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Birding Sukau, Sabah, Borneo

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If you want to know what happened on August 31, 1984, I can name at least one event: In the Padang-Sugihan Wildlife Reserve in South Sumatra province, a Large Frogmouth was mobbed by a Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, as described here. At between 4 pm and 6 pm, to be exact. Back to birds. Jerdon has also been noted as being rash.

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Herpetology Vs. Ornithology

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4 Responses to “Herpetology Vs. Ornithology&# tai haku Mar 2nd, 2011 at 8:18 am as a herper/birder I’m going through conflicting emotions! Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Hat-tip to Stella. Joseph Mar 2nd, 2011 at 11:39 am I always read xkcd.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

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Very little information was available at the time, so we hired a car and off we went, following the few tips we had managed to gather but mostly our noses. Furthermore, when communities observe people that have travelled across the world to enjoy their wildlife and forests, they realize that what they have is special and should be protected.

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