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Wagbachniederung & Saalbachniederung

10,000 Birds

A Grey Heron looked quite comical as it seemed lost right in the middle of one of the ponds. Tufted Duck Grey Heron We decided to visit the Saalbachniederung as well, a nearby expanse of open meadow and wetland and a short train ride away. A Grey-headed Woodpecker called from a clump of trees that also held a Mistle Thrush.

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A Healthy Dose of Heath

10,000 Birds

The area is a military training ground and as a result, some areas are inaccessible. The area is a military training ground and as a result, some areas are inaccessible. A few minutes after getting into suitable habitat I heard the lovely song of a Wood Lark, and lo and behold, it was sitting right in the open on a dead branch.

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Training a goldfish!

4 The Love Of Animals

That’s right, you can train a goldfish!! Thanks to the folks at Think Geek, we are training ours too. The awesome R2 Fish Training School makes it easy and fun to train your goldfish (or any fish actually, as long as it’s about an inch long). Training a goldfish!

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“The Hawk’s Way” — a book review

10,000 Birds

Maybe author Sy Montgomery is right when she says that “birdwatchers often look down on falconry,” and maybe not. In training, the falconer must never think of rewards and punishments, Nancy Cowan (pictured below, with her Harris’s hawk, Scoter), tells her: “They don’t serve us. We serve them.”.

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Gull for a Godwit in Costa Rica

10,000 Birds

In between way north and way south, the majority of Hudwits either fly right on over, or stop at regular rest and refueling sites. These days, we have a bit more coverage but the trick to connecting with a Hudwit in Costa Rica is the same as finding rare migrants anywhere; luck to be in the right place at just the right time.

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Visit Guatemala with Birding Expeditions

10,000 Birds

We work closely with Mayan communities where local expert birders are permanently monitoring the forest to know the right time and place to spot our unique birds.

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Birding Kabul, Afghanistan

10,000 Birds

We will establish a series of online workshops, trainings, and seminars for young women. I did not actually go to Afghanistan for birding. In a barely disguised advertising plug, I will explain more at the end of this post (and probably in some other posts describing my travels in Afghanistan).