Peru 2015 - Bird

I couldn’t figure out what this bird was called from the online guides, but the guides seemed awfuly excited about it, so either it’s rare or it lays golden eggs.

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Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

I don’t always catch my balance just in the nick of time, but when I do, I pretend that I’m posing for a meme.

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Prairie Dog performing As You Like It

He left a promise to return again

Within an hour, and pacing through the forest,

Chewing the food of sweet and bitter fancy

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Eagle Owl

It’s Superb Owl Sunday!

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Screech Owl

A superb owl in the hand is worth two … well, practically anywhere else, really.

Not sure proverb writers are so obsessed with shrubbery.

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Eagle Owl

It’s hard to photograph superb owls when it’s dark.

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Milky Eagle Owl (Bubo lacteus)

I got to see this superb owl in San Diego at the special bird breeding center (which they call the BBC but which is not involved with Doctor Who).

This is the first and only time I’ve seen a milky eagle owl.

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Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Many people think that this superb owl has bars, but in fact, it just perches on one.

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