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Clare M’s 2012 Year List

January 1, 2012 by Clare M No Comments

During the year I will keep track of what birds we see, but we don’t know where we might go or what we may...

Corey’s 2012 Year List

December 31, 2011 by Corey No Comments

This is my list of all bird species seen in 2012. Because I am lazy on my year lists I follow no particular taxonomy...

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Why is the Robin’s Breast Red?

December 15, 2011 by Greg 9 Comments

Why is the Robin’s breast red? Why are any of the parts of any birds colorful? To make it easier for birders to identify...

Birds

South Africa’s endemic birds

December 13, 2011 by Adam Riley 11 Comments

My home country of South Africa can only be described as a birding paradise! Although in raw numbers (843 species recorded to date) it...

Birding

Birding Technology – The New Citizen Science

December 6, 2011 by James 6 Comments

Birding has come a long way since I was a nipper! Advances in optics, field guides, internet resources and now, apps, mean that there...

Birds

Tubenose Taxonomy 101

November 10, 2011 by David 9 Comments

Tubenose. No, it’s not part of a Shakespearean insult. Tubenoses are seabirds that belong to an order called Procellariiformes (from a Latin word for...

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Introducing the African Birding Beat

October 6, 2011 by Adam Riley 13 Comments

Friends, birders, and globe-trotters, lend me your ears. Better yet, offer up your eyeballs because we have a powerhouse post here that deserves, nay...

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