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...Several species that are marginal within their known distribution are considered rare or vagrant in the region. blue swallows, mottled swifts, eastern saw-wing, palm-nut vulture, Egyptian vulture, lammergier, ayres eagle, leonora's falcon, sooty falcon..
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...Money earned from the tours is put back into conservation and protection efforts.Visit the Vulture RestaurantAnother seasonal highlight at the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre is the Vulture Restaurant...
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...Using "Vukani the Vulture", the campaign is targeting people's behaviour when it comes to littering in Kruger."It is so important to us, that we cannot stop this campaign because KNP receive more than 1.4 million visitors per year...
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...Like the Turkey Vulture, the Marabou Stork defecates upon its legs and feet...
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...The birds are all readily recognised and include the lappet faced vulture, martial eagle, saddle billed stork, kori bustard, ground hornbill and Pel's fishing owl...
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...Species that are under the spotlight for this monitoring technique include the lappet-faced vulture and white backed vultures, both of which use tall trees as nesting sites...
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...Scavengers like hyaenas and jackals will be attracted by the vulture activity and will patiently wait at a safe distance until the lions have had their fill.It can take over 24 hours before lions abandon their carcass and spectacular fights..
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...There is a white-headed vulture nest near Blinkwater lookout point, which offers a good view of the Biyamiti, a few kilometres upstream of the camp...
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...Rufous-bellied Heron has been recorded on the Olifants River.
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Lion
Black-backed Jackal
Blue Wildebeest
White-backed Vulture
Lesser Black-winged Plover
These activities can only be booked in conjunction with confirmed accommodation..
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...long, bare necks) to feed deeper through the openings in the skin - and finally the hooded vulture, with long, thin beak (and feathered head), to feed on the scraps between the bones...
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...It would be impossible to employ professional ornithologists to achieve the results of these 'citizen scientists'.The millionth record was recorded by atlaser Christopher Patton, that of a Whitebacked Vulture, ironically a species predicted to be negatively..
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...In the Orpen area, look out for
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Lion
Black-backed jackal
Blue wildebeest
Buffalo
Impala
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White-backed vulture
Senegal lapwing
Bateleur
Dark chanting goshawk
Black-bellied bustard..
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...There are some vulture species that are capable of killing small vertebrates like rodents and even antelope fawns.Do owls actually hoot?No, owls don't 'hoot' but rather whistle, screech or croak...
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...They take their baths from lunch time to late afternoon and are quite happy to share their ablutions with other vulture species - up to four different kinds of vulture will share a water hole with considerably more elegance than they do a carcass...
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...The Orpen area is usually reliable raptor and vulture territory. Cape vultures breed in the crags of the berg 50km due west near Strydom Tunnel, but often come into the Park to feed.
The Bateleur is common as are most of the larger eagles...
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...Scavengers like hyaenas and jackals will be attracted by the vulture activity and will patiently wait at a safe distance until the lions have had their fill...
