Welcome to the 33rd edition of Shakati Bush Facts. In this edition we will be looking at the sociable Re-faced mouse-bird. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 426. It is always a treat seeing them in the bush, and we enjoy sharing them with you.
The male and female Red-faced Mousebird have the same plumage
Welcome to the 33rd edition of Shakati Bush facts. In this edition we will be looking at one of our silent mysterious nocturnal residents at Shakati – the Spotted Eagle-Owl. If you are extremely lucky then you can spot them in daylight – if you look extremely carefully into the bush.
You will find that the male Spotted Eagle-Owl plumage and colours are slightly different to that of the female Spotted Eagle-Owl. Males are paler than females
Welcome to the 28th edition of Shakati’s Bush Facts. In this edition, we will be looking at the Fork Tailed Drongo. The Fork Tailed Drongo is one of Shakati’s most active birds which adorn our piece of heaven. The Fork Tailed Drongo is the bird that cries wolf, but more about that later 😊 The Fork Tailed Drongo is described in Roberts 7th edition number under number 541.
Welcome to the 27th edition of Shalati’s Bush Facts. In this edition, we will be looking at the Arrow Marked Babbler. The Arrow Marked Babbler is one of our more vocal residents on Shakati Private Game Reserve.
Welcome to the 26th edition of Shakati’s Bush Facts. In this special spring edition, we will be looking at some of the spring birds found in our garden. Spring is a time of new life and new possibilities, and we would like to share with you some of the exciting sightings in our garden during September 2017.
Our garden is a great source of food for birds, and is a popular spot for a “quick snack” in the form of berries and insects. Some of the fast-food seeker birds in our garden are listed here
The Arrow Marked Babbler is a very vocal visitor to our garden, and likes to show off its “catch of the day”:
Continue reading BUSH FACTS #26 – SEPTEMBER 2017 SPRING GARDEN BIRDS
Welcome to the 25th edition of Shalati’s Bush Facts. In this edition we will be looking at the Pearl Spotted Owlet. There is resident breeding pairs on Shakati, and is regularly seen in the tress. This article contains some interesting facts about this owl.
Welcome to the 23rd edition of Shakati’s Bush Facts. In this edition we will be focusing on the Coqui Francolin. If you stand still for long enough in the bush, you will see the bush come alive. And if you are really lucky, you will see the elusive Coqui Francolin.
Welcome to the 22nd edition of Shakati’s Bush Facts. In this edition we will be focusing on the African Grey Hornbill. Its distinctive call makes the bush seems alive with sound, and thus makes it one of the most sought after birds at Shakati Private Game Reserve. The African Grey Hornbill is a very frequent visitor to Shakati.
You can usually hear the African Grey Hornbill by its piping pee-o pee-o pee-o call.
We have our own bird list. It has been compiled over 12 years by a university bird biologist, who is also co-owner of Shakati. It contains 270 species.
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Shakati Private Game reserve has prolific birdlife, one of the highest bird diversities in the Waterberg with over 260 confirmed types of birds (Refer to https://shakati.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/first-blog-post/ for a full list of our birds to date)
Welcome to the 21st edition of Shakati Bush facts. In this special edition we will be sharing exciting news, and share where are the most popular birding sites on Shakati.
We have our own bird list. It has been compiled over 12 years by a university bird biologist, who is also co-owner of Shakati. It contains 270 species.
Shakati Private Game Reserve 