The masked birders

We still mask on planes, and it’s a good thing we brought our masks with us. The ferry to and from Raja Ampat had an enclosed VIP seating area which was air-conditioned but recirculated air so you’re breathing the air of other people who are coughing. For some reason, our guide wasn’t in the VIP area. He was with the locals that costs six dollars less and was equally poorly ventilated, but just more crowded seats. We travel with a CO2 monitor that tells how much recirculated air you’re breathing and the answer was quite a bit on the ferries. There was a great deal of coughing and sneezing. Anyway, our guide has a fever and is not feeling well but is going with us anyway and, well, we’re in Indonesia, so we’re doing the best we can. We saw a Pacific Baza, a black sunbird, and a Rufus-bellied kookaburra