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Langi Crossing birding part two

10,000 Birds

You would often hear the Rainbow Bee-eaters tapping away as they killed an insect by bashing it on the branches before consuming it. The most common finches were the Zebra Finch followed by the Double-barred Finch and then the Long-tailed Finch. Zebra Finch and Double-barred Finch drinking and bathing. Rainbow Bee-eater.

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Africa’s Big Five and Little Five

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Generally the large family herds of buffalo are peaceful, but the old bulls (called “dagga” boys, “dagga” being a Zulu word for “mud” since they are often covered with the substance after their long wallows) who have left the herds tend to be furious with life in general and anyone they can smash in particular.

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Shadows of Africa

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The dirt road winds in between rocky outcrops – kopjes, by Burchell’s Zebras and Greater Kudus. A little further, there’s a family group of Savannah Elephants with two two-year olds. This game reserve has 900 elephants – the second largest population in South Africa, after the Kruger National Park with 13,000.

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Birding – An Extreme Sport

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He subsequently leaves for Peru and gets kidnapped and killed by Sendero Luminoso – the local brand of Maoists. I ended up scoring four lifers: African Dusky Flycatcher , Village Weaver , Whyte Barbet and Zebra Waxbill. Phoebe Snetsinger was an American birder who first passed the 8,000 species mark. Then I heard a ruckus.

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Collaborative list – August 2018

10,000 Birds

Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? Zebra Dove – Geopelia striata. 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). 301 N Virginia Dare Trl, Kill Devil Hills US-NC (36.0166,-75.6573). Zebra Finch – Taeniopygia guttata. Bravo if you have.

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