I'm fascinated by these wonderful creatures! You're right! The flowers do improve the pictures!Lisbeth wrote:What an amount of beautiful creepies
Backyard wildlife
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Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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More stunning pics BT!! 
But I think you have an insect problem in your garden...a real infestation of the critters!! 
But I think you have an insect problem in your garden...a real infestation of the critters!! 
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We have been watching this dove sitting on her eggs for around a week now and yesterday darn vervets pulled in and chowed her eggs. They may have killed her also as there are feathers all over.
Sorry, vervets aren’t my favourite and they terrorize houses in the Toti area stealing whatever they can.
Sorry, vervets aren’t my favourite and they terrorize houses in the Toti area stealing whatever they can.
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and if... you put a big...
no Vervets are too clever 
nice pictures
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Poor little dove
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What a pity, looks like you had the perfect vantage point to watch the chicks grow up!
Vervets aren't my favourite either, they are out of control in some KNP camps like Balule.
Vervets aren't my favourite either, they are out of control in some KNP camps like Balule.
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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This posting isn't strictly "backyard" as I took these at work.
Blacksmith Lapwing
Juvenile Hadeda
The resident Egyptian Geese produced eight chicks around the beginning of December. They are diligent parents as all eight of them have survived despite the many feral cats on the property. I remembered to take my camera a couple of weeks ago.
Dad started getting upset when I got a bit too close.
I ended up backpedaling rapidly when I nearly got goosed in the family jewels
The whole family together.
Blacksmith Lapwing
Juvenile Hadeda
The resident Egyptian Geese produced eight chicks around the beginning of December. They are diligent parents as all eight of them have survived despite the many feral cats on the property. I remembered to take my camera a couple of weeks ago.
Dad started getting upset when I got a bit too close.
I ended up backpedaling rapidly when I nearly got goosed in the family jewels
The whole family together.
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!
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Nice 
Much better than a black wall or a busy street
Much better than a black wall or a busy street "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
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