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Birding without Binos at Petra

July 16, 2024 by Hannah 5 Comments

There is a German word, fernweh, which, according to the internet, literally translates to “farsickness,” but it is used to describe the feeling of...

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Birding the Datang area, Yunnan

July 15, 2024 by Kai Pflug 4 Comments

The Datang area stretches North from Tengchong, with basically just one road (G219) having less and less traffic before it eventually peters out in...

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When the sun beats down with anger

July 14, 2024 by Clive Finlayson 2 Comments

The outside temperature in the shade reads 47 degrees Celsius and I’m about to enter a hide to photograph birds. At times like these,...

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An Unexpected Twitch

July 13, 2024 by Luca No Comments

“Bit of a twitcher, are ye?” That’s what my high school biology teacher asked, a grin on his face, when he found out I...

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Life Goes On — Martin Edition

July 12, 2024 by Paul Lewis 1 Comment

As I have mentioned repeatedly over the past months, life this spring has gone topsy-turvy in central Mexico, as we experience what has certainly...

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Closing in on the Magic Double Century

by David T 2 Comments

Six months of the year have now slipped by, so time to review the state of my bird lists – my UK list, and...

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Watching a Red-tailed Hawk nest

July 10, 2024 by Leslie Kinrys 1 Comment

Sometimes, patience and determination are rewarded. This is what happened to the hapless pair of Red-tailed Hawks who were nesting on the nearby hospital’s chimney’s catwalk. On...