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BIRDING ADVENTURES TV NEWS Greetings!
Well, after a long hiatus from newsletters and admin, its back to work for BATV! The crew has just returned from an extensive Australia trip where we filmed a 3-part series on Australian birds. Our journeys took us to Kangaroo Island in South Australia where we searched for our Golden Bird, the endemic sub-species of Glossy Black Cockatoo.
Glossy Black Cockatoos on Kangaroo Island We then headed north to Alice Springs in Northern Territory and had incredible views of our Golden Bird, the Western Bowerbird. After taking in the magnificence of Uluru (Ayer's Rock) we made our way further north to the "Top End" where we began our quest for the beautiful but elusive Rainbow Pitta. What spectacular birding destinations! Northern Territory and South Australia have so much to offer birders so watch out for our Australia shows when they air soon.
On Saturday evening I was privileged to be the keynote speaker at the Big O birding festival in Clewiston, Florida. It is really heartening to see the steps that are being taken by local activists to promote birding in their respective regions. These local birding festivals are really such an important part of birding in the USA and they really need as much support as possible.
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Beautiful Kangaroo Island
Congratulations to the winner of our last quizz, Gary Hunter from Abilene, Texas! And be sure to enter this week's quizz. Learn more below about our upcoming show, the Red-footed Boobies of Turneffe Island, Belize. Stay tuned for another Birding Adventure! 
THE TV SHOW WHERE BIRDS OF A FEATHER ADVENTURE TOGETHER
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SELVA VERDE LODGE, COSTA RICA! Selva Verde is more than a lodge and more than a rainforest reserve. It is your gateway into a magical world of towering Almendro trees, Mantled Howler Monkeys, and Keel Billed Toucans. Located just 2 hours from San Jose, Selva Verde provides easy access to the wonders of the rainforest. For over 30 years, the lodge has been a haven for nature enthusiasts from around the world. Its abundant biodiversity, comfortable rainforest lodge, and exciting activities are ideal for adventure seekers, bird and wildlife watchers, students, and families.
Highlights for birders include the Keel-billed Toucans, Great Green Macaws, Wood Thrushes, Grey-necked Wood Rails, Sunbitterns and Violet Crowned Woodnymphs are just a few of the birds that inhabit the Selva Verde Rainforest Reserve. For decades, Selva Verde has been a birding hotspot - captivating beginner and expert alike.
Selva Verde is more than a lodge and more than a rainforest reserve. It is your gateway into a magical world of towering Almendro trees, Mantled Howler Monkeys, and Keel Billed Toucans. Located just 2 hours from San Jose, Selva Verde provides easy access to the wonders of the rainforest. For over 30 years, the lodge has been a haven for nature enthusiasts from around the world. Its abundant biodiversity, comfortable rainforest lodge, and exciting activities are ideal for adventure seekers, bird and wildlife watchers, students, and families.
Highlights for birders include the Keel-billed Toucans, Great Green Macaws, Wood Thrushes, Grey-necked Wood Rails, Sunbitterns and Violet Crowned Woodnymphs are just a few of the birds that inhabit the Selva Verde Rainforest Reserve. For decades, Selva Verde has been a birding hotspot - captivating beginner and expert alike.
The beautiful and scarce Sunbittern is often seen at Selva Verde Additionally, Selva Verde can easily be used as a base of exploration for a 3-5 day experience for birders who wish to bird independently. As a part of the new Costa Rica Bird Route in the region, sites offering different microclimates and habitats can be visited easily each day such as La Selva Biological Station or La Virgen del Socorro. With excellent naturalists at the Lodge and private transportation, it is very convenient to use Selva Verde as a base to explore the wonders of Sarapiquí.
Watch this brief video clip filmed at Selva Verde Lodge.
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| RED-FOOTED BOOBIES! The Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings. The Red-footed Booby is the smallest of all boobies at 71 cm in length and with a 137 cm wingspan. It has red legs, and its bill and throat pouch are coloured pink and blue. This species has two plumage forms. The white phase is mostly white with black on the flight feathers. The brown form is brown with a white belly, rump, and tail. This species breeds on islands in most tropical oceans. It winters at sea, and is therefore rarely seen away from breeding colonies. Catch the quest for this beautiful species this week on BATV!
A Red-footed Booby chick |
 BATV WEEKLY QUIZZCorrectly identify the mystery bird in the photo at left and win a comprehensive Nikon lens cleaning kit. Email all answers to info@BirdingAdventures.com and title your email "Quizz". Clue: a strange bird from Down Under The winner (first correct entry drawn) will be announced in next week's newsletter. Congratulations to our last winner, Gary Hunter of Abilene Texas, who correctly identified our last mystery bird as a Pied Puffbird! Gary won a Nikon lens cleaning kit. |
TV SCHEDULE We will be re-airing the following popular shows and have the following new shows in the pipeline. Our upcoming immediate schedule is as follows: Week of April 1 Repeat - Red-footed Boobies - Belize Week of April 8 Glossy Black Cockatoos - South Australia Week of April 15 Western Bowerbird - Northern Territory Australia Week of April 22 Rainbow Pitta - Northern Territory Australia 
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Happy Birding,
The Birding Adventures Team 
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