Friday, November 29, 2013
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Friday, November 8, 2013
CENTURION PROTEA HOTEL
It was my first time at the Centurion Protea Hotel. I spent most of today there.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
PERSONAL FINANCE
I love Eastwood (Arcadia) in Pretotia. Thats where we had coffee with a financial "adviser" today. I enjoyed the company.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
THEY FIGHT
Just as I'm thrilled by the recovery of my red collar barbets, they use all their energy to fight all the time. I don't know if its play or fight. It doesn't look right nonetheless.
Monday, November 4, 2013
LEBANESE RESTAURANT IN HATFIELD
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Lebanese restaurant in Hatfield, Pretoria |
Sunday, November 3, 2013
RESCUING THE BABY BIRDS
The tree felling exercise we had yesterday left 3 or 4 baby birds orphaned. My heart was too sore. After a lot of sadness I went to get a bucket and when I got back there were only 3 birds out of 4. After the hubby and son convinced me that they were only three, we worked on rescuing the baby birds Today. We are now nursing them until they are able to fly.
A bird watching guy I know told me that they are Black-collared Barbets. The cutest things I ever laid my eyes on. From there it was google. Its only after calling a bird sanctuary that I learn I was right about the fourth one and how to take care of them. Hot water bottle is a must before they even eat. Its like having a baby. they eat every 15 minutes because they are in intensive care. Their home was not a nest but a hole they bore on a tree trunk, poor things.
"Both sexes excavate the nest, which is a hole in the underside of a dead branch, preferably softwood trees like Ficus (wild fig). It often uses the same hole repeatedly, sometimes using the same nest site for ten years! Abandoned nest cavitis are often taken over by other birds, such as tits and sparrows." says biodiversityexplorer.org
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Black-Browed Barbet |
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Blak-collared Barbet |
"Both sexes excavate the nest, which is a hole in the underside of a dead branch, preferably softwood trees like Ficus (wild fig). It often uses the same hole repeatedly, sometimes using the same nest site for ten years! Abandoned nest cavitis are often taken over by other birds, such as tits and sparrows." says biodiversityexplorer.org
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Blak-collared Barbet |
Thats how we missed on seeing them. The mother was crying around them for a while, before we took them. This is what wikipedia had to say:
"The Blak-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa through Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Readily recognised by its loud duet, commonly rendered as "too-puddly too-puddly too-puddly".... accompanied by wing-flicking. This bird produces a variety of calls including its snarling warning call and loud buzzing. It is a gregarious species, often acting in concert when driving off intruders and roosting together (up to 15 recorded) in nest holes. Their flight is direct with a loud whirring of wings."
The search for number 4 continues. I'm too sad to lose that one.
last three images from pinterest.com
"The Blak-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa through Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Readily recognised by its loud duet, commonly rendered as "too-puddly too-puddly too-puddly".... accompanied by wing-flicking. This bird produces a variety of calls including its snarling warning call and loud buzzing. It is a gregarious species, often acting in concert when driving off intruders and roosting together (up to 15 recorded) in nest holes. Their flight is direct with a loud whirring of wings."
The search for number 4 continues. I'm too sad to lose that one.
last three images from pinterest.com
Saturday, November 2, 2013
TREE FELLING
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tree felling |
As you can see, my home has a lot of high trees. I adore them.
Friday, November 1, 2013
ELARDUS PARK MALL
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Elardus Park shopping centre |
I used to be in malls all the time but since I got this
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