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Birding the Eshowe area, South Africa

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Then, in 2018, other researchers did DNA testing on the sample specimen and found it was just an ordinary Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird with some kind of slight color mutation ( source ). In 1964, two researchers described a new species, the White-chested Tinkerbird, and brought a specimen back to the UK.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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And so, I went on the American Birding Association Safari to South Africa. That was easily fixed by adding a post-Safari trip to Eastern South Africa, led by dashing Rockjumper guide Clayton Burne, to my itinerary. The small group was a good counterpart to the large, convivial ABA Safari group of 98 birders.

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50 Top Birding Sites in Kenya review

10,000 Birds

When you mention “Africa” to a birder, it is likely that at least two thirds will instantly think “Kenya”, and for a good reason: it is home to over 1,060 bird species and boasts many globally important birding areas. The only thing left for me is to test this guide within Kenya.

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Impala Jousting

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The Impala is an slim, elegant antelope which is seen over most of sub-Saharan Africa, wherever there are a few Acacia bushes or some grass. They form bachelor herds where they test their strength against their peers, finding their natural place in the hierarchy. The purpose is to test each other, not to receive or cause injury.

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Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE

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This two-hour special draws on leading experts to test common shark attack myths while swimming freely among them. In addition to the live broadcast, viewers can go to natgeotv.com/sharkexperiment to find background on the experts and tests as well as live updates from an on-location blog that will include photos, video and text.

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Birding the Rainforest Canopy

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These included Sunbird (United Kingdom), Birding Ecotours (South Africa), Aviatur (Colombia), and two teams from the USA; FieldGuides and Surbound Expeditions. Other ideas still in the testing process include using these events as a mechanism to spearhead a Migratory Bird Conservation Alliance along the Pacific Ocean migratory route.

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Week 17: Kruger NP, Crocodile Bridge to Lower Sabie

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That would have tested out rental insurance policy! Three solid hours of lightning, coming at the rate of a down strike, or fan lightening about every 3 seconds. North of us, where the storm was at its worst, near the Skukuza camp, the hail formed was the size of golf balls and was breaking out car windshields.

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