Feb 1 2013
a Near endemic. Drinks shortly after dawn and carries water in its breast feathers back to its young
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Jan 1 1970
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Jan 1 1970
We have 4 species of Sandgrouse in Southern Africa. They prefer the drier parts in the west. These Burchalls we found in the Kgalagadi. They drink early morning just after sunrise
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Jan 1 1970
a brief but all consuming time together. It was over in seconds anf they flew back to waiting impala!!
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Jan 1 1970
This impressive display quicky won her over and it took just 60 seconds to lead on to.....
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Jan 1 1970
There were 3 oxpeckers when we stopped to watch them on the back of an impala. Two birds jumped to the ground and immediately started displaying
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Jan 1 1970
Was in Kruger last month. I had never seen the courtship display and mating of red-billed Oxpeckers. Here is the female in submissive mode
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Sep 11 2020
winter plummage
Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
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Sep 11 2020
winter plummage
Presqu'ile Provincial Park.
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Nov 16 2020
Near Whitby - This is the second record for Canada. The first was a bird in Toronto in late fall 1993. They are very rare in North America, with only six U.S. records of this South American species. It saved me a trip south :)
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