12 countries with the greatest bird species density
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 5, 2019
With an excellent safety record and quickly improving standards of nature protection and tourism infrastructure, Rwanda is a rising ecotourism star of this group.
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The Storks of Africa
10,000 Birds
MAY 8, 2012
Sometimes they have to protect their catches from piratic African Fish Eagles who swoop down as soon as they that see a Saddle-bill has successfully caught a fish. They are often found roosting in small groups along the edges of lakes and riverine sandbars. They also prey on frogs and crabs.
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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2015
Over a dozen distinctive ethnic groups exist here, many of whom live lives little touched by the modern world. Nearly 2,500 square miles of the wildest sections of the Omo Valley are protected in the almost contiguous Omo National Park on the river’s west bank (Ethiopia’s largest park) and Mago National Park on the east bank.
Petrel Paradise
10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
Soon we were out of the protected harbour and into choppier waters, and here I have to say I suffered for about two hours from the dreaded affliction known as sea-sickness. Fairy Prions ( Pachyptila turtur ) And then there were the “true petrels&# , insofar as that group has any taxonomic meaning anymore. The proposal from U.S.
Where America dreams of/goes birding?
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2019
I was just curious what the US birders dream about, so I posted a question in the ABA’s FB group: a) what are the most popular foreign destinations and b) where would you go with unlimited funds? If I were answering those same questions, my answers would probably be Ecuador, Uganda and Thailand. What would be your choices?
Tiritiri Matangi Island
10,000 Birds
MARCH 9, 2011
Most of the tourists, of which there are quite a few, opt to go on the tours provided by the Supporters, so by walking away quickly from the slowly coalescing groups we were able to lose the crowds quickly. You start hearing and catching glimpses of birds as soon as you land, particularly the fast moving Tui. Get yours today!
Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley
10,000 Birds
APRIL 15, 2015
I was in contact with a group of birders for whom I arranged and guided an annual tour to Africa. We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here.
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