10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

If there are human fishing activities then all the better – Marabous will gather in numbers around fishermen’s docks and fish markets, in fact anywhere where fish are cleaned and scraps disposed of, allowing these intelligent birds to obtain a free meal.

Africa 250

Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 250

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The latter species is now nearly an Albertine endemic, as the region of western Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and eastern DR Congo is an area high in interesting endemics. Bats, it seems, are the reservoir of many zoonoses that cause humans, and other creatures, so many issues. And then there’s the bats.

Pythons 209

Pythons Bats Uganda Burundi 209

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Birding here is a joy, further augmented by the world’s most intact mammalian megafuana, fascinating tribal cultures, breath-taking scenery and the cradle of human history. Nowhere in the world are birds as colorful, easy to see and abundant as in Africa! And Africa is the ONLY continent without an extinct bird to boot!

Papua New Guinea 250

Papua New Guinea Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Tanzania 250

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2012

This remote region of Cryptosepalum forests is little changed by human hands (somewhat of a rarity in these times of devastating habitat destruction) yet this species has not been relocated despite extensive searches by birders (including myself). Banded is an attractive species endemic to Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Ethiopia 251

Ethiopia Tanzania Uganda Africa 251