On the right path
Lace up your boots, we’re going birding on Moegoebaskloof’s Louis Chaguion trail
Magnificent Monty: Montagu’s Harriers hunting in the KNP
Circus pygargus|Hugh Chittenden|Michael Henshall|Montagu’s Harrier
Hidden treasure: Verreaux’s Eagle Owl
Despite being the largest owl species in the region and sporting characteristic bright pink eyelids,
Verreaux’s Eagle-Owls Bubo lacteus can be surprisingly difficult to find in the wild. It was a colleague
of mine, Callum Evans, who first pointed out an eagle-owl nest to me on 1 August 2020 in Mawana
Game Reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal. I had seen an adult and a sub-adult in the vicinity a few
days before and had thought there might be a nest somewhere, but I hadn’t been able to locate it.
Tree of life
“Common Scimitarbills”|”Scarlet-chested Sunbirds”|”White-fronted Bee-eaters and a “|Amethyst Sunbird|Cape Weaver|Dark-capped Bulbul|flowers|Michael Henshall|nectar|White-bellied Sunbird|White-crested Helmet-shrikes|Yellow-fronted Apalis