March 13, 2012

A Drongo enjoying the afternoon sun.

March 12, 2012

What a lovely Monday I had!
Two of our classes went on an outing to Phinda Private Game Reserve today,
and I was permitted to go with them.
A great day was had by all.
A big thank you to the staff at Phinda Mountain Lodge and to the Guides,
and of course to the school management for allowing me to go.

March 11, 2012

These birds have a distinctive whistle - if I were a dog I would run and hide as soon as I heard it!
It has traumatised a number of dogs and dog owners in our town.
Why are birds so difficult to identify? One never seems to have the book that shows them all.
This might be a Yellow-billed Kite, but I am not sure.
Recently I had a very bad experience in the Park at Hilltop Camp .
A Yellow-billed Kite swooped down and grabbed my ham roll out of my hand as I was going to take a bite! It was so close to my face that it's wing hit me behind the head.
Fortunately only my finger was punctured by a talon.
We still laugh about the incident, but at the time it was quite scary