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Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth – A Film Review

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I couldn’t help thinking this–me, the anthropomorphism hater– as I watched a pair of Philippine Eagles tend their nest, raise a chick, and tear monkeys apart in Bird of Prey: The Story of the Rarest Eagle on Earth , a well-crafted, beautifully filmed documentary with a mission. The Philippine Eagle has a kind face. link] [[link].

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Tribes and Birds of the Lower Omo Valley by Adam Riley

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They are traditionally pastoral people, but have from necessity accepted agriculture, fishing and crocodile hunting as means of survival. Game was not plentiful but the highlight was finding a beautiful female Leopard with her cub next to the road, and along the Mago River, a Da Brazza’s Monkey gorging himself on figs. Mursi woman.

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Birding Inirida, Colombia, or river dolphins and hoatzins, part 2

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Am I over-confident in my thinking that we were so interesting that they were investigating us for a good half an hour, until we moved further upriver? Because of that, the bird has a manure-like odour and is only hunted by humans for food in times of dire need” [ Source ]. Adult males reach an average length of 2.32 metres (7.6

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Birding the Trinity Hills

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Raptors were in no short supply, and in addition to a Savanna Hawk , Grey-lined Hawk , and an extremely brief view of a Double-toothed Kite as it careened over the canopy later on, we saw a couple Broad-winged Hawks characteristically hunting from a low perch. We stopped periodically to investigate various patches along the road.

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Birding Borneo with Non Birders

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My Dad is less of a biologist and more interested in history, but is also laid back and happy enough watching us have fun, but we even managed to find some historical sites to investigate. We went with a local company, Borneo Eco Tours. The truly lucky might see Bornean Clouded Leopards or the endemic Flat-faced Cat at night. Danum Valley.

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