Francolin, Grey Winged
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Bontebok National Park, Cape, South Africa
Tag: Bird
Often found in bushes beside roads, very timid. The black spots on the throat distinguish it from other francolins.
Tag: Bird
Bee-eater, Carmine
Date spotted: February 2012
Place first seen: Savuti, Botswana
Tag: Bird
We sat on the top of the car as they swooped around the Landrover, diving for crickets that were jumping out of the way of the car. Lisa’s favourite bird (and Bea and Mila’s)
Weaver, masked
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Bird
Lovely nests. Lot’s of them in tree above our camp at Lower Sabie. Babies dropped down into our camp and died. Were they pushed out or was it the storm? Babies had tiny blue feathers on their wings. Male builds the nest. If female doesn’t like it, she cuts it off the branch and it falls to the ground.
Stork, Yellow billed
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Bird
Kingfisher, Woodland
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Bird
Spotted by mom.
Lourie, Grey
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Bird
Go Way bird. Shouts “Go Way” when you come near it. They are said to warn animals when bushmen in the Kalahari are stalking them.
Stork, saddle-bill
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Bird
Incredibly beautiful and huge
Guinea Fowl, Helmeted
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Bird
They actually look like they’re from the Roman times with those racing helmets on.
Dikkop, Spotted
Date spotted: January 2012
Place first seen: Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tag: Bird
Looks like a small Korhaan