For anyone wondering, our days of living out of a truck and birding across the continent of Africa have come to an end. Anyone who
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Tag: Budget birding
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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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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Finally Some Birding! @ The Rondo Plateau – Southern Tanzania
It was a nightmare to get to, but the Rhondo Plateau was a fantastic place to visit! Now if only we could decipher our bird books to identify our target batis!
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No One Has Time To Get Sick — Birding Dzalanyama
Getting sick while travelling is no joke. Anyone who’s ever had to run to the bathroom might find solace in a clean, porcelain throne. Unfortunately
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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 – 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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Indonesia – Gunung Gede – Three Days Up A Mountain
If I’m being honest, Ross is the brains behind most of our birding adventures. While I am definitely a lister myself, my life list isn’t
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India – The Little Rann of Kutch
Desert habitat, while beautiful in its own right, looks amazingly barren upon first glance. The truth is, it is quite barren, at least relatively speaking.
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India – Siana – Where Ross hits 6,000
Ross Gallardy will be the first to tell you that 6,000 life birds isn’t a real milestone. Six thousand is just another number on the
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