10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Families that are endemic to the continent include such strange birds as Shoebill , Secretarybird , Hamerkop , mousebirds and rockfowl ( picathartes ) and delightful groups including bushshrikes, sugarbirds, rockjumpers, woodhoopoes, turacos and hyliotas.

Papua New Guinea 227

Papua New Guinea Madagascar Africa Equatorial Guinea 227

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2015

The first Lions to be re-introduced to Rwanda a few days ago were sourced from Tembe. It was pretty awesome to see so many tuskers, as well as families of elephants safe in their special park. A loud and gorgeous family of Retz’s Helmetshrikes passed through one morning when the prospect of going out in the truck was too much.

South Africa 147

South Africa Elephants Africa Lions 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Both men lead trips for tour company Tropical Birding (Barnes is a founder), and they have also co-authored Wildlife of Madagascar (another WildGuide volume, 2016), Birding Ethiopia (with Christian Boix, 2010) and Wild Rwanda (with Christian Boix, 2015). And, heavy.). Paperback, 224p., 6 x 8, $27.95 (discounts from the usual sources).

Ecuador 178

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 178