Surfbirds.com - Jonathan Rossouw
brought the first big numbers of the year, reacquainting with the Abyssinian endemics and producing an unexpected lifer in the form of Dusky Babbler in the Omo Valley. Witnessing Ethiopian Wolves hunting and spending a full morning with over 300 Geladas was equally noteworthy.
Guyana in February
produced a plethora of cotingas, notably scope sightings of the incredible Crimson Fruitcrow, as well as Rufous-winged Ground-Cuckoo and 4 Jaguars in 3 days at Iwokrama.
Crimson Fruitcrow, Guyana, copyright Jonathan Rossouw
A personal trip to
Cuba in March
was mind-blowing on multiple fronts, with an intoxicating blend of friendly, resourceful people, spectacular music, killer mojitos and faded colonial grandeur enhancing the avian endemics. Personal top three were breeding-plumaged male Bee Hummer, numerous Blue-headed Quail-Doves, and the infinitely cute Cuban Tody. |
