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Showing posts with label hadeda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hadeda. Show all posts
26 September 2007
11 September 2007
H for Hadedas and Heffelumps
The Hadeda Ibis, once confined to the east coast of South Africa are now fairly widely distributed throughout the country.
It has adapted well to city life and is often seen foraging in suburban gardens. These pictures were taken in the park across the road from our home.
The Hadeda Ibis mainly eat earthworms, but will also take insects, spiders and small reptiles.
They move around in flocks numbering upto 20 birds or 100 out of breeding season.
Hadedas are also incredibly noisy. If you come across them suddenly they complain very vehemently as they fly away, like someone with a hoarse voice shouting haa haa.
Here come the heffelumps.
OK, so I have used some licence here, but how can we ignore the little heffelumps. These pictures were taken at the Addo Elephant National Park a few weeks back.
One of the peculiarities of the Addo Elephants is that the females do not have tusks.
It has adapted well to city life and is often seen foraging in suburban gardens. These pictures were taken in the park across the road from our home.
The Hadeda Ibis mainly eat earthworms, but will also take insects, spiders and small reptiles.
They move around in flocks numbering upto 20 birds or 100 out of breeding season.
Hadedas are also incredibly noisy. If you come across them suddenly they complain very vehemently as they fly away, like someone with a hoarse voice shouting haa haa.
Here come the heffelumps.
OK, so I have used some licence here, but how can we ignore the little heffelumps. These pictures were taken at the Addo Elephant National Park a few weeks back.
One of the peculiarities of the Addo Elephants is that the females do not have tusks.
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