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Recording Mauritius: Pink Pigeons and Giant Tortoises
Giant tortoise by Jon Erickson. Last time we checked in with Jon Erickson he was getting to know a couple of Mauritius Kestrels. This time he’s been out to Ile aux Aigrettes, a tiny island sitting a...
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Sound from the Field: Petrels on Volcanoes
Related StoriesSound from the Field: Intruder at the Nest Box!From the Field: Recording Birdsong in MauritiusField Report: Birds That Sound Like KazoosBook Review: Petrels, Albatrosses &...
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Field Report: Birds That Sound Like Kazoos
Here’s part two of Jon Erickson’s report from his holiday visit to Round Island, 14 miles off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean: Evenings on Round Island are quite special. The island is home to a large...
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Sound from the Field: Intruder at the Nest Box!
Jon Erickson is still roaming Mauritius with his microphone, making recordings of the tropic island’s unusual species. That’s him above, installing a microphone to record sounds at a Mauritius Kestrel...
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Recording Mauritius: Echo Parakeets of Macchabee Forest
Sitting in the grass in front of a field station known simply as “Camp”, it is hard to imagine that the birds I am looking at are an endangered species. They seem to be everywhere. At one point, I...
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