Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)

Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)

Rollers are found in Europe, Asia as well as in Africa and Australia, but not in the New World. Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is commonly seen…


Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)

Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)

Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is a critically endangered species, and unsurprisingly the only one of the species I encountered during my time in…


Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)

Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)

Last night a group of wild dogs made a kill, and at dawn furry and feathered scavengers honed in on the leftovers. This tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) was waiting…


Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Black Kite (Milvus migrans)

Last night a group of wild dogs made a kill, and at dawn furry and feathered scavengers honed in on the leftovers. This black kite (Milvus migrans) was waiting…


White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)

White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)

White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is A critically endangered species, but surprisingly 5 of them gathered here. Lot less than in a healthy population, but…


Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus)

Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus)

This very well camouflaged spotted eagle-owl (Bubo africanus) was sitting very close to the dirt road out of the Central Kalahari Game reserve, but did not…


South African Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

South African Ground Squirrel (Geosciurus inauris)

The South African ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris) squirrel is as cute to us humans as any species of squirrels with their fast pace an entertaining…


Southern Kori (Ardeotis kori ssp. kori)

Southern Kori (Ardeotis kori ssp. kori)

Bustards are very large birds, and the southern kori (Ardeotis kori ssp. kori) is the largest flying bird in Africa. They have a wingspan of up to 275 cm (9…


Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Kingfishers are known for fishing, but fish is not big on the laughing kookaburras menu. It will sit perched high like a fence post seen here, and wait for…


Anatidae

Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)

The meadows in between the 56 wind turbines of Musselroe Wind Farm at Cape Portland provides food for the cape barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae), and…