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15 expat-friendly countries for a birder to move to

10,000 Birds

And it raises a question: if all the birds are having a party over there, am I in the wrong spot? Which leaves me with quite a few choices – practically the entire tropical belt, right? Venezuela (1365 / 1383). And where all those birds are? Map by BirdLife International. Kenya (1034 / 1153). South Africa (755 / 842).

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Selling Birds Short: A Heretical View Of Avian Intelligence

10,000 Birds

Between staying warm/cool, finding food, avoiding predators, migrating thousands of miles every year, finding mates, raising chicks and doing all this at the mercy of the elements, it makes sense that they have more brainpower than just simple instinct to run on. Picture being a Blackpoll Warbler being born in the boreal forests of Alaska.

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