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  1. infopt2000

    Taj Mahal and tigers.

    I did this tour quite a few years ago, highly recommended. A reliable firm and Kanha is excellent https://www.naturetrek.co.uk/tours/just-tigers
  2. infopt2000

    Grey heron or common crane (Istanbul, Turkey)

    Yes, common crane, whole shape distinctive
  3. infopt2000

    ID. Tyninghame, East Lothian UK yesterday

    I thought teal, but I looked it up to check, because I thought they were rather bright for females and rather dull for males - I would have expected more colouring on the heads.
  4. infopt2000

    Buffalo kills man - Wales

    That strikes me as very unusual. Domestic buffalo have the reputation of being less temperamental than cattle. Although there are always farm casualties with cattle, I think they are more usually the small dairy breeds, like Jerseys. Very back luck
  5. infopt2000

    Starlings attack a blue climber's nest

    Yes, Trepador Azul - Nuthatch David
  6. infopt2000

    Seed pod of some kind?

    Great Burdock, Arctium lappa I should say, well dried out and pickled! https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/greater-burdock
  7. infopt2000

    Tawny Owl pellet

    Field studies council does a good ID sheet http://www.librarything.com/work/11510249/book/113829194 note that voles have teeth with grinding tops, mice have teeth with pointy chewing tops (not the proper way of describing them, but hey...)
  8. infopt2000

    Difference between birding and bird watching?

    Generally "birding" is used in the USA, "bird watching" in the UK - but the terms are mutually comprehensible so shouldn't be a problem. In Spanish I can never remember if I "mirar los pajaros" or "ver las aves": I admire your chickens...
  9. infopt2000

    the handbook of bird identification "Mark Beaman and Steve Madge"

    I've got the original of the Glaucous Gull plate hanging on the wall above me at the moment. I'm afraid I bought it because I thought it was a marvellous bit of painting with the misty dock silos in the background. Just shows what sort of birder I am...
  10. infopt2000

    looking for an ID (Central Florida bird of prey)

    Central Florida bird of prey Looks like a Broad Winged Hawk, youngsters apparently do winter in Florida. It's much bigger than a Loggerhead Shrike which a bit smaller than a Mockingbird and doesn't soar like that. It has a couple of black bands across the end of the tail and barring on the...
  11. infopt2000

    Sparrowhawk in Islington

    I saw a sparrowhawk "towering" over Tufnell Park a couple of weeks ago - with a pathetic limp corpse (starling?) in its talons. I thought it was a bit late for breeding, but couldn't think why it was so obviously setting out somewhere - Hampstead Heath? - with food instead of just eating it. I...
  12. infopt2000

    Straps or Harness?

    Well, I use a harness, it was sent to me by a friend in the USA who said I just had to use it. You have to be prepared to adjust the straps depending on whether you're wearing lots of layers of clothes or just a T shirt, and you have to be pretty limber to get into it (or a bit more savvy than...
  13. infopt2000

    6 Days in Panama isn’t enough!

    Panama is a splendid destination - I first went in 1986 when a friend was working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. It is astonishing what is available close to Panama City - the road opposite the Summit Gardens is a terrific place to see birds, I remember White-necked Puffbird...
  14. infopt2000

    Southern Florida request for info

    I did check the site yesterday, and I can find .pdf files for the other three guides but not this one, which is being launched on January 14th (unfortunately I'm in Miami Beach at the Art Deco Festival that day). Have you got the url to the .pdf?
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    Southern Florida request for info

    Bill Pranty's guide (Lane's Birders Guide series) is excellent, but it looks as though the new edition hasn't come out yet - Amazon just lists another seller charging $95, which is a bit pricey for a spiral bound guide. The Great Florida Birding Trail guides are also very good - but the...
  16. infopt2000

    I was just wondering...

    Undoubtedly chickens and ducks. Once bird flu gets a hold.
  17. infopt2000

    Leica up the creek....

    Well, according to the Leica website Leica Camera AG is the bit that produces telescopes and binoculars.
  18. infopt2000

    IBIS - anyone have access to old copies?

    Your local public library should be able to get you a copy through inter-library loan - from the British Library if need be!
  19. infopt2000

    Advice wanted on Trinidad/Wildwings/Pax Guest House

    Aside from the birding, supper on the terrace at Pax is an experience worth travelling to Trinidad for. The last time I went the two non birders were as enchanted with it as the birders!
  20. infopt2000

    Birding Tobago

    Birds of Trinidad and Tobago by Richard ffrench is the standard guide. There are better illustrations in Hilty: Birds of Venezuela, but it's a huge book and you will only get a subsection of the birds in Tobago. The text of the ffrench book is excellent.
  21. infopt2000

    Birding near SE London in Dec/Jan

    Rainham Marshes isn't fully open yet, but there is a special visitor day on December 5th, details on the RSPB website.
  22. infopt2000

    River of raptors in Panama

    Panama is a must see. If you go, then stay at the Acapulco hotel in Panama City - this has an all night restaurant, so pre-dawn breakfast is not only possible, but excellent!
  23. infopt2000

    India: tigers and birds

    I did a Naturetrek trip to Kanha some years back, and it was an absolutely perfect balance between birds and mammals. If you're not a twenty four hour birder who glazes at anything with four legs, then I can recommend them.
  24. infopt2000

    Saddle Creek Park, Florida

    Florida Birding trail will give you details - also about the Tenoroc Mine just up the road. If you go from the middle of Lakeland along Memorial Avenue stop at the power station on Lake Parker to see if there are any interesting herons by the outflow. You get a nice variety of woodland birds as...
  25. infopt2000

    Birding Book needed as a present, Help please !

    If you are interested in American birds Hilty: Birds of tropical america. Available from abebooks.com. Very well written and engaging. Ornithology at its best. Anything by Scott Weidensaul. Quickest to get is "Ghost with trembling wings"...
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