Tag: Birding Group
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El Calafate: in Pursuit of the Austral Rail
We sat quietly by the edge of the rushes, listening intently. The sun had yet to rise above the steppe, and the distant snow-clad peaks to the west were still a deep cobalt. From about 30 feet away, hidden deep in the reed bed was an Austral Rail, revealing itself only by its soft chirping…
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Buenos Aires
The plane landed at about 5am local time, and I groggily made my way through immigration and customs. On the plane I had met an architecture student from El Salvador; he was on the way back from christmas break as he studies at the University of La Plata (45 minute drive from the Buenos Aires…
Backcountry Birding 