** Africam - Book (3)

FREE AFRICAM COURSE ON MAMMAL AND BIRD

IDENTIFICATION

TO THOSE THAT POST  STREAMING CAM PICS

Africam - Mammals Database

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Africam - Birds Database

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Reptiles

Frogs

Lower invertebrates

Insects

Spiders & arachnids

Fish

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FOR NEW MEMBERS LOOKING AT THE STREAMING CAMS

FOR THE FIRST TIME

IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFULL IF THE CORRECT

NAME OF THE BIRD OR ANIMALS  IS LISTED

SO THEY KNOW  WHAT THE  ANIMAL OR BIRD IS

I COPY AND PASTE

Egyptian Goose ~ Alopochen aegytiaca ~

because european members are taught the latin names

ALSO

IT WOULD BE A BIG HELP  TO ME  AS I HAVE TO GO

THROUGH  ALL THE CAM PICS TO POST THE DATA

IN THE DAY-BY -DAY- JOURNAL EACH DAY

Leopard ~ Panthera pardus ~ july 28  2009

mom and  cub e.p

Name: Salaxeye

Age:  march 2005  - approx

possibly  the same cat

have to chack for sure

Waterbuck ~ Kobus ellipsiprymnus   nk

Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus ~  nk

Kudu ~ Tragelaphus strepsiceros ~  nk

Bushbuck ~ Tragelaphus scriptus ~ e.p

july  28 2009

Warthog ~ Phacochoeerus aethiopicus ~ e.p

Nyala ~ Tragelaphus angasii ~ e.p

Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~ r.p

chopper  belongs to * NKORHO OWNER *

LISTER PUMP IS REPAIRED

Natural pan"s

KUDU CORNER

NKORHO   PAN -  GRAVE YARD PAN - KUDU CORNER PAN

SKULL - PHOTO'S

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Slender mongoose ~ Galerella sanguinea ~ july 30 2009 -nk

length  with tail - 19 in - (48 cm )  to  29 in  (73 cm )

Life Expectancy 10 Yrs

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Swainson's Spurfowl ~ Pternistis swainsonii ~ -

JULY 30 - 2009 - NK

Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii

Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus ~ E.P.

after a mud bath in pan - the animal then

had a face wash on the tree

Blacksmith Lapwing ~ Vanellus armatus ~ nk

Village Weaver ~ Ploceus cucculatus

nests - e.p.

Village weavers derive that common name from their frequent habit of nesting near villages in Africa, probably for protection from predators that naturally fear people.

This  weaver builds a large coarsely woven nest made of grass and leaf strips with a downward facing entrance which is suspended from a branch in a tree. 2-3 eggs are laid. This is a colonial breeder, so many

nests may hang from one tree.

these birds build untidy domed nests with side entrances. Most specialized of the sparrow weavers is the social weaver of Africa, famous for its apartment-house nest, in which 100 to 300 pairs have separate flask-shaped chambers entered by tubes at the bottom.

bush greetings Barry.

Yes the wh will dry up. all depends on the weather how long it will take to dry up.

I added 3 now on Monday

Jacques

Leopard ~ Panthera pardus e.p. ( 2 CATS )

Bushbuck ~ Tragelaphus scriptus ~ E.P JULY 30 2009

mpala ~ Aepyceros melampus NP

Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~ nk-

Waterbuck ~ Kobus ellipsiprymnus E.P JULY 32 2009

Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus E.P.

Hadeda Ibis ~ Bostrychia hagedash ~ NK

Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana ~ july 31 2009

two elephants fed on bushes by the mike's

Impala ~ Aepyceros melampus ~ NK- AUGUST 01 2009

i asked about - animals with broken horns

because i had seen a - impala long way

off -it had a broken horn- that was

07-06- 2008 at   NK

Hi Barry  As for the antelope with the broken horns a large majority of these would come from fighting and competing for territory.

Greg

THE SENTINEL

Kudu ~ Tragelaphus strepsiceros ~ E.P

AUGUST 01 2009

insanebushie ( julia - sometimes zoomi ) august 01 2009

hey there all a quick round of the morning sightings for NK ellies just to the east of the camp, 4 rhinos at Kudu corner, lions calling to the North of NK, windmills went back to MM this morning, sytx lying in the block to the west of Jacobin, cheetah was i same block as the styx this morning but then went south, whitecloth and her little one are still busy on a duiker to the west of NK, buffaloes 8 dagga boys close to the styx this morning

DISTANCE FROM   NKORHO TO

SKUKUZA-  28.9 KM --  17.9 MILES

DJUMA GAME RESERVE BUSH LODGE  2.5 KM -- 1.5 MILES

VUYATELA  7.5 KM -- 4.6 MILES

HECTORSPRUIT  78.8 KM - - 48.9 MILES

named after a dog owned

S de Kock, chief surveyor of the pretonia

delagoa bay railway line

LONE SOME GEORGE

Waterbuck ~ Kobus ellipsiprymnus ~ E.P

AUGUST 01 2009

AUGUST  02 2009 -NK

Burchell’s Starling ~ Lamprotornis australis ~

Three-banded Plover ~ Charadrius tricollaris ~

Hamerkop ~ Scopus umbretta ~ e.p.  august 02 2009

Banded Mongoose ~ Mungos mungo ~ NK

SECOND TIME AT -NK- I COUNTED  9

African Openbill

~ Anastomus lamelligerusin

new bird on cam (ever ) august 02 2009

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The unusual looking bill is specialised for extraction of snails from their shells.

it feeds primarily on molluscs.

