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Birding Sepilok, Borneo (Part 2)

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Though in terms of aesthetics, their nests are not much to look at – a paper (in Thai, but with an English summary) describes the nest as “a bulky, untidy ball hanging from the tip of a branch of stick with an average height of 1.39 My cats refuse to even try Fiery Minivets.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Tiger Afternoon

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As our Gypsy comes to a halt, one Oriental Honey Buzzard is investigating the new arrivals. He has earned his tip. She has grown up in the reserve and has no experience of the environment of which tourists would not be a permanent, however boring part of. Finally, the shores of the Telia lie in front of us.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Hat-tip to Stella. It is, as the Tambopata research website says: …a unique forest environment, with the highest concentrations of avian clay licks in the world. Wicked, right?

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