Sunday 4 July 2021

MADAGASCAR - Part II

 To continue the Trilogy that was the 'second' most facinating journey of my Life, second only to Antarctica, which even landing on the Moon would not surpass!

Synonymous with the second largest Island Nation in the World, the mighty
BAOBAB TREE
along with what may qualify as the one of if THE most skulking Bird in the World
APPET'S GREENBUL
and in sharp contrast with
Coastal
Breeding
RED-TAILED TROPICBIRD
Delivering Another Cargo
(everyone must work)
while also on the Beach
PIED CROWs
and in the trees by the
Homesteads
SAKALAVA WEAVERs
at their large communal
Nest Sites
Across the Paddies such wonders as
DIMORPHIC EGRET
and
MADAGASCAR PLOVER
while in the ever decreasing jungles such endemics as
YELLOW-SNOUTED RIG-TAILED LEMUR
MADAGASCAR PARADISE FLYCATCHER
of 2 quite differing morphs.
Among the Raptors
MADAGASCAR HARRIER HAWK
MADAGASCAR BUZZARD
and nowhere near an endemic
YELLOW-BILLED KITE
and on one of those days when your job seems like an endless and worthless task, please give this Dear Lady
a thought as sitting there from dawn to dusk, every day, smashing these already
small rocks into smaller one, until the collector arrives and shovels them into his sack.
We will end as with the First Chapter with an Owl theme
MADAGASCAR SCOPS OWL

2 comments:

  1. Goodness! The Baobab Tree...
    Even at my age..l've never seen
    the like..Amazing! I'm off to
    Google it..

    Nice to see those two young lads
    in the fore runner that was to
    become the 'Range Rover' HeHe!
    Sorry! :).

    Enjoyed a previous post to..about
    the crows..a collection being called
    a murder..a Murder of crows..
    Various names for Ravens to..though
    usually just called a Flock..!

    Love these posts of yours around the
    planet Capt! Amazing! Great fun to see
    and read..! God Bless!

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  2. Many Thanks Oh Wine One in hopes of more to come - keep an eye out next Sunday! Cheers.

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