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Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:26 pm
by Duke
+Norhern Black Korhaan

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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!
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Northern Black Korhaan

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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 :-0

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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

Image never happy 0*\

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Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013

Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 7:55 pm
by Lisbeth
Northern black korhaan

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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
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June 2010
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April 2011
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December 2011
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January 2012
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September 2012
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Kori Bustard & Steenbok
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Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 1:46 pm
by mposthumus


January 2013
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May 2013
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June 2013
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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 O/\

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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 0*\ ... it was the year of the flowers O/\

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Re: Bustards & Korhaan - Bird of the Month November 2013

Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:27 pm
by nan
Ludwig's Bustard/Outarde de Ludwig

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