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Introducing the African Birding Beat

10,000 Birds

I was fortunate to have been born and raised in Africa, and although I have traveled extensively around the world, it remains my home and in my blood. Birding here is a joy, further augmented by the world’s most intact mammalian megafuana, fascinating tribal cultures, breath-taking scenery and the cradle of human history.

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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. Superb Starlings avoid this when using helpers, much like rich people presumably reducing the stress of raising kids by hiring a couple of nannies. On the other hand, compared to the Laughing Dove , human life is still pretty long.