African Harrier-Hawk Junior visits my garden

Just as I started the butterfly census this morning, this chap arrived in our garden, I delayed the start of the census for a few minutes so that I could watch him/her scratch around for a tasty morsel.

Garden birds at Springbrook

I had some interesting garden visitors during the past few days;

Black Sparrowhawk with such a full crop it sat for ages digesting the meal it had consumed

Greater Honeyguide and Olive Woodpecker enjoyed the bird bath that I have outside my office window.

Streaky-headed Seedeater spent time ripping apart the yellow Kniphofia,

This African Harrier-Hawk, looking really guilty!!

A very special visitor during the night was a Southern White-faced Scops-Owl

Pity that I only managed a photo of the African Harrier-Hawk

I wonder what this critter is going to become..........

For the past few weeks these caterpillar have been consuming the Helleria Lucida in my garden. The larger ones are about 11cm in length. I wonder what they are going to become when they grow up???

God's amazing creation, diversity at its best

Diversity at its best, I wonder what these critters are called?

I wonder what ruffled his feathers?

Every winter around thirty Denham's Bustards congregate on our farm, they can be seen feeding in the pastures and in the maize fields that have been cut for silage. We also have one resident pair. I wonder where these majestic birds go to during summer?

African Reed-Warbler, this little brown bird has an amazing ability to mimic calls of many birds, African Stonechat and Cape Robin Chat and many others.

At last I can update my blog, welcome ADSL

Red Chested Flufftail caught on camera

Whilst I was taking a photo of a dragonfly, this little man popped out of the reeds, talk about being at the right place and the right time!!!