10,000 Birds

JUNE 19, 2012

Secretarybirds seem more crane than raptor as their four-foot frames stride across the open plains of places like the Makgadikgadi Pans of Botswana. The quills of the “Saqu Ettair” Secretarybirds feed on small lizards, insects, rodents, birds eggs and, of course, snakes. You will leave wanting to come back for more.

Botswana 233

Botswana Eagles Porcupines Hunting 233

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2012

But there is one place in Africa where Wattled Cranes still gather in fair numbers – the Okavango Delta of Botswana. This is worrying because paired birds generally only lay one egg and the breeding cycle can be very irregular. This is due to the fact that only around 13% of paired birds successfully fledge a young bird.

Botswana 158

Botswana South Africa Africa Ethiopia 158

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

She talked about what we might see after we remounted the safari truck, which we had just driven out of the campground at the southern end of Kgalgadi Transfrontier Park, where we were staying in the South African camp, just across from the Botswana camp. To some extent, the Cat problem will take care of itself, in some places.

Feral Cats 256

Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 256

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Through Botswana during the first week of September, then into Ethiopia with a late flourish, he has carried the list to 2191 as at September 30t h. Contributions this month have come from; Costa Rica, USA, Australia, Mexico, Serbia, South Africa, UK, Botswana, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Big Egg Marsh.

2016 154

2016 Sanctuary Australia Ghana 154