Magnificent flashing colors and pleasant chattering stopped current guests to the Kruger Nationwide Park of their tracks. Mohammed and Sharifah Jinnah got here throughout a big flock of Southern carmine bee-eaters on the H1-4, feasting on bugs on the highway.
‘There have been tons of of birds on the highway, and I imply tons of… These are noisy birds that “bark” and squabble. My dilemma was the place to level the digital camera and which part to deal with,’ mentioned Mohammed.
‘It was a spectacle to observe… We spent over an hour with them and it was a most rewarding and completely wonderful sighting,’ he continued.
These birds feed on bugs, together with dragonflies, butterflies, and locusts. They migrate inside Africa, arriving in South Africa round August or September to settle within the Northwest and Limpopo provinces earlier than departing round April based on South Africa.internet.
They don’t seem to be threatened and have a wholesome inhabitants.
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Photos: Mohammed Jinnah