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But for now, I still have the hornbills I saw in SouthAfrica a few years ago. It is now almost exactly two years that I last was outside of China. At some point, my stock of memories of birds seen outside of China will be used up, I am afraid. I’ll always have Paris”, I guess. ” I am not sure I like this idea much, though.
I grew up in one of the most beautiful cities in the world – Cape Town, SouthAfrica. In fact, there is no other region in Africa that offers such a fantastic level of endemism in such an accessible location. But their endangered status is belied by the fact that they are one of the easiest rare birds to find in Africa.
But they are believed to have previously occurred over a much wider area, including coastal West Africa and much of the wetlands of SouthAfrica. In fact, in SouthAfrica they occurred in wetlands all the way to Cape Town at the southern tip of the continent.
This species prefers wetlands and its numbers have been decimated due to a combination of habitat destruction caused by human population growth and illegal removal of birds and eggs from the wild for the pet and zoo trade. An African Penguins strolls along Boulders Beach, Simonstown, SouthAfrica.
Rock Hyrax Stuart provided a wonderful field lunch alongside a stream with samosas, a field-standard hard-boiled egg, and other snacks. We did not make too many other stops other than to head back to the “Highest Bar in Africa” for a celebratory beer and I was able to add to my foreign currency collection with a $20 Lesotho Loti.
Baby Spotted Dikkop Mervyn van Rooyen in SouthAfrica experienced the wonder of a wee thick-knee in a way very few of us ever will. But thick-knee babies are the cutest Charadriiforms you’d ever want to see. The best is he has been back to visit three times but always kept his distance.
Helena and professes to hold the title of “remotest inhabited place on earth” And that is Tristan da Cunha Island, situated 1,750 miles from Cape Town, SouthAfrica and over 2,000 miles from the closest point in South America. There is another permanently inhabited island that is even more remote than St.
Occasionally the Tristan Thrush Nesocichla eremita will prey upon chicks from the two-egg nest of the Inaccessible Island Rail but this not enough in any way to threaten the species. Its eggs are not known, it does not migrate, and it feeds, I understand, on insects and worms.
I had seen Thick-Knees in SouthAfrica, but I was very excited to see this species, which is the only member of its family found in Central America. Double-striped Thick-Knee nests are shallow depressions in the ground, with a typical clutch of two eggs.
Each chapter focuses on a specific geographic area of penguin population: (1) Antarctica, (2) South Georgia, (3) Falkland Islands, (4) SouthAfrica and Tristan de Cunha, (5) New Zealand and Australia, (6) South America and Galapagos. But, unlike most books focused on a bird family, this one is organized geographically.
So, it sometimes comes to SouthAfrica to relax and enjoy relative anonymity. However, it is kind of sophisticated in that the females lay very individualized eggs in order to be able to detect the added eggs of parasite cuckoo finches.
And, I started daydreaming about encountering something a little different, maybe a Horned Frog, Ceratophrys cornuta, a large, squat green and brown frog of South America, with a wide mouth large enough to eat other frogs as well as reptiles. There’s the Goliath frog from SouthAfrica—up to one foot in length and over 6 pounds in weight.
Anyway, I’m happy the image is in the book, but sad that more isn’t said about its background and that the photographer is also the scientist who did his dissertation research on Pin-tailed Whydah parasitism of Common Waxbills in SouthAfrica.
This makes it a particularly exciting time in New Zealand as the Rugby World Cup begins in two days, and the competition is being held right here in New Zealand (I would imagine they might be more excited if they hadn’t just lost two matches to Australia and SouthAfrica, their big rivals in the Tri-Nations).
With a trip to SouthAfrica on the horizon at the time, I thought I could handle it. Did I dare dip my toe into this catalog of tantalizing species? Now, I’m not so sure. I’m already looking up birding tours of Borneo and pricing airfares. Browsing this field guide is a visual pleasure.
African Harrier-Hawks, snakes and other predators frequently raid weaver colonies to rob the nests of eggs and chicks. Photo taken by Adam Riley in SouthAfrica. Image taken in SouthAfrica by Adam Riley. Image taken by Adam Riley in SouthAfrica. Here a male Nelicourvi Weaver is busy building a nest.
I’ll never forget my introduction to the mammals of Kruger National Park, SouthAfrica. We –participants of the ABA SouthAfrica Safari—were on a small plane when one Lori Conrad looked out the window and screamed, “There are elephants down there!” and everyone ran to Lori’s side of the plane.
While the species is listed as Least Concern, there are some papers suggesting it may not be as common as assumed, at least in SouthAfrica. Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability. Also, I learned that in the US , ostrich eggs are priced at $40-$75. . “ The diet includes seeds, nuts, and nectar.
2012 has certainly been a bumper year for me with an estimated year list of around 3,000 species after extensive travels to SouthAfrica, Ethiopia, South Korea, Indonesia, the Russian Far East, United Kingdom, Peru, Guatemala and Panama. Red Junglefowl by Mike Bergin Clare Kines chose an egg as his Best Bird of the Year.
She also laid eggs in Melba Finch nests. Of course, like many natural reserves in SouthAfrica, Hluhluwe has the usual assortment of animals that have been ejected from European and US zoos and thus have to survive in the wild. Red-billed Firefinch. Poor creatures.
From Hiro, we learn how Northern Pygmy Owls are “rule breakers,” not incubating eggs till all are hatched and then raising owlets that mature at the same rate even though the eggs were laid asynchronously (as most owl eggs are). They are also hunted.
As I watched, it slowly moved into a patch of dried vegetation and I noticed that it was settling over a single egg. Two or three eggs may be laid and either bird may incubate. … Tags: south-africa , Spotted Dikkop , stone curlews , thick-knees • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more!
He passively supports BirdLife in the Netherlands and SouthAfrica and actively in Portugal as treasurer of SPEA – Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves. You are never alone in Africa – it is the one constant on an incredibly diverse continent. He firmly believes in the necessity of birders to contribute to conservation.
We have a selection of books that we have found over the years in bookshops and one of our favourites was published in 1949 and is The Birds of SouthAfrica by Dr Austin Roberts. We have never been to SouthAfrica, but it is a lovely book to look at and dream!
Honduras , Malaysia and the southern-most bits of SouthAfrica feature large this month with Mike, Duncan and Tom all vying to be MVB for June. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Stormwater Treatment Area 5/6. 13 Jan 2018.
Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, SouthAfrica, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. SouthAfrica. SouthAfrica. Big Egg Marsh. Electric storms closed the new walkway there and he amassed a total list of just 3 birds! 11 Feb 2016.
But our pin-up for August and worthy of a double-page-spread, is Duncan who is currently sharing from SouthAfrica. SouthAfrica. SouthAfrica. Big Egg Marsh. Our very own “Mr July” piled on the pelagics during August. In so doing, he has helped to push us through the 1900 milestone. 11 Feb 2016.
Fortunately for the buntings, they seem to detect most cuckoo eggs smuggled in (75% in one study). A study found that for Plain Prinia , egg characteristics in a mainland China location with many cuckoos make it much easier to spot cuckoo eggs than in a Taiwan location with few cuckoos ( source ). Better safe than sorry.
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