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The Sounds of a Tiger-Heron

10,000 Birds

One of my highlight stories was my first experience with the sounds of a Rufescent Tiger-Heron. During my first few knights in the rainforest of eastern Peru, I knew nothing about animal vocalizations. Lots of insects vocalizing at a time was one cool experience. Needless to say the sounds of the night were overwhelming.

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Tiritiri Matangi Island

10,000 Birds

Hes previously poked albatrosses with sticks in Hawaii, provided target practice for gulls in California, chased monkeys up and down hills Uganda, wrestled sharks in the Bahamas and played God with grasshopper genetics in Namibia. Duncan Mar 10th, 2011 at 3:01 am I know from experience that Saddlebacks are tricky little guys to catch.