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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Ndumo Game Reserve lies in the Easternmost part of South Africa, close to the border of Mozambique and Eswatini. On the other hand, their preferred food is blood, and they also feed on it directly, pecking at a mammal’s wounds to keep them open ( source ). Pel’s Fishing Owl, where were you?

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

These vast and rugged lands of savanna, hills, gorges and rivers still protect some of Ethiopia’s largest extant herds of typical African savanna game, including African Elephant, African Buffalo, Giraffe, Lion, Leopard, African Wild Dog and numerous species of grazers. Yellow-billed Stork. D’Arnaud’s Barbet displaying atop a fencepost.

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The Blue House Dog

4 The Love Of Animals

The boy was wounded by his loss, just as the homeless dog was wounded when his owner died. Both must learn to trust again, and the healing process is a long, slow dance that ultimately brings them together. Dogs find their way inside you, and you want to keep them there,” Cody says.

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