Photo Galleries: Grand Venezuela 2007 Photo Gallery Steve Hilty

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Grand Venezuela

Steve-hilty

A final dinner review of highlights and best birds or experiences of our trip revealed, as expected, a diverse array of comments, but there was almost unanimous support for one event—a defining moment, perhaps, of what nature travel in new and exotic lands brings to those who take the time to look. That moment was when a lovely pair of Pearl Kites came to sit and watch us (or so it seemed) in the desert. We have no inkling of what triggered their arrival or what thoughts, if any, fired ... Read More