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Birding Mkuze

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Cattle Egrets using public transport. I know it is a bit unfair to this Purple-crested Turaco , but I always wanted to use this Raymond Chandler quotation on a bird: “He wore a two-tone leisure jacket which would have been revolting on a zebra.” African Pygmy Kingfisher. Brown-hooded Kingfisher.

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This Week in Bird(ing) News: Orange Is the New Beak, and a Dead Parrot (No Joke!)

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Female Zebra Finches are one-male birds in the wild, but not so in captivity. The first bird feathers may have been for showiness more than transportation. News Bell Miner Birds Eurasian Blackbird kenya Zebra Finches' Ill-timed mowing … which a petition aims to stop in New York’s Hudson Valley. Meanwhile, in San Jose, Calif.,

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Birding the Changi Business Park-Singapore

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As with anywhere in Singapore, it is easy to access by public transport. We also encountered a Large Hawk Cuckoo , but I was unable to photograph it. Snipe watching us watching it! There were numerous other bird species in the area that we encountered at various other locations around Singapore.

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Birding Singapore Sports Hub

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Another really good feature of Singapore is the excellent public transport system. Javan Mynas , Olive-backed Sunbirds , Spotted Doves , Rock Doves , Zebra Doves , Common Tailorbirds , Blue-tailed Bee-eaters , Yellow-vented Bulbuls , Pink-necked Green Pigeons , House Sparrows and Black-naped Orioles were in that location.

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Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and Lower Peirce Reservoir-Singapore

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We were then able to walk down Upper Thomson Road and get public transport back to our hotel. We could then continue through the park and cross Upper Thomson Road and enter Lower Peirce Reservoir Park and do the trails there. Sign for Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park. We were surprised that it had taken until this day to find Coconut Lorikeets.

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Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand

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Part of the world they wanted to transport was natural. One such individual was Sir George Grey, who liberated many animals on his estate (mercifully on an island), including wildebeest, monkeys, zebras, wallabies, deer, cassowaries, emu and kookaburras. There were no mammals, little game, and not many birds either.

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Layover in Singapore

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Taxi v SMRT – The SMRT is the excellent, clean, safe, reliable, cheap transport system of Singapore. A taxi from the airport to Singapore Botanic Gardens could cost S$20 – 30 depending on traffic, so bring at least S$60 ( Exchange rate calculator ). There is an official website with opening hours and events at [link].

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