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Birding Botswana’s Borders

10,000 Birds

I have caught a bus across Europe, but I can’t really claim to have “been” to Germany or Belgium. But you haven’t come here to read my writing about mammals or reptiles, so, yeah, there are also lots of birds. Red Lechwe. In particular, there are lots of waterbirds.

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Getting out of line

10,000 Birds

Occasionally a chick will fall and be released back into the food chain by the alligators, but on the whole, the birds get a good deal providing that they build their nests beyond the jumping capability (as much as 5 feet as demonstrated in the “Jumperoo Show&# ) of the reptiles.

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