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The parrots you have, not the parrots you wish you had

10,000 Birds

We birders north of Mexico used to have a parrot to call our own, a sun-faced, spike tailed jewel called the Carolina Parakeet that traversed the southeastern United States preceded by the adrenaline inducing ear piercing squeals that haunt the fever dreams of any birder lucky enough to have made the journey to the Neotropics.

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Birding crème de la crème: Asia – Corbett to Taman Negara

10,000 Birds

It’s been a while since I observed a parrot in a palm tree above my head. Kaziranga National Park is famous for having 80% of the surviving population of the Indian Rhinoceros , as well as being the favourite park of the British royal family, whenever they visit India. I clearly miss travelling, long distance travelling.

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