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The Pittas of Sepilok

10,000 Birds

The British then posthumously named a fort after him (Ussher Fort in Ghana) – not a great consolidation when you are already dead, but then, not many things are. It might be a good idea not only to pass laws but also to enforce them – just a thought. Humanity is overrated.

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Combined Beats List – June 2016

10,000 Birds

The law of diminishing returns brings the inevitability of repeat sightings and has checked the momentum of the combined beats’ list for June. Others, by their own admission, are Luddites and believe that the pinnacle of human technological achievement was reached on the day that man first bound a notebook in moleskin. 12 Feb 2016.

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Birding Hluhluwe, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Despite its rather toxic-looking colors, the African Green Pigeon is trapped for food in Ghana. For the German flag, the “Grundgesetz” (the German basic law) states that the color of the national flag is black-red-gold. On the other hand, compared to the Laughing Dove , human life is still pretty long.