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Others Reasons to Visit Cassowary House

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A Southern Cassowary ( Casuarius casuarius ) that may have tried to kill me. Cassowary House isn’t just a place to rest your head with some birds, it is also the headquarters of Sicklebill Tours, famous for it’s jaunts to New Guinea.

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Birding Tabin, Sabah, Borneo

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The Plain Sunbird is the plain vanilla version of the otherwise often very colorful family (ok, a very low-budget sort of joke). His somewhat dubious claim to fame includes a book describing his trip to New Guinea despite the fact that he never actually got to the mainland area of New Guinea ( source ).

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Collaborative list – August 2018

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Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Speckled Pigeon – Columba guinea. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). August is the make or break month for relationships. Bravo if you have.

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