Java Reunions
In July of this year I headed to Indonesia, my first time outside the US in more than a year (the previous time being my trip to Malaysia and Indonesia last June). As per usual this was a work trip rather than a birding trip, which meant that my birding time was restricted to the weekends. Still, I managed a few proper birding outings during my 2 weeks in the country, as well as a chance to reunite with old friends and with birds I hadn't seen in far too long. The first part of my trip was in Yogyakarta, the same city I visited two years ago for a different project. On that trip I'd met up with Panji, a local birder friend I'd connected with on the internet, and when I contacted him this July it turned out that he had just moved back to Jogja and was free for a morning of birding the day after I arrived. Since our previous birding outing had focused on the local specialty birds like Javan Coucal and Javan Kingfisher, this time Panji suggested we head to Progo Hill, ...