Dusk on the savannah...
... And a full moon that is not quite as round as I thought:
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
An office with a view
A lot of people ask me why I decided to go and live in the bush. This morning, I was working at the usual place (on the porch) when I raised my head and saw this:
I rest my case.
Monday, 15 July 2013
Sunday, 14 July 2013
New friend?
We seem to have acquired a new friend. This cattle little egret (Bubulcus ibis, I think, although it's supposed to have a yellow bill and yellow on the back of the head... Maybe a juvenile?Egretta garzetta) has been roaming around our house, alone (no other egret, no cattle either) for a couple of days.
A weekend visitor or a new friend? Time will tell...
Whatever the future has in stock, it was nice to be able to get near enough to see it in so much detail.
Update 17/06/2014: What I mistakenly took for a cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is indeed quite a different bird altogether. Here are cattle egrets:
Their bill and feet are deep yellow/orange, and they have pale orangey-yellow patches on their head and back. Apologies for the mistake!
Saturday, 13 July 2013
Today's visitors...
A praying mantis...
A pied crow (Corvus albus)...
What I assumed to be a cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) but is the wrong colour... Maybe a juvenile?
And a little almost friendly (that is, not overly shy) dog:
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