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Recent content by Amazonas_Alex

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    Comment by 'Amazonas_Alex' in media 'Gould's Inca'

    A very beutiful bird and a amazing photo
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    Malaria and Holiday Jabs - Peru

    I have a quite recent memory about rabies, I have just returned from a four day long visit to Alagoas, Brazil where I was supposed to meet a few British friends. One day as I was walking along the beach in Maceio a little child started talking with me and asked if I wanted to see her cute...
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    Comment by 'Amazonas_Alex' in media 'Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager'

    hehe seems like me and Steve has the same favourite Tanagers, second one I think This colour ful bird is sooooo beutiful and I have never seen such a close-up of this species, just seen it at some distance, its even more colourful then I thought. Just another superb shot Robert! you are real...
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    Comment by 'Amazonas_Alex' in media 'Santa Marta Brush-Finch'

    WOW! Thats a amazing shot Robert! You cant get this species any better, a simly stunning photo.
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    Hello from the heart of South America

    Hello grapevine, Thanks for the welcome As Robert said, most parts of the Santa Marta region is very safe today, there is of course always a slightly chance that you get robbed, but most people which lives in this region is really, really friendly. Tourists robberies in Santa Marta rarely...
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    Hello from the heart of South America

    Hi Robert Some really stunning photos you got there, I wish I was that good on taking photos :D hehe ok, no I dont think I ever met that Joel.
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    Man-eating animals?

    I know that Bull sharks has been spotted as far up in the Amazonas as Manaus, might occur widely in this region but I guess they are rarely sighted and attacks is even more rare.
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    Hello from the heart of South America

    Hello Seems like you had a great time, you surely visited many good birding areas, I worked in the Santa Marta region for years but never visited the Guajira part som aim a little jelous about that, is that part as good as the rest of the Santa Marta parts? The capital still got a few good...
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    Hello from the heart of South America

    Hi Robert, Glad to meet someone which has been in Leticia. Where in Colombia did you travel? intresting to know as the tourism is rather new to Colombia, the political situation has been bad down here for many years. Send me a PM or a note the next time you visit Leticia, maybe we can go...
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    Iwokrama: March 16-19

    Seems like a nice trip. Aim getting a bit jelous on that Tayra you saw.
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    What's the rarest/most unusual bird you've seen in the wild?

    Good ones, I have also seen the Orange-breasted Falcon in Tikal, one of the most stunning raptors of Central America.
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    Man-eating animals?

    Yes I have read the investigation about the huge snake, and I agree, its fake, its clearly looks like a reticultated python, a species which isnt found in either Venezuela or Africa.
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    Going to Utila for some birding

    Yes but as it aint a pure birding trip we are going on, the number or which species really dosent matter and aim happy to see any kind of birds, aslo pretty sure that I will see at least some lifer, I dont want to sun and bath all days so I just go birding a few days to get a bit of variation on...
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    Man-eating animals?

    Anacondas, jaguars and black caimans are all capable of killing and eating humans, I doubt that cougars in this part of the world is large enough to kill a human, maybe small kids but I never heard about it. The only animals which regulary kill an eats humans here is the Black caiman and I...
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    Mayotte

    http://biodivcomores.africamuseum.be/ www.africanbirdclub.org Have some info
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