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  1. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    I was surprised to see a bright yellow bird in my garden this time of year - all of the weavers and canaries turn brown or leave. So I was very pleased to identify a newcomer - 69. Black headed oriole.
  2. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    ..and the people who live in such areas are very likely to get into birding. That's what happened to me. I never really noticed the birds much until I moved to a place with incredibly diverse and colorful birds, with a far reaching view, etc. I don't know a single neighbor who isn't into birds...
  3. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    I stand corrected, thanks! This morning, I've been unable to tear my eyes away from a flock of swooping, dancing swifts. They're 68. African (black) swift.
  4. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    Oops, my husband reminded me of a few I'd forgotten about. 62. Greater flamingo (flew over) 63. Red chested cuckoo (heard incessantly all summer, but not seen) 64. African pied wagtail 65. African black duck 66. Blacksmith plover And just now, an excellent sighing of 67. Jackal buzzard being...
  5. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    62. Southern red billed hornbill. Really exciting, as normally we just get the grey ones, we are smack on the edge of his range.
  6. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    Ooo, I had a lovely addition yesterday. 60. Black heron, umbrella feeding in my fish pond just like on the nature shows. I totally did an Attenborough voice. My dog got all confused. And, I finally identified 61. Lazy cisticola.
  7. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    Life is never dull here. Between the odd cobra in the bathroom and the noises of jackal, wildebeest, lion, and kudu at night, I honestly could never be happy elsewhere. I'm American, grew up in Boston, and came here for "three months" - seven years ago. It gets into your blood, this crazy place...
  8. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    One side of me is thinking "well, they'd most likely attack and kill their 'owners' and aren't fed..." but the other side is saying that they were reintroduced on a trailer, so they're captive. I think I can adore them, and lie in bed listen to their booming calls, but tick the ones I've seen in...
  9. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    Yeah, I love seeing them. The real reason, though, why I can't count them is that they aren't really wild. They're in their natural habitat, eating what they would and not fed, but they're in a fence. A 100 acre enclosure, but they're technically pets. They're excellent security, so my neighbors...
  10. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    Cool, if the same property counts, my list is bigger. The habitat is pretty varied. I live on a rocky outcrop on grasslands, we also have some scrub woodlands and river frontage. So, let me add.. 45. Giant kingfisher 46. Woodland kingfisher 47. Brown hooded kingfisher 48. Malachite kingfisher...
  11. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    Thanks! I've already remembered a few I omitted, and saw that I should number them. Oops. That was 40. Do we count birds within a certain distance? My uncles house on the same property, for instance, has three different kingfishers, and a host of different stuff - different habitat. Let me add...
  12. Vilasy

    Garden (Yard) List 2012

    Hi! I'm new to this thread, and actually pretty new to birding. You'll see very little brown birds on my list, I'm not that good yet! But the regulars in my garden are.. Village weaver Red bishop Grey hornbill Grey go-away bird (lourie) Mocking cliff chat Familiar chat Fork tailed drongo Fiscal...
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