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Ovenbirds (but not the Ovenbird)

March 31, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool 1 Comment

As ambiguous as the title of this piece sounds, a foray into the ornithological literature may lead to even more confusion. The family Furnariidae...

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Habitat Mash-up

March 17, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments

The southwest peninsula of Trinidad is unfortunately rarely birded by visiting birders. Most tourists historically spent their time at the northern end of the...

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Creepers in the Forest

February 17, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool 4 Comments

Getting familiar with birds is a process. As a child, poring through the pages of the Encyclopedia of Animal Life (I was gifted this...

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Chacachacare Island

February 3, 2021 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments

In contemplating a title for this blog post, I vacillated between historical and geological references. Then it hit me that the name of the...

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Forest Bathing

November 25, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool No Comments

I’m writing this post primarily because I am currently dreaming of the subject. Having been penned in our house for the last month (and...

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Kenyan LBJ’s (The Sequel)!

November 11, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

In my last piece dedicated to the tiny brown blobs we often ignore, I mentioned the trials and tribulations involved in whittling the selection...

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Sniping: The Final Frontier?

October 14, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool 4 Comments

For those of us who have been bestowed with the good fortune of seeing a snipe, we understand the gravity of the blessing. Any...

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A Reliable Birding Proverb

September 30, 2020 by Faraaz Abdool 2 Comments

“Sit under a fruiting tree and birding shall be fruitful.” After spending the last couple months chasing migratory shorebirds, I was aching for some...

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