Ifaty Spiny Forest

Mandrare River

Very wide flood plain speaks to the volume when/if it rains.

Berenty to Ft Dauphin, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Mandrare River

Heading back to Ft Dauphin to fly to Tulear, a 13 hour drive under the best of circumstances.

Berenty to Ft Dauphin, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Shop

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Fony Baobab

Adansonia rubrostipa

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Village

Berenty to Ft Dauphin, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Roadside Kiosk

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Pothole Road

The drive to and from Berenty was dodge-the-pothole.

Berenty to Ft Dauphin, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Memorials

Berenty to Ft Dauphin, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Making Gravel

Hard work.

Berenty to Ft Dauphin, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Ft Dauphin Waves

Airplane Photo, Air Madagascar ATR72, Ft Dauphin to Tulear, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Boats

Low Tide, Tulear, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Pousse-Pousse

Tulear, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Pousse-Pousse

Tulear, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Women & Children

Tulear, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Zebu Cart

Tulear to Ifaty, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Coastline

Tulear to Ifaty, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Coastline Boat

Sail made from rice bags.

Tulear to Ifaty, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Beach

In front of our room.

Ifaty Beach Club, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Souimanga Sunbird female

Nectarinia souimanga

Ifaty Beach Club, Madagascar, October 29, 2007

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Fony Baobab

Adansonia rubrostipa - up early to explore this area for a few endemic birds.

Ifaty Spiny Forest, Madagascar, October 30, 2007

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Decary's Poinciana

Delonix decaryi

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Stripe-throated Jery

Neomixis striatigula

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Banded Kestrel

Falco zoniventris

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Madagascar Coucal

Centropus toulou

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Madagascar Coucal & Chameleon Prey

Centropus toulou - I was hoping the Chameleon would get away, but they are such slow movers that it was unlikely.

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Subdesert Mesite

Mesitornis benschi - we were urged to not frighten this bird for the welfare of the bird.

Ifaty Spiny Forest, Madagascar, October 30, 2007

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Madagascar Magpie-Robin male

Copsychus albospecularis

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Fony Baobab

Adansonia rubrostipa

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Octopus Tree

Didierea madagascariensis

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Octopus Tree

Didierea madagascariensis

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