Sunday 22 December 2013

Africa - Toto

Doesn't look like the bad weather is going to clear any time soon, so once again we have to rely on the photo archive. The recent receipt of a post card from South Africa inspired me to visit that country Bird File, so here is a selection which we hope you enjoy.
The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that I must do what's right
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti
JACKASS PENGUIN
AFRICAN BLACK OYSTERCATCHER
WHITE-FRONTED PLOVER
PLUM COLOURED STARLING

 These lower 2 images have been borrowed from Wiki to
highlight the true beauty of what was my favourite bird on that trip.
 AFRICAN FISH EAGLE
ROSY-FACED LOVEBIRD
WATER DIKKOP
 OSTRICH
AFRICAN HOOPOE
LEVAILLANT'S CISTICOLA
 WHITE-FRONTED BEE-EATER
 BLACKSMITH PLOVER
AFRICAN JACANA
WHITE-FACED WHISTLING DUCK
BOKMAKIERIE
MARABOU
 AFRICAN SPOONBILL
 CAPE FRANCOLIN
ORANGE-BREASTED SUNBIRD
 BLUE WAXBILL
 AFRICAN STONECHAT
NORTHERN BLACK KORAN
 ANT-EATING CHAT
 SPECKLED PIGEON
CAPE SUGARBIRD
on PROTEA South Africa's National Flower
 BLACK CRAKE
 YELLOW=BILLED DUCK
BLUE-BILLED FIREFINCH
CROWNED PLOVER
GREY-HEADED BUSH-SHRIKE
CAPE SPARROW
easy to identify given the 'white capital C' on face/head.
and finally the countries National Bird
BLUE CRANE
Entry          Pageviews
United Kingdom
               939
United States
               820
Poland
               204
Germany
                 71
Russia
                 63
Estonia
                 34
China
                 29
Canada
                 22
India
                 19
Malaysia    It's been a while! Good to see you.
                   8