It is this time of year that I harp on about the importance of Termites to the Hwange ecosystem.
Indeed I feel it is impossible to overstate the importance of these little peanut-butter flavoured beasties!
Just yesterday I was tracking for lions and the sun was shining. We had had almost non-stop rain for weeks and now was the termite's chance to spread wings and look for mates. The air was once again filled with Alates and the predators that eat them!
some unusual predators too......here is a Grey Hornbill taking one in the air.
There were doves and finches, sparrow weavers and white-crowned shrikes as well as kites and eagles, rollers and guineafowl.
This is the stuff of birder's dreams......
Get out there if you are in Southern Africa...better still, come to Hwange and see it for yourself!
The Hwange Birder
Indeed I feel it is impossible to overstate the importance of these little peanut-butter flavoured beasties!
Just yesterday I was tracking for lions and the sun was shining. We had had almost non-stop rain for weeks and now was the termite's chance to spread wings and look for mates. The air was once again filled with Alates and the predators that eat them!
some unusual predators too......here is a Grey Hornbill taking one in the air.
There were doves and finches, sparrow weavers and white-crowned shrikes as well as kites and eagles, rollers and guineafowl.
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| A Yellow-billed Kite searches for termites |
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| Hundreds of Bee-eaters cruising for peanut-butter filled termites! |
Get out there if you are in Southern Africa...better still, come to Hwange and see it for yourself!
The Hwange Birder
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