It was impressively quiet when we entered the forest at Taita Hills. No bugs singing; No birds chirping. The forest was almost totally silent. The
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Tag: birding africa
This Flock Is Alone – Arabuko-Sokoke Forest – Kenya
The largest piece of intact coastal lowland forest in all of East Africa is sure to be a good time right? Well, yes and no…
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Sleep Like A Monster – Global Big Day 2021- Kenya
The second Saturday in May has always been a day for birding, recognized worldwide as “International Migratory Bird Day.” Each year at this time the
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Serengeti To Ourselves?!?
The Serengeti is one of those places. There’s a special connotation about it — and for good reason, it’s one of the most amazing places to go for wildlife viewing. We had it to ourselves but it almost didn’t get a chance to happen…
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Prove You Are A Tourist
Ross is under the impression that all of our remote bird expeditions look the same: take a bad road, show up in a village, coordinate,
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Back to The Uluguru’s
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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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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Headed Into A Papyrus Swamp – Northern Zambia
One of the unique qualities of our Africa birding trip is that we were headed to places off the beaten path, even for birders, to
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Surprise, It’s a Striped Crake
Zambia is supposed to be the place to see Blue Quail, but after leaving Mutinondo, where we walked in as many grasslands as possible, we
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