Hedges Kitty Update

Hi Bozo, Lindy and all mum's friends. This is Ambrose with the news. 

Although mum seemed a bit better in the week, she still didn't get up and move around much. Dad Ginger loves to sleep on mum's feet on her bed! Yesterday our yoomen dad took mum to the hostipal again! She came back after a L O N G time and went to  bed again! I heard our yoomen dad tell Unca Johan that although the lamaria is over, she still has a rivus. 

What's that Unca Shadow? Oh, not a rivus but a virus!

Mum says she'll carry on resting and drink lots of water. Oooh, we kitties have bowls of water all over the house. We like our water, but we will share with mum if she likes!

What's that Unca Shadow? Oh! Mum has her own glass for water. 

 

This is me, Ambrose cuddling up to Mama Tiger on our day bed on the veranda

Unca Shadow rests on a chair under the dining room table

Dad Ginger rests on the sofa

Mum says hi to everyone. She says she'll be better soon and visit you all on Boggler! 

Meanwhile we three Tanzanian cats are being very good so that mum can get well again.  

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Strange Skies over Tanzania 29 March 2014

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Phenomenal bird sighting/s

As mentioned yesterday, even though I was ill,  Grant and I went out birding on Sunday and again on Monday evening. He and I were just saying how, although we frequently see the same species of birds, recently we have seen birds doing interesting things. As if to prove a point, the next thing (two,  actually) that happened was truly amazing.

As we drove along the mining haul road, Grant spotted a large bird sitting on the gravelly bank. He pulled up quite far from the bird so as not to disturb it, I opened the door and stood on the running board. 

And focused. 

When I zoomed in on the huge black bird, I saw it was a Bateleur and it was eating something. I took many photos, the bird finished its meal and flew off.

 

 A Bateleur (male) enjoying his meal off the ground

Grant stopped at the spot where the feast had taken place, I got out and walked over. Grant followed me and we saw that the Bateleur had been eating a largish bird with blueish-green feathers and quite big red feet. (Yes, all that remained were the feathers and a pair of feet!) 

A pile of feathers and two red feet were all that remained of the Bateleur's meal

 

When we sent the photos to Jez, he replied with the explanation that the Bateleur had [probably] eaten a young African Purple Swamphen (Gallinule).
 
A little further along we noticed a big brown bird in a dead tree. It was flapping its wings and jumping around in the tree.  I took several photos of this. 

 A large brown bird flapping in a tree 

When we sent the photos of this bird to Jez, he came back with the explanation that this was a juvenile African Harrier Hawk which was trying to rob a nest.When I looked closer at two of my photos, I saw that this was exactly what had happened was taking place !  

 African Harrier Hawk (juvenile) with its claws in a nest-hole in the tree 

The same bird with its beak in the nest hole!

African Harrier Hawk (juvenile)

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Here's wishing you all a wonderful week.