10,000 Birds

APRIL 13, 2015

Ethiopia, a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa, has firmly established itself as one of Africa’s top birding destinations. My adventure to the Omo Valley started with a flight from Ethiopia’s bustling capital, Addis Ababa, to Arba Minch, the largest city in southern Ethiopia. Yellow-billed Stork.

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Ethiopia Sudan Leopards Cattle 245

10,000 Birds

MAY 13, 2015

As for the pseudo-warblers, I’m not actually against them so much, they are after all a family that, while wanting for a name that is descriptive and not derived from a misapplication of European names, are easy to identify and pleasant enough on the eye (with a few exceptions). Word spreads.

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Africa Ethiopia Feral Tanzania 175

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2017

I went to Ethiopia. In particular they evoke the New Hampshire lake my extended family descends upon each summer and has done so from before I was born. Singapore is a densely populated city-state which still manages to protect a number of species. Ethiopia: The You Saw What Award? I bought a house. I still have no idea.

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United Arab Emirates Ethiopia 2016 Singapore 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 4, 2011

Here’s hoping the Liben Lark defies the odds and long graces the grassy plains of Ethiopia! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. • Explore These Related Posts More Habitat for Snowy Plover?

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Ethiopia 2011 Deer Cats 145

10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

Last year scientists in Ethiopia discovered the jawbone of a 2.8 If you see an owl,” wrote Mikal Deese, “someone in your family is going to die. However – if you go out late at night, you’ll see quite a few people; and while some may be up to no good, they’re not necessarily rabid. The same goes for raccoons.

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Wildlife Rehabilitation Porcupines Raccoons Ethiopia 181

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2012

Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. Sometimes they have to protect their catches from piratic African Fish Eagles who swoop down as soon as they that see a Saddle-bill has successfully caught a fish.

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Africa Tanzania South Africa Uganda 242

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Their nests are also a messy structure due to protective thorns on the outside, but the interior is constructed of softer grasses. This group of 4 species (as well as all the remaining “weavers” that are covered below) are not even placed in the weaver family ( Ploceidae ) but in Passeridae – the Old World Sparrow family.

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Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 226