Ross warned me. I knew what I was getting into. I agreed anyway. The Usambaras, the Ulugurus, the Udazangwas, and the Rubeos, collectively part of
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Author: budgetbirders
The Uluguru’s – A Flashback
Last year (2020) about this time, it was especially rainy, with significantly higher rainfall than average. We were on track to bird some of the
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Can We Find The Forest?! A search for Montane Akalat
Our big Africa trip that we had started in 2020 took a year long pause. I’m sure by now you know why. Almost exactly to
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A May Update
For anyone unaware, Ross and I have made it to Africa! We actually arrived about a month ago and have been travelling around Tanzania ever
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The Day We Almost Were Robbed
Ross is notoriously paranoid (or at least i think he is, he’d disagree). Sometimes his overprotective and extremely cautious methods can be annoying, but he’s
Read moreThe Most Range Restricted of All!
We called it “express birding” as we recorded a number of eBird checklists of birds of marshes while driving by them. A Brown Pelican here,
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Time Birding is Not Time Lost
Much of this blog is written in real time, even if there’s a significant delay in uploading to our website. I like to take notes
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Change Of Plans! Are We Crazy?!
This road, with steep walls of green forest on either side, is a well-known birding location boasting 291 species for the eBird Hotspot list (the
Read moreTime To Pull Out All The Stops – Mexico
For as much birding as Ross and I have done, we’ve gone on very few pelagics together, all of which have been self-coordinated with locals
Read moreWait, It Was His First?!?!
Blue-capped Hummingbird holds a very special distinction. Blue-capped Hummingbird was the very first bird that Ross learned about that is known as a “range-restricted endemic.”
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