Ross told me I hadn’t seen the middle of nowhere yet until I’d seen the Gibber Plains.
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Pittas and Chimps! – Kibale NP Uganda
Surely one of the most colorful ground dwelling birds in all of Africa is Green-breasted Pitta. Breeding birds can be seen displaying in trees, but
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Royal Mile – Uganda
I’m not sure how the name “Royal Mile” came to be, but Budongo Forest has been referred to by that moniker for years. Maybe the
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The Inhospitable Home – Northern Kenya
It was desert habitat as far as the eye could see. The dry, red soil and sparse acacias soon turned to sandy plains and then
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Indonesia – Sumatra, Aceh – Searching for a Needle In a Haystack
What is the smallest commercial plane you’ve ever been on? I have been on quite a few small planes in my day, but when it
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Indonesia – Simeulue – Completely Cleaning Up
In case you missed it, we had just spent the previous days visiting a few small islands off the coast of Sumatra. Over the course
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Indonesia – Time For a Boat Trip! – Bangkaru & Babi
Indonesia is an island nation most famous among international tourists for the beautiful paradise that is the island of Bali. But let me tell you,
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Zombitse – Madagascar – Did Anyone Say Zombies? No, Zombitse! And Yay for Gamebirds!
At this point we were nearing the end of our trip to Madagascar. We had just finished up a few nearby birding locations and were
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Madagascar – Berenty – Pied Crow vs Chameleon Showdown (One of the coolest things we’ve ever seen)
The following morning we headed to Berenty, a private wildlife reserve in southern Madagascar where we had reservations waiting for us in what is a very
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