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About James

A life-long birder and native of South Africa, James Currie has many years experience in the birding and wildlife tourism arenas. James has led professional wildlife and birding tours for 15 years and his passion for birding and remote cultures has taken him to far corners of the earth from the Amazon and Australia to Africa and Madagascar. He is also an expert in the field of sustainable development and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in African Languages and a Masters degree in Sustainable Environmental Management. From 2004-2007 James worked as the Managing Director of Africa Foundation, a non-profit organization that directs its efforts towards the uplifting of communities surrounding wildlife areas in Africa. James is currently the host and owner of Nikon's Birding Adventures TV and he resides in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Lake Apopka – Florida’s Inland Rarity Hotspot

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Champions of the Flyway – the Dakar Rally of Birding

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The Remotest Endemic Birds

If one was a serious twitcher – kinda like Phoebe Snetsinger (who saw approximately 8,400 species before her death), Tom…

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I grew up in one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Cape Town, South Africa. The birdlife…

School Burrowing Owls

Broward County has one of the highest densities of Burrowing Owls in Florida. It also has one of the highest…

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On a recent filming trip to Emeralda Marsh in Lake County Florida we managed to film and photograph a suspected…

Isla Isabel – Mexico’s Galapagos

Its amazing to me that there are still places on earth where wildlife is blissfully unafraid of humans. Isla Isabel,…

448 Great Things to do in Nature

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San Blas – a Mexican Treasure

Few places on earth offer the opportunity to see 30 country endemics within a half-hour’s drive of a scenic coastal…

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