The Pittas of Sepilok
Well – I only saw two species, the most common ones at Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. But they are well...
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Acheron Delta, Greece: Hell is Closed for Renovation
We tried yesterday to visit the Nekromanteio of Afyra, the very entrance of ancient Greek’s Hades, but the world of...
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Another Endemic Amazona
The islands of the Caribbean are home to 176 species of endemic birds unevenly distributed across the region. Some islands...
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The Blood Pheasant
The Blood Pheasant gets its name from the crimson-colored streaks on its body – which apparently to some rather weird...
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Birding Tabin, Sabah, Borneo
Sometimes I just want to hug eBird, or more specifically, whoever writes the short species descriptions (even though I am...
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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader
Two books, two authors, two countries bursting with neotropical avian diversity. Birds of Belize by Steve N. G. Howell and...
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A Photographic Guide to the Wildlife of Seychelles by Chris Mason-Parker
“M had told Bond he was sending him to the Seychelles. ‘… Just go and have a look.’ M glanced...
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Trinidad and its Trifectas
As mentioned in many other posts on this blog, the avifauna of Trinidad & Tobago consists of several species and...
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Storm’s Stork
Take a medium-sized stork, then imagine placing a fried egg over each of its eyes. Color the white of the...
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Birding Shanghai in August 2023
The most important event this August for birders in Shanghai and probably elsewhere was of course the release of a...
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