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Wednesday 11 May 2016

Some birds of the Kruger National Park

The hadada ibis - common around the Skukuza Rest Camp and given to call 'ha ha ha dah ha'
Nests of the Red-billed Buffalo Weaver in mid-lake
(protected by crocodiles)
A Red-billed Buffalo Weaver returns to the community
Yellow-billed Stork fishing.
Grey Lourie
A friendly Redbilled Hornbill
Cape or African whitebacked vulture
Redwinged starling
And below - a Cape Glossy Starling


An entirely appropriately-named African Openbilled Stork - the bill gape is permanent and increases with age 
The largest flying bird - the Kori Bustard 
A not-at-all-camera-shy Red-billed Hornbill
A strolling Natal Francolin
Two Lappet-faced Vultures - a large species that helps open the carcasses - sitting here close to a recently deceased hippo 

A sleepy Giant Eagle Owl
Yellow-billed Oxpeckers on the back of a White Rhnno
Lilacbreasted Roller
Another  Cape or African whitebacked vulture in flight
Recycling: Cape Vultures (bird with white collar in foreground) and African Whitebacked Vultures on the body of a recently deceased hippo.


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