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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

10,000 Birds

I wanted Penguins. They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) And Sunbirds. And so, I went on the American Birding Association Safari to South Africa. The small group was a good counterpart to the large, convivial ABA Safari group of 98 birders.

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Draai Laag Brewing Company: Haviken

10,000 Birds

It was a startling but forgivable experience, and not nearly as unsettling an attack by nesting goshawks (or so I’ve heard): it seems an encounter with Haviken involves a certain amount of risk in either case. Penguin Hops is brewed with hops grown around the aquarium grounds and its sales benefit Rockhopper Penguin conservation.

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