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Birding the Kruger Park (4): Letaba area

10,000 Birds

Others are being killed for use in traditional medicine. Apologies – I have not taken my anti-cynicism medication for a while now, and it starts to show). This can lead to birds being poisoned. If that sounds stupid, that is because it is. ” This sparrow does not want to hear it has a beautiful soul.

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KwaZulu-Natal

10,000 Birds

Dr Smith was later in charge of medical services in the Crimea but had a feud with Florence Nightingale and was severely criticized for mismanagement, yet despite this he was knighted in 1859. The nearest population to them is several thousand miles north in Malawi and southern Tanzania. Image by Hugh Chittenden.