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Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
While Jackal Buzzards (Buteo rufufuscus) cover an extremely large range throughout South Africa, around here we have seen several in the open grasslands and in agricultural areas not far from town. I more often than not see one a perched on a fence post in the distance only for it to fly off as I approach. This one obligingly… Continue reading A PERCHING JACKAL BUZZARD

Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
… along the road. It was happy for me to take a closer look: Continue reading MEETING A LEOPARD /MOUNTAIN TORTOISE …

Originally posted on Something Over Tea:
Long before the first light shows behind the hills, the nightjars have fallen silent to make way for the morning sounds to begin. It pleases me to listen to the gradual awakening of the birds as they each add a gentle layer to the growing dawn chorus. Cape white-eyes chatter excitedly; African green pigeons chuckle quietly; while a Cape… Continue reading AN EARLY MORNING

Originally posted on wadertales:
During the first few weeks of life, wader chicks rely upon their parents to take them to good feeding spots and to look out for potential predators. These youngsters will need to come when called and to freeze or hide when a crow flies over or a fox is on the prowl. A wader chick communicates with its parents too, so… Continue reading Chick squeaks

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The journeys that shorebirds make, as they cross the oceans of the globe, are truly remarkable. Individual birds demonstrate amazing endurance and navigational expertise while in the air for days at a time. Satellite transmitters are providing opportunities to understand how shorebirds refine their flight plans in responses to the wind patterns they encounter. In a paper in?Movement Ecology?by Jenny Linscott… Continue reading Navigating a vast ocean