. Especially if you can fit in some birding?

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The New Neotropical Companion: A Book Review by a Lover of the Neotropics

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And, the next time I travel south (and, there’s an excellent chance that will happen within the next year), I will definitely once more read The New Neotropical Companion , by John Kricher, the latest version of this nature classic. Colors are vivid and the photos are arranged carefully, sizes coordinated and balanced with the text.

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Leucistic Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

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Leucism “is a condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in animals and humans.&# I had neither seen before nor heard of an example of a leucistic* Ruddy Duck but a quick Google search let me know that this is definitely not the first (not surprisingly). Anyway, enjoy the images and keep an eye out for odd ducks!

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Birding Tabin, Sabah, Borneo

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It describes how, when a veterinary drug used in India killed the vast majority of Indian vultures, the human death rate in affected locations increased by about 4% as the vultures were no longer around to feed on animal carcasses and the sanitation thus worsened substantially.

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Backyard Beneficiaries

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This pair of Lineated Woodpeckers loves the termite-ridden branches of my neighbor’s avocado tree. In a couple weeks I’ll be keeping my ears alert for the flight calls of incoming shorebirds, they shall definitely be followed by a Peregrine Falcon. I hope you choose our place!

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