Month: August 2023
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Back from the Brink: Bali Myna
Mid-July, Bali Barat National Park, Indonesia. In 2002, experts guessed there were probably 6 Bali Mynas left in the wild. Now how could I be looking at a wild Bali Myna after only a few minutes of waiting at the Bali Barat National Park visitor’s center? The reason for both lies in the phenomenal popularity…
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First days in Asia: Denpasar, Bali
As I set foot outside the airport doors I was hit with a wall of hot, humid night air and the clamor of 300 taxi drivers suggesting I hire them (or asking if I was the tourist who had already hired them). I had just finished 48 hours of flying and layovers, starting from Buenos…
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Western Paraguay: Chaco
Early June 2023, Filadelfia, Chaco Province, Paraguay. After I bade farewell to Mbaracayú, I headed west. The country of Paraguay can be divided into two essential bio regions: the *former* Atlantic Forest in the east and the Chaco in the west. This very basic false-color elevation map of Paraguay that I made before leaving shows…
Backcountry Birding 