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Bengal Floricans & A Zen Moment | Excerpt from No Half Measures
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East Africa’s Dimorphic Egret closely resembles the Western Reef-Egret, until you look for the differences. Easy, huh? You wish! Continue reading Dimorphic Egret – Meet this East African mystery bird
Spotted Owlets are ace rodent control agents, but catching one as it relishes a breakfast of freshly caught rat is an epiphany indeed! Continue reading Rat-atouille? No, it’s a Spotted Owlet at breakfast!
Running into a Northern Treeshrew in Arunachal Pradesh can be exhilarating. This tiny mammal, resembling a pointy-nosed squirrel, is more closely related to primates. Continue reading Encounter: Northern Treeshrew in Arunachal Pradesh
Pura Vida. The phrase that translates roughly to “Pure Life” doesn’t do enough justice to all that Costa Rica offers the nature lover. It’s goodbye for now. Continue reading Costa Rica Diaries – Parting Gifts
On a rainy Day 6 of Sandy’s birding tour in Costa Rica, he and his fellow birders seek out the Resplendent Quetzal, which the ancient Aztecs venerated as a feathered serpentine deity, Quetzalcoatl. Continue reading Costa Rica Day 6 – Resplendent Quetzal: Part Bird, Part God and Full-Time Economy Driver
Trees full of toucans, and a gobsmacking parade of macaws… the birding bonanza in Costa Rica seems to get better and better with a last-mile burst of lifer luck. And, yet, there’s more to come! Continue reading Costa Rica Day 5 – Toucan Trees and Wild Dreams Coming True
On Day 4 in Costa Rica, Sandy learns his Spanish grammar the hard way, and indulges in a little light experiment with hummingbird photography Continue reading Costa Rica Day 4 – Midnight weightlifting, flashing hummingbirds and misgendering in Spanish
Nightjars own the dark. To spy one by daylight is a gift from the night. An Indian Nightjar with a baby by its side is a vision Continue reading Indian Nightjar, Sweet Child O’Mine
Scarlet Macaws, Great Green Macaws, Shining Honeycreepers, King Vultures — a great big birding feast! What better way to spend Christmas in Boca Tapada, Costa Rica Continue reading Christmas at Boca Tapada – Costa Rica Birding Diary Day 3
Look closely at the eyes of a Black-winged Kite. Are they red? Or orange? Or yellow? The eyes will tell you if you are looking at an adult or a juvenile bird. Continue reading TL;DR – What colour are a Black-winged Kite’s eyes?
From white bats huddled like dumplings under banana leaves and shimmering hummingbirds and gaudy tree frogs, to majestic owls necking in the dark of the forest, it’s just another birding day in Guapiles, Costa Rica. Is crazy! Continue reading Muddy Boots in Guapiles | Costa Rica Birding Diary – Day 2
Exploring the bird life of Costa Rica, Sandy meets many that he assumes are either marital partners or relatives, but is mistaken! Continue reading Costa Rica Birding Diary | Day 1 – Cinchona and Sarapiqui
Are you a nature lover and a quizzer? The Green Ogre Nature Quiz is designed to help you while away your time fruitfully — and feel smart! Continue reading Introducing… The Green Ogre Nature Quiz!
Seeing one White-naped Woodpecker is exciting. Seeing a pair at work in the woodland is a bonus. And here’s a fun fact about the bird’s Latin name. Continue reading TL;DR – White-naped Woodpecker Double Bill