Having taken a few images I departed to allow it to continue feeding
I was alerted to the presence of a Bateleur in the vicinity of one of our dams. When I followed up I was fortunate enough to locate the raptor. It initially took to flight when I approached the area but circled overhead and then returned The male Bateleur soaring overhead. Having landed on a tree top it surveyed the area It then dropped down onto the ground As I continued to observe the bird through my binoculars it began to feed on something lying out of sight in the grass on the dam wall I went to investigate and found this young Impala carcass. Was this a kill or was it scavenging?
Having taken a few images I departed to allow it to continue feeding
0 Comments
Bigfoot posing for the camera. If you were ever wondering what Ostrich feet looked like, wonder no more Any ID's on this UFO?? A male red-headed Weaver with some fresh high thread count linen for the nest chamber A low light, grainy ID image of a Eurasian Hobby . A new tick for my S.A. bird list A juvenile Amethyst Sunbird. Note the blackish throat, pale eyebrow and if you look carefully a pale yellowish gape A Brown-hooded Kingfisher. My first visual of one in a long time A late season European Roller seen here just before sunset
Sundowner time. I was lucky yo come across these two males drinking at a dam in lovely soft side light one evening Hyena on patrol An obedient looking Jackal on the look-out Male and female Rhino resting up near the waters edge late one afternoon
A woolly-necked Stork, listed as a Near-threatened species, seen here feeding in the shallow waters of a small dam Woolly-necked Stork Having speared this small terrapin it wisely went to the waters edge and started the process of ingesting it. It took several attempts to finally get it despatched A Grey Heron having just speared a frog And a few minutes later another one!
We had an original male and female Cheetah introduced onto the Reserve. They bred and the surviving cubs were relocated to another Game Reserve. To replace those cubs we received another adult female Cheetah, so now have two adult females. The original female has had her collar removed as it has long stopped functioning, whilst the second female is still fitted with her tracking collar Our original female seen here since her collar has been removed She has just had a feed and her belly is full and there are traces of blood on her face She lies down in a patch of recently cleared bush which gives her a clear view in all directions It allows her to rest up, catch her breath and do some post feed grooming Portrait 1 Portrait 2 Portrait 3 Our recently introduced second female with her collar still attached having a drink at one of our dams
Juvenile Barn Swallow First chick has hatched I checked the Thick-knee nest the next day and it was empty. The chicks had not moved far and were doing what they do best.......blending in Chick two Little Grebe Red-billed Teal Lesser Moorhen Lesser Moorhen Purple Indigobird tbc Sabota Lark A late season Woodland Kingfisher
Red-billed Hornbill ferrying food back to the nest hole Another delivery just completed Red-backed shrike male with catch Striped Kingfisher also delivering food to a nest hole Striped Kingfisher A European Bee-eater doing bees A male Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver busy nest building Water Thick-knee sitting on eggs The eggs in question
Following on from the earlier Zebra kill the pride recently took down a Giraffe. They had a good feed and then the three males came and took over. They also eventually moved off and the patient vultures were allowed in to clean up High in the sky Bleeding altitude On a perch. Now the waiting game begins Hooded Vulture adult White-backed Vulture Tag A368 White-backed Vulture A380. Will have to rename this beauty Airbus!! White-backed Vulture A384 Cape Vulture Cape Vulture Hooded Vulture Our work is done here
|
Archives
April 2024
|