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San Francisco – short of time and money.

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But, if you have arrived from out of town, with no car and limited time, you need ideas that can easily be achieved from the city centre on public transport. In winter a few ducks are likely. There is a raised, walled area to the right (north towards the entrance of the bay). The bus fills up quite quickly once on Geary St.

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Paddling Piney Z Lake

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Piney Z Lake is separated by Lake Lafayette by another raised berm – this time with no openings for paddlers. Here, scores of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks landed in the waving reeds, only their heads and bright pink bills visible as we slowly moseyed past. So many Americans do not have these privileges.

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Birds and football! What a combination!

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Below are a few suggestions of sites within the city that can easily be reached using public transport. It features lakes which can usually be relied upon for Neotropic Cormorant and White-faced Whistling Duck on the water with Kiskadees seemingly perched on every bank-side tree. The other attraction is Lago Das Carpas.

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Panama Trip Report: April 2017

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TRANSPORTATION. Seriously, Panama raises the art of under-communication to new, deplorable heights. Black-bellied Whistling-Duck. The view from our window at Radisson Summit. Yes, that’s Panama City to the right. Let’s be honest: driving around Panama sucks. Great Tinamou. Lots on Lago Gatún and the canal.

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