What Bird is This? #16

James Tyrrell August 26, 2019 11

“The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese” – Willie Nelson That quote has nothing to do with today’s post but I found it while …

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What Bird is This? #15

James Tyrrell July 21, 2019 4

A funny looking bird caught our eye recently. Quite scruffy, its plumage wasn’t immediately definitive, and it was only after we’d eliminated a few options that we came to a …

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What Bird is This? #12

James Tyrrell April 25, 2019 9

We’re getting into rather dangerous territory here, but more for ourselves than anything else. Every so often a bird surfaces on Londolozi that we haven’t recorded here, or at least …

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What Bird is This? #11

James Tyrrell April 14, 2019 10

So, nests… A totally different approach to bird identification. Bird chicks are classified into two relatively distinct groups; precocial and altricial. Precocial chicks are born in a far more advanced …

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What Bird is This #10?

James Tyrrell March 25, 2019 4

Our last Mystery Bird Challenge edged us into the realm of the LBJs (Little Brown Jobs), which is scary territory for most aspiring birders (and many competent ones as well). …

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What Bird is This? #9

James Tyrrell March 9, 2019 8

This is scary territory we’re entering into. Struggling to identify a bird because you didn’t get a good look at it is one thing, but when you can see it …

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What Bird is This? #8

James Tyrrell February 12, 2019 5

Here is our Bird Challenge for the month of February. Ok it may not end up being the only one, as if we happen to get some particularly cryptic photos …

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Why Londolozi Guests Leave for Home With a Full Spiritual Suitcase

Paul Danckwerts February 7, 2019 18

Within my soul, within my mind, there lies a place I cannot find. Home of my heart. Land of my birth. Smoke-coloured stone and flame-coloured earth. Electric skies. Shivering heat. …

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What Bird is This? #4

James Tyrrell December 4, 2018 26

So, here we are again… Sometimes the bird itself isn’t a difficult species to ID. It doesn’t have to be in non-breeding plumage, nondescript, tiny or a random vagrant for …

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What Bird is This? #3

James Tyrrell November 5, 2018 20

It doesn’t get much tougher than the last bird challenge we presented. The juvenile Long-tailed Paradise Whydah that we are 95% sure it was had many people stumped, including most …

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What Bird is This? #2

James Tyrrell October 8, 2018 26

I simply wanted to type here, “Good luck!” and leave it at that! Our second Mystery Bird in the ongoing challenge series is tough. Understatement. I’ll give you some background …

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The Fascinating Symbolism of Feathers

Jemma Thorpe July 15, 2018 8

A unique characteristic that we as humans possess is the ability to assign meaning to objects. From early humans engraving shells used as symbolic jewellery to wedding bands worn by …

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