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Evolution of birds
Learning about speciation from White-eyes
When I first saw the Orange River White-eye a couple of months ago, it got me thinking about the group, and having seen white-eyes in
13 August 2020
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Birding
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A tale of serendipity
In March of 2017 I was leading a birding tour to Southern Mozambique. On 3 March, while searching for the Green Tinkerbird some 30km inland
29 July 2020
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Photography
Why I photograph birds
Way back in 1986, when I was leaving New Brunswick, Canada to go spend two years in Zimbabwe, my friend Anne Bardou gave me a
18 July 2020
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