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An afternoon in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa

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Photos courtesy of Mosetlha Bush Camp A dusty-red road leads me through Marico bushveld deeper into the 750 square kilometers large wilderness of the Madikwe Game Reserve – the 4th largest reserve in South Africa, home to 350 bird and 66 mammal species, some 4 hours’ drive from Johannesburg. Barn Owl on a dry tree trunk and a… traffic jam!

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Bird TV — The Next Big Things

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Doctor Who-cooks-for-you: A curmudgeonly Barred Owl somehow knows what’s wrong with every sick bird he sees, but only after two false diagnoses and five commercial breaks. A Games of Perches: Pretty much Duck Dynasty but with Harpy Eagles. Will he or won’t he eat the cute Spotted Owl he works with?

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Aslin Beer Company/Two Roads Brewing Company: Under the Wire

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The tendency of birds to alight onto the wooden posts, steel towers, and metal wires that constitute our power and communications infrastructure turns any car ride into exciting and endless game of drive-by identification. And we move on to the next speck looming ahead and the game repeats itself, over and over.

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How to ‘treat’ your cat right

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Then there are pet toys that can give so much pleasure – these can be bought or made at home and it’s useful to rotate them, so boredom doesn’t become a problem and to use them in a variety of cat games, to improve health and fitness. Homemade accessories can include mirrors, cardboard and plastic boxes and climbing poles or shelves.

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Flock to Marion

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In 1776, James Cook sailed past the islands due to charts and navigation of du Fresne’s second in command, Julien Crozet. We arose each morning at 4:30am to find out that we were late to the game. The islands were discovered in 1663 by a Dutch East Indian Company ship, Maerseveen , but their coordinates were improperly recorded.

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Use it or lose it?

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The first most readers have probably been aware of, the cheerleader hunter who has been in the news for, well, hunting game animals and being attractive and blonde. I’ve written before about how I don’t think shooting game in the name of conservation is necessarily a bad idea. she’s Texan.

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Dog Collars

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Modern LED lights allow inexpensive, lighted collars that are visible over long distances at night to help prevent lost game animals and runners. Augie enjoys spending time with his family and friends, grilling and cooking, playing hard outside, travelling, design, art, live music, and spending as much time as he can with his family.

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