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Destinations, Terminology

Pseudonymns for Costa Rican Birds

March 17, 2018 by Patrick O'Donnell No Comments
Some birds are too cool for just one name. Others...
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What is a Nictitating Membrane?

February 6, 2014 by Corey 4 Comments
A nictitating membrane is a third eyelid that is translucent...
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Color Me Roseate

May 10, 2013 by Mike 2 Comments
Ah rose, the color of swanky gardens and rampant optimism....
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A New Addition To The Birding Lexicon: “Brainbird”

January 22, 2013 by Felonious Jive 2 Comments
Black-thighed Grosbeak. On a recent Costa Rica trip, one of...
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Birding, Terminology

A Skip of Skylarks?

December 22, 2012 by Redgannet 2 Comments
During the middle ages, a specialised vocabulary became popular in...
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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

December 11, 2012 by Adam Riley 6 Comments
I’m sure you’ve all heard of Africa’s famous Big Five,...
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American Trash Bird

October 8, 2012 by Mike 13 Comments
The celebration of Columbus Day in the United States has...
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect as it Relates to Birding

March 26, 2012 by Corey 19 Comments
I was recently reading a rather vitriolic comment thread on...
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Color Me Olivaceous

March 4, 2012 by Mike 4 Comments
While green is rather common color in avian plumage, it...
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Of Whiskey Jacks and Water Ouzels

April 8, 2011 by Carrie 13 Comments
There’s a reason why the name of Linnaeus is still...
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Instagram post 2199395862923294806_22210946701 African Finfoot, one of three in the enigmatic family spread across the world, with Asia’s Masked Finfoot and the New World’s Sungrebe. Seen in Uganda at the #africanbirdingexpo at #lakemburonationalpark #africanfinfoot #birds #birdstagram #birdsofinstagram #finfoot
Instagram post 2198925966707952201_22210946701 Shoebill. Does anything more need to be said? #shoebill #uganda #mabambaswamp #africanbirdingexpo #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #birds #pearlofafrica
Instagram post 2197696327754927594_22210946701 Lilac-breasted Rollers are gaudy even among other rollers! #africanbirdingexpo #lilacbreastedroller #pearlofafrica #lakemburonationalpark #birds #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram
Instagram post 2197224325487055163_22210946701 Green-backed Woodpecker in Lake Mburo National Park. Another uninspired bird name but quite a bird to see! #africanbirdingexpo #pearlofafrica #lakemburonationalpark #greenbackedwoodpecker #birds #birdstagram #birdsofinstagram #woodpecker
Instagram post 2194792028364581895_22210946701 Red-throated Wryneck on the road near Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. This was a hell of a bird to see and see well! #africanbirdingexpo #uganda #woodpeckersofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #birds #pearlofafrica #redthroatedwryneck
Instagram post 2194100506820202410_22210946701 Hamerkop is amazingly abundant in Uganda: we’ve seen multiples nearly every day we’ve been here. Their abundance might make them less exciting for birders to see but they are really fun birds to watch and digiscope. Also, they keep theft of carpentry tools at record lows. #africanbirdingexpo #pearlofafrica #hamerkop #digiscoping #birdstagram  #birdsofinstagram #birds #uganda #dadjokes
Instagram post 2193639819140456841_22210946701 Gray-crowned Crane is the national bird of #uganda  And no wonder! Look at it! It’s shockingly gorgeous! #africanbirdingexpo #pearlofafrica #graycrownedcrane #birds #birdstagram #birdsoginstagram #cranes
Instagram post 2193445769263390710_22210946701 Red-necked Francolin in Murchison Falls National Park. These birds are common and awesome to watch, a great combination! #birdsofinstagram #birdstagram #africanbirdingexpo #africanbirdingexpo2019 #pearlofafrica #redneckedfrancolin #birds
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