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Birding for me started out as a solitary thing, but I very soon found myself sharing the experience with others, sometimes accidentally, sometimes on purpose, and I’ve discovered there’s a joy in doing so; that sharing my journey is making it fuller and richer. Sometimes, the more the merrier really does hold true, which brings me to this blog. And to you. Come share my journey becoming a birder in the small town and beyond.
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It only took a week...
Finally today I finished the first review of my South Africa photos. I even added photos to the first week of eBird checklists -- still...
Barbara Seith
Nov 22, 20231 min read
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South Africa - Day 14, The End...
We rose early and saw a few new birds while sharing morning coffee. We will be going over to Sukuza Golf Club breakfast and Lake Panic...
Barbara Seith
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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South Africa - Day 13, Lower Sabie
First I forgot to write two things about previously -- so I'm just going to start of with them. I guess I was tired when I wrote it last...
Barbara Seith
Nov 10, 20234 min read
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South Africa - Day 12 Satara to Sukuza
This morning we embark on our last "move" of the trip. Satara is small and kind of quiet (although still really easy to get lost here),...
Barbara Seith
Nov 10, 20232 min read
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South Africa - Day 11, Oliphants
This morning started with this lovely coffee service at the safari vehicle and the announcement that it looked like the wind had died...
Barbara Seith
Nov 8, 20234 min read
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South Africa - Day 10, Finally KRUGER!
Got a way too big to-go breakfast from the restaurant last night. Have my own coffee so the early start wasn't so hard -- I swear they...
Barbara Seith
Nov 7, 20236 min read
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South Africa - Day 9, Mount Sheba and Kruger Fever!
Because of the terrain in and around the valley where the Mount Sheba resort sits EVERY move it up or downhill especially when entering...
Barbara Seith
Nov 6, 20233 min read
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South Africa - Day 8, Cheetah Alert!
When I left my room this morning I had this note on my stoop. I saw the first word in the REMARS: section and thought the first word was...
Barbara Seith
Nov 5, 20233 min read
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South Africa - Day 7 - Flying in coach this time
We left @7 for a 9am "commuter" flight from Cape Town to Jo'burg -- it was fairly short and thank goodness the seats did not recline. ...
Barbara Seith
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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South Africa - Day 6, Alternative to Pelagic
So my lens still doesn't zoom and I played with it a LOT. Our first stop was a wetland Paardevlvi just off of a residential community --...
Barbara Seith
Nov 3, 20233 min read
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South Africa Day 5 - Cape Town Cleanup
Vince, the bird guide demonstrated a lot of flexibility (and not in the yoga sense) by coming up with a birding agenda that would get us...
Barbara Seith
Nov 2, 20234 min read
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South Africa Day 4 - Penguins!
We left DeHoop after a quick morning Campground bird & Breakfast. What I should mention about De Hoop is that this is where I first...
Barbara Seith
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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South Africa Day 3 - Three Daves and a Key
This location was a little tough for me as you know by now I have a limited "foot" capacity for the day and here much of that capacity...
Barbara Seith
Oct 31, 20234 min read
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South Africa Day 2 - Blown Away (literally - and that ain't easy!)
The wind continued a little more strongly on Day 2 – our first stop was on a cliff over the ocean – that did not help the wind situation....
Barbara Seith
Oct 30, 20232 min read
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South Africa Day 1 - getting our feet wet
And getting used to the wind. If there was one theme that went through out most of the trip it was WINDY! If you bird, you know windy...
Barbara Seith
Oct 29, 20234 min read
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Apologies - this is going to have to wait until I get back.
Can’t figure out how to add or move media on the iPad. I should have tried before I left. Got my first life bird in the Airport - Pied...
Barbara Seith
Oct 28, 20231 min read
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Pre-trip thoughts
Tomorrow I will probably go out briefly in Westerly, but I leave around noon for New Jersey and my departure to South Africa. In Rhode...
Barbara Seith
Oct 26, 20232 min read
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