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Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:15 pm
by Lisbeth
The Diederik cuckoo is still on my bucket list.
Not the preferred weather of humans and beasts
For once a dikkop doing something
Cute young hyenas
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:44 pm
by Richprins
Ja, it can be VERY cosy in the rain if you are dry Pumbaa!
(Excellent for sleeping.)
Lots of birds.
I like the Christmas Bush!
And love the shot of the males with the cars, what a sighting!
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2019 5:56 pm
by Alf
More wonderful sightings
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:34 am
by Peter Betts
Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:15 pm
The Diederik cuckoo is still on my bucket list.
Very common in all rest camps (Especially if there are Weaver colonies like say Lower Sabie) from Oct to April but silent generally after New Year (Breeding Generally over) Easily found by following the call in camp to its calling post
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:40 am
by Peter Betts
Pumbaa your 'Jacobin Cuckoo' is in fact a Levaillants Cuckoo a scarcer species so well done . In older bird books known as Striped Cuckoo because of striping below the chin ..clearly visible below the chin in your pic
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:50 am
by Peter Betts
Pumbaa wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2019 10:09 pm
The masked weaver instead was only interested in nesting material
This weaver here is the Village Weaver ...with its distinctive dark markings on its back ..great photo
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:51 am
by Peter Betts
I chose the wrong photo sorry ..but the weaver is a Village
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2019 9:06 am
by Flutterby
Nice sightings of the cuckoos.
Fantastic to see big male lions in the road.
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:46 pm
by Pumbaa
Mel wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 1:58 pm
I like that swallow tree
A very cute little hyena too
And of course those beautiful male lions - wow! Just a shame that there were so many cars.
We also got our share
Re: From Floods and Surprises in River beds
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:47 pm
by Pumbaa
Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:15 pm
The Diederik cuckoo is still on my bucket list.
Not the preferred weather of humans and beasts
For once a dikkop doing something
Cute young hyenas
You are right dikkops normaly only do hang around
