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“The (Big) Year that Flew By: Twelve Months, Six Continents, and the Ultimate Birding Record”

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After 3 months of South and Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Australia, Arjan’s count stood at 2,060 species. My Big Year is such a succession of new experiences that there is simply no time to think of other things. I’ve had so many incredible experiences. I exchange my heavy, clumsy poncho for a light rain jacket.

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Birding Shanghai in March 2023

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In my experience, people eat more food they are familiar with than food that is unfamiliar. In my (fortunately rather limited) experience, Chinese karaoke singers adapt their singing based on the chosen song, the audience, and the amount of alcohol in their blood. They also eat more when together with other people.

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Hill Mynas: A Touch of Tropical Asia in Miami

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However, the typical birding experience for someone down here also includes a large menagerie of other species such as Orange-winged Parrot , Mitred Parakeet , Egyptian Goose and Nutmeg Mannikin. Common Hill Myna’s range in South Florida. Common Hill Mynas are easy to locate due to their loud, shrill calls.

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For the Love of Trogons

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In fact, the best known member of the family, Central America’s aptly-named Resplendent Quetzal , looks less like Michoacán’s trogons than, say, Africa’s Narina Trogon , or the Red-naped Trogon of Indonesia. Honesty requires that I confess to having seen none of these species. Wikipedia has been used.).

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Savanna Nightjars prove that growing old is a process of becoming increasingly disillusioned

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My life experience allows for a generally calm and balanced demeanor. This is what I am able to conclude from my age-related immense treasure trove of experience, which makes it an indisputable truth. If you feel the inclination to experience failure, try spotting legs on them: Legs: The Expendables 1. Legs: The Expendables 2.

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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. Indonesia (1615 / 1603). 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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“The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia”

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This guide describes the 125 best birding sites for both common and rare species, covering Myanmar, Thailand, Laos (officially Lao PDR), Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines and Timor Leste. The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia, edited by Yong Ding Li & Low Bing Wen.

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