10,000 Birds

AUGUST 3, 2013

It is built to reach out into the water when the dam is full and is reached along a raised walkway, screened from the mammals, reptiles and birds that may be roosting, resting, feeding, drinking or waiting in ambush close by. The Osprey in its turn was dispossessed by an African Fish-Eagle. Mammals visit the dam as well as the birds.

South Africa 174

South Africa Mammals Reptiles Elephants 174

10,000 Birds

JUNE 27, 2022

African Spoonbills seem unfazed by large reptiles. Presumably, the Natal Spurfowl thinks the Kruger Park is good habitat, with all the big animals around – the HBW remarks (with a slight hint of disapproval) that the species forages on rhinoceros and elephant dung. Most likely, the devil, not god created this species.

Birds 147

Birds Africa Eagles Barn Owls 147

10,000 Birds

JUNE 3, 2015

The river cruises up the Chobe River are most famous for the dry season aggregations of African Bush Elephants drawn to the year-round water. But even without huge herds of elephants large game is defiantly the major draw for most people on the cruise. Red Lechwe. In particular, there are lots of waterbirds. Water Thick-knees.

Botswana 162

Botswana Birds Lesotho Elephants 162