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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Ifaty – Madagascar – Finally, The Spiny Forest!

The spiny forest that makes up a lot of the southwestern zone is quite possibly one of Madagascar’s most visually distinct habitats. The large (and

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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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Madagascar – Ankarafantsika, Kinkony, & Ampitsopitsoka – Good Birds and Bad Drivers

Birding in Madagascar is equal parts walking around neat forests and equal parts sitting in a car driving through all of the deforestation to get

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Madagascar – Andasibe – The Real Life Zoo

Madagascar: A place where you walk finely stamped trails and are shown birds at staked out locations. There is so little forest remaining that the

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Madagascar – The Tsingy Extension (AKA The WORST Car Ride of Our Lives)

Ross and I had planned quite the six-month backpacking/birding extravaganza, spending four months in Indonesia and following that up with a tour around the Indian

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