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The Beauty Of Birding
...Several species that are marginal within their known distribution are considered rare or vagrant in the region. blue swallows, mottled swifts, eastern saw-wing, palm-nut vulture, Egyptian vulture, lammergier, ayres eagle, leonora's falcon, sooty falcon..English
Game Drive Map of Kruger Central Grasslands
...Most of Kruger's larger raptors are found in the central grasslands, which have the biggest vulture populations in the Park...English
360 Stands Planned Near Strydom Tunnel
...360 Stands Planned Near Strydom Tunnel360 Stands Planned Near Strydom TunnelThe Environmental Impact (EI) process has begun for the development of the Cape Vulture Wildlife Estate, which proposes building 360 stands of half a hectare each on a farm in..English
The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre
...Money earned from the tours is put back into conservation and protection efforts.Visit the Vulture RestaurantAnother seasonal highlight at the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre is the Vulture Restaurant...English
...Using "Vukani the Vulture", the campaign is targeting people's behaviour when it comes to littering in Kruger."It is so important to us, that we cannot stop this campaign because KNP receive more than 1.4 million visitors per year...English
Marabou Stork
...Like the Turkey Vulture, the Marabou Stork defecates upon its legs and feet...English
Colchester Zoo Action for the Wild Funding of R2.1 Million
...Action for the Wild is continuing with its support for the Elephant Orphanage project, Wildlife Vets International, Orang-utan Foundation, The Gyps Vulture Restoration Project and Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund amongst several others...English
Have You Spotted the Big Six Birds
...The birds are all readily recognised and include the lappet faced vulture, martial eagle, saddle billed stork, kori bustard, ground hornbill and Pel's fishing owl...English
New Project Focused on Large Birds Launched in Kruger
...Species that are under the spotlight for this monitoring technique include the lappet-faced vulture and white backed vultures, both of which use tall trees as nesting sites...English
World Environment Day
...The EWT's Sasol Vulture Monitoring Project implements wing-tagging as a colour-marking method for vultures. To date, more than 1 600 vultures have been tagged, and over 4 100 re-sightings have been recorded...English
Anatomy of a Lion Kill
...Scavengers like hyaenas and jackals will be attracted by the vulture activity and will patiently wait at a safe distance until the lions have had their fill.It can take over 24 hours before lions abandon their carcass and spectacular fights..English
Game Drive around the Biyamiti Area
...There is a white-headed vulture nest near Blinkwater lookout point, which offers a good view of the Biyamiti, a few kilometres upstream of the camp...English
Activities at Orpen Rest Camp
...Rufous-bellied Heron has been recorded on the Olifants River.
5 Things to Seek
Lion
Black-backed Jackal
Blue Wildebeest
White-backed Vulture
Lesser Black-winged Plover
These activities can only be booked in conjunction with confirmed accommodation..English
Important Bird and Protected Areas Under Review by BirdLife
...The area is just one of two locations within the country used by vulnerable breeding Cape vulture Gyps coprotheres. The new project is an exciting eco-tourism opportunity, which will help to promote and secure conservation plans for the species...English
Letters to the Editor
...and Palmnut Vulture, and rare shrikes like the elusive Gorgeous Bush Shrike and Blackfronted Bush Shrike...English
Birders Go Big To Conserve Environment
...Another project is camera traps for vulture monitoring, which were deployed to nesting sites to monitor the success of breeding, and the purchasing of cyber trackers, which record the GPS co-ordinates of birds, animals, trees and bush...English
New Guidebook Reveals Limpopo Birding Wonders
...people out before the crack of dawn with a packed breakfast so that they can catch a glimpse of night birds and the dawn chorus.The book covers the Mapungubwe National Park, the northern part of the Kruger National Park, the Soutpansberg, the Blouberg vulture..English
Specks in the Sky
...long, bare necks) to feed deeper through the openings in the skin - and finally the hooded vulture, with long, thin beak (and feathered head), to feed on the scraps between the bones...English
Southern Africa Bird Atlas 2 Project Records its One Millionth Bird
...It would be impossible to employ professional ornithologists to achieve the results of these 'citizen scientists'.The millionth record was recorded by atlaser Christopher Patton, that of a Whitebacked Vulture, ironically a species predicted to be negatively..English
Game Drive from Orpen Gate to the Central Grasslands
...In the Orpen area, look out for
Animals
Lion
Black-backed jackal
Blue wildebeest
Buffalo
Impala
Birds
White-backed vulture
Senegal lapwing
Bateleur
Dark chanting goshawk
Black-bellied bustard..English
African Bird FAQ
...There are some vulture species that are capable of killing small vertebrates like rodents and even antelope fawns.Do owls actually hoot?No, owls don't 'hoot' but rather whistle, screech or croak...English
Game Drives from Skukuza to Satara
...They take their baths from lunch time to late afternoon and are quite happy to share their ablutions with other vulture species - up to four different kinds of vulture will share a water hole with considerably more elegance than they do a carcass...English
Game Drive from Orpen to Satara
...The Orpen area is usually reliable raptor and vulture territory. Cape vultures breed in the crags of the berg 50km due west near Strydom Tunnel, but often come into the Park to feed.
The Bateleur is common as are most of the larger eagles...English
Lions
...Scavengers like hyaenas and jackals will be attracted by the vulture activity and will patiently wait at a safe distance until the lions have had their fill...English
