After having spent two days in the Nossob area it was time for us to retrace our way back towards the South of the reserve again. The birding continued to be excellent and our count was rising steadily A female Ostrich A male Ostrich Steppe Buzzard A Cape Weaver seen in one of the picnic spots where we stopped for a bite of breakfast A male Rock Kestrel flies overhead A Lappet-faced Vulture during lifting off. The largest of the vulture species A Barn Owl. We noticed that it would move from side to side whilst perched on the branch. It looked like it was using this as a camouflage tactic to simulate moving foliage when the breeze was blowing Spotted Eagle-Owl resting up in the thick cover of the acacia branches A female Northern Black Korhaan. The only female bird of this species we came across on our trip. Note the barring on the back rather than chevrons which tells it apart from the female Red-crested Korhaan Male Northern Black Korhaan Pygmy Falcon. They live in close association with Sociable Weavers, occupying a nest within the huge weaver colony. In return they offer some protection against predators A Pale Chanting Goshawk seen here using the top of a Sociable Weaver nest as a table when we came across it devouring a striped mouse
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