Birding: Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate
Posted: March 29, 2012 Filed under: Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate | Tags: Bateleur, Emerald-spotted wood dove, European bee-eater, Grey Lourie, Red-billed oxpecker, Swainson's Francolin, Wite-crowned Shrike Leave a comment »Gallery of birds seen today
Free wiper cleaning service
Posted: March 23, 2012 Filed under: Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate | Tags: Southern Yellow-billed hornbill Leave a comment »
I captured these Southern Yellow-billed hornbills from the kitchen window. As soon as I park the car they come to see if there are any insects caught in the wipers. My personal wiper cleaning service.
Sekororo: A taste of Sepedi Culture
Posted: March 22, 2012 Filed under: Garden Leave a comment »Each year around July the Sepedi boys and girls in Sekororo participate in the “coming of age” tradition. For two weeks they stay in the mountains above our house. At night one can see a line of camp fires burning in the mountain. This is the time when boys are circumsized and become men and girls enter into womenhood.
If you are birding in Sekororo during July you will find lines of boys in their traditional wear along the main roads. Feel free to stop and take pictures as they are very proud of their costumes. They are not allowed to talk but can respond to your questions with whistles.
Wildlife in Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate
Posted: March 22, 2012 Filed under: Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate Leave a comment »This young Giraffe enjoyed scratching his ears and head on the signboard saying:
“Start of Game drive route”
Raptors in Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate
Posted: March 22, 2012 Filed under: Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate | Tags: Wahlberg Eagle, White-backed Vulture Leave a comment »These White-back vultures, silouetted against the sky, breed in the Estate.
Up to date I have located three active nests.
This Wahlberg’s Eagle perched near the Heron dam in the estate.
Animal sightings in Kruger
Posted: March 13, 2012 Filed under: Kruger National Park Leave a comment »I believe birders actually see more animals than those looking for animals only. Maybe because our birding eyes are constantly looking for movement, colour and familiar shapes among the scrub, below and in trees and in the sky. Here are some animals I saw recently while birding in Kruger.
Birding in Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate
Posted: March 13, 2012 Filed under: Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate | Tags: Carmine bee-eater, European Roller Leave a comment »On the way to work, shopping or just running errands there is always time to bird watch while driving in and out of the estate. This Carmine bee-eater was sitting in the road so I couldn’t really miss it.
This beautiful European Roller let me come real close. The wind was playing through his powder blue feathers.
