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Forest Bathing

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During a two-year long moratorium on hunting in T&T, I had some of the most incredible birding experiences. After experiencing the ebb and flow of energies over the years with the coming and going of the annual five month long hunting season, the strain is plain for me to see. Our yearly CBC racked up its highest numbers in a decade.

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15 expat-friendly countries for a birder to move to

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So, beside a lot of birds and the sunny sky, I want the coldest thing to experience year-round to be my beer. Venezuela (1365 / 1383). While I do enjoy the first snow of the season, the second snow is a different matter. As is every one after it. Which leaves me with quite a few choices – practically the entire tropical belt, right?

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Trinidad’s Coastal Forest

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Running end-to-end across the northernmost section of the island, Trinidad’s Northern Range is the final outcrop of the mighty Andes after it bends eastward through Venezuela. The confluence of these two elements gives rise to a unique experience with a distinctive aesthetic. Check it out for yourself here.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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Experiments in the field (the famed Asa Wright Nature Center veranda) involving Bananaquits and bananas came up with numbers ranging from 7 to 16, but a tanager always came along to interfere with Bananaquits’ noisy appreciation of their namesake fruit. (2) Which hummingbird was more beautiful—Tufted Coquette or Ruby-topaz Hummingbird? (3)

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The Newest Beat

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As his passion for birding grew he decided to travel Latin America; he has spent time in Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela and a great deal of time in Brazil. One of his most memorable birding experiences was the six months spent in Northeast Brazil performing research on a new species of bird called the Araripe Manakin.

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World birding from a Schrödinger’s house

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I was trying to find that answer for a while and it turned into a very annoying experience. Venezuela 1417 8. The first information necessary to start planning your travels is how many birds can be seen in each country. Which countries topped the list? One would expect that the answer is easy to find, but no, it isn’t.

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