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Birding Botswana’s Borders

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But I do have rules about whether I can have said to have visited a country, ie does the country “count” which I have inherited from my family, particularly my Dad. I slept in hotel in Zurich but didn’t leave the airport or even clear immigration, so I can’t really say I’ve been to Switzerland either.

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Baby Bird Books, Little Bird Books

10,000 Birds

The boys knew what Owls looked like, they saw Screech Owls (and Barred and Great Horned Owls) at a local wildlife park, and we photographed Burrowing Owl families every year at Brian Piccolo Park. This beautiful book, an a import from Switzerland, is a joy to look at and read. So, they knew that these were Real Owls.

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