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Into Guyana’s Interior

10,000 Birds

Although by this time we had already clocked around a hundred species after a day and a half in Guyana, we were understandably eager to explore the famous rugged interior of the country. Now, I hadn’t a glimmer of hope of seeing this species before getting to Guyana. Unless, of course, a small aircraft is involved.

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Best* Bird Books, Binoculars, Bottles** of Booze, and Backpacks of the Bygone Year

10,000 Birds

Hudson; and a primer on geological history, including the continuing zoological effects of the “Great American Biotic Interchange”; and a travelogue of an extraordinary river trip through Guyana. Dragan). ==. It’s one of those rare books, full of esoterica and wit, that you wish would not end.

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