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© Jeremy Williamson |
Ref: 00061_Sunbird Southern Double-collared Sunbird. Winter visitor to the Kruger Park. At Lower Sabie Restcamp feeding on the nectar of Tecoma capensis, the Cape Honeysuckle inflorescence. This bird's beak is ideally suited to access the corolla of this flower. |
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Ref: 00060_Yellow-billed-Kite Juvenile Yellow-billed Kite, a summer breeding visitor to South Africa. Common - easily identified by deep V to the tail and overall brown colouring, slightly mottled and yellow bill - adult. Known to be quite opportunistic, often swooping down to snatch food from unsuspecting picnickers. Kites have been observed stealing sizzling boerewors from barbecue grids - Hot Stuff.! |
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Ref: 00009 Malachite Kingfisher sitting on reeds over pond at Mpatsane, Wild Coast, Transkei. The Malachite Kingfisher is the smallest of all the African kingfishers. |
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Ref: 00037 The plains of the Masai Mara with two secretary birds on the left. Secretary birds stalk across the plains and are effecient killers of snakes, rodents, lizards and invertebrates. They are usually found in pairs |
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Ref: 00038 Crowned Cranes in the plains of the Masai Mara. When dancing, they hop forward with extended wings to form a circle, then circle round each other, dance out away from the center and then hop back again to reform the circle. This is one of a number of species of birds which have provided models for the dances of local tribes. The crowned cranes are ''living fossils'' among the cranes; they flourished in the Eocene (54-38 million years ago). |
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Ref: 00039 Martial Eagle, common throughout east Africa. The largest eagle in Africa, it attains 6½kg and has a wingspan of about 2m. Animals as large as an impala calf are taken, and some monkeys, also occasionally young domestic goats, and lambs. Diet extends to mongoose, serval cat, jackal and snakes. |
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Ref: 00049 Sociable weaver nest in the Northern Cape of South Africa. The largest nests extend well over 7m from side to side and up to 2m high, containing more than 100 individual chambers. Sometimes, the weight of the giant nests breaks branches and even knocks down entire trees. |
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