The culture here in South Africa is one of 'early to bed and early to rise'. Is it because the sun rises so early? No, it's because of the delightful hadeda bird that serves as a daily alarm clock. If you are lucky the alarm will be sustained and provided in surround sound by multiple… Continue reading The South African Hadeda Alarm Clock
Category: Bird watching
South African Birds: Mohawks, Mobbing and High Maintenance Chicks
South African birds are weird and wonderful. Confession; since moving to South Africa I have become a bit of twitcher. To clarify for any of you not familiar with the term, it’s a synonym for bird watcher. My husband gleefully insists that this new interest is middle age trumpeting, hooting and twittering its’ arrival. Not… Continue reading South African Birds: Mohawks, Mobbing and High Maintenance Chicks
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