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Namibia’s 15 key birds

June 12, 2012 by Adam Riley 10 Comments

Gaining independence in 1990, Namibia is one of Africa’s “newer” nations, although not quite as newborn as South Sudan which has yet to celebrate...

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Willets in Flight

June 11, 2012 by Corey 6 Comments

What is there to say about a post that is essentially a gallery of Willets in flight? On the ground Willets are a bland...

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Senegal Thick-knee

June 9, 2012 by Redgannet 4 Comments

Congratulations and Ululations With an Egyptian wedding at the hotel coinciding with the Eurovision Song contest, I couldn’t resist the sub-title. Apologies to anyone...

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The Ubiquitous European Starling: The Bird We Love to Hate

June 6, 2012 by Larry 7 Comments

Everyone probably knows the story of how the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) came to the shores of America during the 19th century, but for...

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Victoria’s Riflebird, a Bird-of-paradise

by Duncan 5 Comments

There are few families of birds as bewitching as the birds-of-paradise. They are feathered jewels with extraordinary breeding dances almost unrivalled in the bird world. They have...

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White-rumped Sandpiper Attempting a Quick Getaway

June 5, 2012 by Corey 4 Comments

I spent some quality time recently with a flock of Semipalmated Sandpipers at Big Egg Marsh in my home borough of Queens, the same...

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Pel’s Fishing Owls, Phantoms of the Okavango

by James 6 Comments

Birding’s Holy Grails. They lurk ever-present in our sub-concious as sacred items on an unobtainable, yet highly desirable, list. We pour over photographs, read...

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