Open-billed Stork steadies the snail with its upper mandible (usually this is done underwater) and then the tip of the lower mandible (which is extremely sharp) is used to slip under the bony shield which protects the snail.

The lower mandible is then used to cut the muscle holding the snail in place and the body of the snail is extracted whole for immediate consumption. Mussels and other bi-valves are handled in a similar way with the lower mandible being used to slice the muscle which keeps the 2 halves of the shell tightly closed.

Buffalo ~ Syncerus caffer ~   AUGUST 02  2009

NK-PAN

THANKS TO  *GERDA * NICKGRIFFIN* FISH *

Penny  ( aka   PENNY (2)  & christy  (aka INGWE )

NKORHO LODGE AND SAFARI JEEP

Water Monitor ~ Varanus niloticus ~

HAPPY PERCH ANNIVERSARY

THE   EAGLES   PERCH

Definitions of perch on the Web:

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

BUILD  IT  AND  THEY  WILL  COME

Sun, 03/08/2008 - 12:58am

HELLO  RANGER -

is thier any chance that an old stump or dead  short log be put in the waterhole  for birds to perch or rest on   would make for interesting  cam photo,s

it was nice to see the geese on the  islands while they were showing in low water

thank you

barry

Sun, 03/08/2008 - 8:07amNkorho Ranger

Bush Greetings

Okay I spoke to Karin about the log and she said it is a great idea.

It could bring more night live to the pan aswell. Owls catching frogs ore fish.

Thank you

Jacques

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many thanks to  **  KARIN  **

at nkorho lodge- and to jacques and all the

rangers that worked on putting the

EAGLE'S PERCH in the NKORHO PAN

as of one year thier have been

# 26 different species use the perch

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Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas ~ august 03 2009 nk-

cam pics- gerda -

Jackal and swainsons spurfowl

Burchell’s Zebra ~ Equus burchellii ~

Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~ AUGUST 04 2009

E.P.

Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill ~ Tockus leucomelas

NK

Chacma Baboon ~ Papio ursinus  NK

Kudu ~ Tragelaphus strepsiceros ~ E.P.

Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus NK

Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana

HOMO SAPIEN  -AKA  - JACQUES  &  FIAT 1000 TRACTOR

AND  TRAILER FOLLOW-A-LONGUS

i have to ask jacques the meaning

Good morning Barry.

Happy B-day cam= Happy Birthday Camfan.

Camfan is one of my friends and I thought it was a nice suprise.

Jacques

nkroho lodge owner;s chopper

impala ghost ??

Red-billed Hornbill ~ Tockus erythrorhynchus ~ nk

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Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill ~ Tockus leucomelas

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Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~ e.p.

Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana e.p

Kudu ~ Tragelaphus strepsiceros aug-06 2009

Black-backed jackal ~ Canis mesomelas ~ nk august 06 2009

Blue wildebeest ~ Connochaetes taurinus nk

august 09 2009

Banded Mongoose ~ Mungos mungo ~ august  07 2009

description:
Banded mongooses are small carnivores, no more than 12 to 16 inches long and weighing three to five pounds. Similar in look to a weasel or cat, mongooses have brown and gray fur. Unlike other mongoose species, banded mongooses have dark bands across their backs, for which they are named. They have five digits on their front paws but only four on their back feet. Also, they have non-retractable claws used for digging.

Food Source:
As carnivores, banded mongooses eat small vertebrates like birds, snakes and rats. Their diet also includes invertebrates like beetles or millipedes. They also are known to steal reptile or bird eggs and eat fallen fruit.

Behavior:
Banded mongooses are social animals that live in large packs with as many as 50 individuals, although smaller packs of 10 to 20 are more common. Diurnal animals, mongooses can be heard chattering to each other for most of the day. Banded mongooses work together in a group to fend off predators, first and foremost protecting their young and elderly. These mongooses will not stay in one habitat for more than a week, and when traveling they move together as would birds in flight.

Leopard ~ Panthera pardus ~ AUG-07 2009 NK

Good evening all.

Wow what a sighting. I just teased a guest and said there is a leopard and 5 minutes later there was.

I know they had Mvula and a unknown female this morning toghter. I recon it is them not sure but think so.

lucky the guest had one more beer.

Jacques

sassabuck - got a video of the cats

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Kudu ~ Tragelaphus strepsiceros ~ sat-august 08 2009 nk

Giraffe ~ Giraffa camelopardalis ~

Saddle-billed Stork ~ Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis ~

Elephant ~ Loxodonta africana

AUGUST 09 2008

I SENT A POST  TO  ELEPHANT PLAINS  LODGE

REQUESTING IF IT WAS POSSBLE TO PUT  A LOG IN THE

PAN - AND THEY RELPIIED   (   YES -   SO MANY THANKS

TO THE LODGE AND STAFF )

Thu, 07/08/2008 - 11:40am

THE ELEPHANT PLAIN'S  ** DRAGON  **

name of the perch given by  ** HOWWA **

HOWWA,S  DRAGON  ARRIVES ON Sat, 09/08/2008 - 11.37am

# 1

Egyptian Goose ~ Alopochen aegytiaca ~

ELEPHANT PLAIN - STAFF PUTTING IN

LOG ( dragon)   FOR BIRDS AND BABOONS

as of august 09 - 2009 # 15 species of birds

have been caught on cam -

baboons- widebeest and buffalo with

heads on log sleeping- and  many terripens

Swainson's Spurfowl ~ Pternistis swainsonii  nk- aug 09 2009

Egyptian Goose ~ Alopochen aegytiaca ~ aug-09 2009

Three-banded Plover ~ Charadrius tricollaris ~ nk