Armchair birding is fine, but we've decided to leave the Identification part up to you. We're starting off with some easy(ish) ones this time, but there are a couple that might make you nervous.
Whoever can identify these 8 birds first will win a small prize. Let's say, the right to write a blog, with your own photo(s) on our blog sight, provided it is compatible with our common theme of wildlife or life in the wilderness. (Except for the Florida Keys blog, but that may also have fallen under the category of wildlife photography of a sort.) Oh, and of course, we reserve the right to edit, crop, chop, mince, mangle and publish anything you send to us.
A few hints that an armchair birder should know about Katavi when identifying which birds might occur here:
- 900 m above sea level
- Dry, dry, dry from May to December
- Habitat is miombo woodland, acacia woodland, and savannah
- Rivers haven't dried up yet
- Katavi is in W. Tanzania
This contest is really getting exciting! Look at the plethora of comments and attempts...I think we were right the first time...armchair birdwatchers are lazy!
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White Crested Helmet Shrike
Green backed Heron
Namaqua Dove
White Crowned Shrike
Tawny Eagle
Grey Kestrel
Oh! Pretty close, Joe. 1,2,3,5,8 are correct. 6 is correct, sort of. Thank you for playing Armchair Birding. Feel free to try again.
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White Crested Helmet Shrike
Black Crowned Night Heron
Namaqua Dove
Northern White Crowned Shrike
Imm Martial Eagle
Grey Kestrel
One player, one winner. Congratulations, Joe! Awesome call on the Immature Martial in flight behind the palm tree.
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