International Vulture Awareness Day

This is ‘one of Andre Botha’s vultures’. André works for the Endangered Wildlife Trust as the manager of the Birds of Prey Working Group in South Africa. Most of his work is in the field, or as we say in Africa, in the bush.

Hooded Vulture

Hooded Vulture

I took these photos during our [...]

Vervet

Vervet monkey

Vervet foraging for food.

Can you believe some people still regard these sweet (and sometimes naughty) animals as vermin?

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Immature White-headed Vulture | Skywatch #50

Lappet-faced Vulture

Immature White-headed Vulture (and not a Lappet-faced) is on (sky)watch today. Thanks André

André works for EWT, the Endangered Wildlife Trust in South Africa and manages the Birds of Prey Working Group. André has one of the best jobs in the world. He only just came back from 2 surveys in Kruger [...]

Hornbill | BPW #43

Southern Ground-hornbill

The Southern Ground-hornbills are large birds, up to around 90 to 129 cm and not at all shy. Don’t you think they have the most beautiful eyelashes? The male hornbill has vivid red patches of bare skin on the face and throat. Females have violet-blue skin on their throats. Ground Hornbills don’t hop, [...]

Phacochoerus aethiopicus

Warthog