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Friday, June 9, 2017

09/06/2017 Despite what the temperatures say, it was cloudy and dismal here today so I have been sorting South African photos again.

Maximum temperature 25C, minimum 14C. 11 kmh NW wind 14 kmh gusts. 9mm rain measured. Lots of thunder and lightning.

Magnificent views in Kwa-Zulu-Natal.

Nyala Male. (Tragelaphus angasii)

Nyala female.

Beetle - Tenebrionidae family

Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator)

Great White Pelicans - (Pelecanus onocrotalus). White storks (Ciconia ciconia) and others in the background.

Impala (Aepyceros melampus) with a Redbilled Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) on its back.

White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)

Wildebeeste (Connochaetes) on the run.

Yellow-throated longclaw (Macronyx croceus)

Burchell's coucal (Centropus burchellii),

Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus)

Secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

Monday, March 6, 2017

06/03/2017 A trip to Angouleme and some more photos from the trip to R.S.A.

Maximum temperature 12C, minimum 6C. 92km/h NW wind. 14 mm of rain measured this morning.

Mother and child statue seen at Girac Hospital Angouleme this morning

Warning of high winds slowed all the truck up along the N10 today. Further North winds were up to 120 kph!

An interesting bridge over the N141 as the rain started once more.

Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix). KwaZulu-Natal.

European Roller (Coracias garrulus). KwaZulu-Natal.

The Mocking Cliff Chat, Mocking Chat or Cliff Chat, (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris). KwaZulu-Natal.

The Pied Crow (Corvus albus). KwaZulu-Natal.

Steppe buzzard, (Buteo vulpinus). KwaZulu-Natal.

The Yellow-billed Kite (Milvus aegyptius). KwaZulu-Natal.

Shadows Along the Zambezi by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I so enjoyed this book and towards the end I could not put it down only finishing at 2am! Having lived most of my early life in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, so many places had a lot of meaning to me. Diana’s knowledge of every detail in this book is incredible.
Sadly, so much of this story is fact and very true. It made me cry and at times it made me smile. I hope that it might awaken the world as to what is going on in many African countries, and instead of so many people burying their heads in the sand, perhaps they might stand up and do something. Smuggling and hunting are very soon going to leave the world a very sad place when there are no animals left.
Now I am off to read Shadows over an African Heart.

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Shadows Over an African Heart: a novel by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Shadows over an African Heart is the perfect name for this book. The shadows are even bigger than I ever dreamt, and this book is a real eye-opener to the truth of what is going on. I was in tears in many places in this book. The fictional side story I so enjoyed, but the true and very sad story of the elephants and other animals; the Zimbabwe government has so much to answer for.
The world needs to read both of Diana’s books and action needs to be taken before the children of today never see wildlife as we have had the joy to grow up with around us.
There are many African words in the story which to me were great to be reminded of, but many are explained as you read and there is a good glossary of the words in the back of the book.

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Friday, June 9, 2017

09/06/2017 Despite what the temperatures say, it was cloudy and dismal here today so I have been sorting South African photos again.

Monday, March 6, 2017

06/03/2017 A trip to Angouleme and some more photos from the trip to R.S.A.

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