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Friday, September 19, 2014

19/09/2014 Some more photos from Wednesday as I have not had time to take any today!

Maximum temperature 28C. Rain around but it seems to have missed us.
Names not showing again as with a few days ago!!!
Short notes under photos.

Arctic Fox.

As above.

Black Kite.

Common Buzzard

Coypu.

Egyptian Vulture found in Spain.

Macara sylvanus found in Gibraltar.

As above

Otter

Oryctolagus cuniculus. (Rabbit!)

Raccoon, originally from the USA, but escapees from Germany have formed a colony and breed readily in Europe.

Sanglier (Wild Pig)

Wolf, only a few remain in Western Europe.

Thursday, September 18, 2014

18/09/2014 We went to Marais Poitevin yesterday. Firstly a boat trip, lunch followed, and then a visit to Zoodysee, so this is yesterday's photos today!!

Maximum temperature 28C. 12 mm of rain early this morning with lots of thunder around.

Two photos above with thanks to Madame Andree Boucheron.

All animals are European, are in large quarters and appear to be very happy. Some have babies so they must be breeding happily in captivity.

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, September 19, 2014

19/09/2014 Some more photos from Wednesday as I have not had time to take any today!

Thursday, September 18, 2014

18/09/2014 We went to Marais Poitevin yesterday. Firstly a boat trip, lunch followed, and then a visit to Zoodysee, so this is yesterday's photos today!!

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