After a period of relative calm at Hwange's main camp, Yellow fever has once again gripped the bino-toting, camera wielding populace as yet another rare yellow individual of the Crimson-breasted shrike appeared. The man who has to take credit for this new sighting was the same jammy little bugger who was credited for the first sighting.....Jean Blake! (his picture above).
What is very exciting about this one is that it is a young bird (this year's chick) and that it was seen with two Crimson parents! If you will remember the last yellow jobbies they were one yellow parent and one yellow chick! I cannot remember my high school genetics lessons so perhaps someone can explain what is going on here with the genes,
Just to recap: last year we saw one red adult and one yellow adult produce one yellow chick and this year two red adults produce one yellow chick!!
Help!!!
Anyway this is like the lottery roll-over......you have a second chance so get to Main camp and see it for yourself. Be careful though......yellow fever is highly contagious!!
The Hwange Birder
