Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:26 pm
by Duke
+Norhern Black Korhaan
Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:32 pm
by Amoli
Twigga wrote:
Northern black korhaan / Witvlerkkorhaan (Afrotis afraoides)
The Northern black korhaan is endemic to southern Africa, and is uncommon to common in a wide variety of habitats. It feeds mainly on insects, such as termites, grasshoppers and beetles, but it also eats plant products, such as seeds. The male vigorously defends his displaying territory from other males, attacking them with his wings and mating with multiple females, who solely incubates the 1-3 eggs and raises the chicks. Amazingly, the chicks can fly when they are only half grown!
Northern Black Korhaan
March 2013
November 2012+
Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:41 pm
by Duke
When you drive the Upper or Lower Dune road in the KTP, you will startle many a Northern Black Korhaan. The bird will take off and call you all kinds of things for disturbing it
Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:50 pm
by nan
Northern Black Kohraan/Outarde à miroir blanc
never happy
Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:55 pm
by Lisbeth
Northern black korhaan
Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 12:24 pm
by mposthumus
Some taken over the last few years
February 2010
June 2010
April 2011
December 2011
January 2012
September 2012
Kori Bustard & Steenbok
Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:46 pm
by mposthumus
January 2013
May 2013
June 2013
Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 10:45 pm
by nan
and again a magnificent male... with an allure
Southern Black Korhaan
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:13 pm
by nan
Ludwig's Bustard/Outarde de Ludwig female
this one had decided to eat all the yellow flowers ... it was the year of the flowers
Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013