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Friday 29 May 2015

Extreme Birdwatching: Twitching In War Zones!

British birdwatchers in the Philippines found themselves in the midst of a gun fight in their quest to spot a rare eagle. Harriet Alexander talks to a series of "twitchers" about what drives them to seek out unusual birds in extreme environment.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/11440722/Extreme-birdwatching-Twitching-in-war-zones.html?fb_ref=Default

1 comment:

  1. Now that I cannot understand...
    scientists trying to find that female Bald Ibis, yes...
    but going into a war zone to "tick off" a bird...
    mad...
    we'll be reading about them on the Darwin Syndrome pages next!!

    Tim

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