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The First Oasis of the Kazakhstani Semi-Desert

July 1, 2009 by Corey 2 Comments
As we continued east from Almaty the air got drier and drier and the landscape got more and more desolate.  We passed a town...
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East to the Desert: The Beginning of Day Four in Kazakhstan

June 26, 2009 by Corey 5 Comments
On the fourth day in Kazakhstan I awoke early and, in the drizzlymist, once again birded the grounds of the hotel in Almaty.  The...
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Mongolian Finch (Rhodopechys mongolicus)

June 19, 2009 by Corey 4 Comments
Though I have already done a post on the Desert Finch of the Kazakhi deserts I felt that the similar Mongolian Finch (Rhodopechys mongolicus),...
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Birding Kazakhstan: Last Post for Day 3

June 18, 2009 by Corey 4 Comments
After leaving Big Almaty Lake, the site of our Ibisbill dip, we continued uphill to the Tien Shan Astronomical Observatory where lunch was distributed...
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Birding Big Almaty Lake, Kazakhstan

June 16, 2009 by Corey 3 Comments
Big Almaty Lake, about thirty kilometers south of the city of Almaty, is a glacial-fed lake situated at just over 2,500 meters in the...
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Himalayan Rubythroat (Luscinia pectoralis)

June 15, 2009 by Corey 9 Comments
Seeing any bird with the word “Himalayan” in its name is going to be a thrill.  Ditto for any bird named with any variation...
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Birding Our Way into the Tien Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan

June 14, 2009 by Corey 4 Comments
After the pre-breakfast birding whetted my appetite for some seriously good birds I couldn’t wait to get up into the the snow-capped Tien Shan...
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Birding the Grounds of the Hotel Altyn-Kargaly, Almaty, Kazakhstan

June 13, 2009 by Corey 3 Comments
After our two days birding the flat lands near Astana we flew to Almaty late at night and made our way to the Hotel...
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