Blue Waxbill
Did you know? The Blue Waxbill is known for various names: The Uraeginthus angolensis, Southern Blue Waxbill, Southern Cordon Bleu, Blue-breasted Waxbill, Blue-cheeked Cordon Bleu, Blue-breasted Cordon Bleu, Angola Cordon Bleu, and the Afrikaans name for the Blue Waxbill is Blousysie.
Bushbuck
Did you know that Bushbuck are known to be nocturnal?We were lucky to spend some time with this elegant, secretive, elusive, and shy animal!
Western Yellow-Bellied Sand Snake
We found this Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake basking in an acacia outside our front door, they are extremely quick and are considered to be one of the fastest snakes in Southern Africa. They are active during the day and the venom is very mild. They generally move off rapidly so it was great to have […]
Kudu Bulls
Kudu Bulls can weigh 250kg and stand 1.5 meters tall at the shoulder. They are renowned for their leaping ability, which allows them to effortlessly jump over fences and other obstacles, despite their big size!
Africa’s Thunderbird
https://owlitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Thunderbird.mp4Nicknamed the ‘thunderbird,’ the Southern Ground-Hornbill is revered by several African communities as the harbinger of rain.They will eat anything they can overpower, their diet usually consists of snakes, reptiles, amphibians and even small mammals like rodents.After capturing their meal, they often toss the item in the air before catching it and swallowing it whole!Sadly, this […]