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Birding the Ndumo area, South Africa

10,000 Birds

Ndumo Game Reserve lies in the Easternmost part of South Africa, close to the border of Mozambique and Eswatini. I am sure it has some value, but would I really want to spend a few months or even years on “Ticks on Crested Francolins and on the vegetation on a farm in Limpopo Province, South Africa “ ?

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Birding the Kruger Park (3): Malelane area

10,000 Birds

The Lilac-breasted Roller is the national bird of Kenya, but of course, this does not help it pay its bills in South Africa. These hornbills have the well-tried breeding strategy of enclosing the female in a tree hole. .” The Latin species name caudatus does not really mean much – just that it has a tail.

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