tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39913924143471655262024-03-05T02:13:08.597-08:00Words of FeatherBirdsConTour Newsrainmaker digitalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11505188069444908296noreply@blogger.comBlogger480125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-41207793535333792892017-07-04T10:53:00.001-07:002017-07-19T11:30:57.718-07:00478/ Helping children with birds' twitteringSOCIAL WELFARE and CONSERVATION<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aD1JJKpnu-Z34q7AOxEv9B0wZi1K5GGeR6OXx-fximuaFyUI3iQ317b7r5NYU41vC9e89I8w65cInoDer8i1Nehj0qXPDiKl1vq29xt5_idTY7XlDT6K3asTAizhg3AKCqu7Inf7T6Jh/s640/blogger-image-1721387965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5aD1JJKpnu-Z34q7AOxEv9B0wZi1K5GGeR6OXx-fximuaFyUI3iQ317b7r5NYU41vC9e89I8w65cInoDer8i1Nehj0qXPDiKl1vq29xt5_idTY7XlDT6K3asTAizhg3AKCqu7Inf7T6Jh/s640/blogger-image-1721387965.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>BirdsConTour is committed to the protection of wild birds, including where human settlements are. For especially in these places, wild birds are deprived of their habitat. As a result, many bird species do not find adequate nesting sites and food. In addition, people can no longer enjoy their beautiful sight and wonderful singing. Just sad!</div><div>BirdsConTour tries to change this!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZPQvpW4CImRdb85xiJPE7wq-_WzY1EbSSkBxiQYUImqa_XSJ75q_DNbGcaz50oRodz3NVR3OMNMtyrITpNE3tOgdxK20nrd86YMYpNly4o3RrYHpLgyTkVc-GFxYmq4wwocBDuMImDRy/s640/blogger-image--1901095378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZPQvpW4CImRdb85xiJPE7wq-_WzY1EbSSkBxiQYUImqa_XSJ75q_DNbGcaz50oRodz3NVR3OMNMtyrITpNE3tOgdxK20nrd86YMYpNly4o3RrYHpLgyTkVc-GFxYmq4wwocBDuMImDRy/s640/blogger-image--1901095378.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>With a recent visit to the Ngatuve Vatere orphanage, BirdsConTour has donated a bird feeding house to the orphanage, which makes sense in two ways. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWje7ynxXeKUlS4-mMuMxIxYFt1T-trSsuCl-V8qhtAM1Op-CfM2s0rpWOsobBJ2N2BQHflvMAqiy3DXeUUWVyT0FNT5GzPK9cgnQ5modBDEvHkqMP13Zvwfv8hP4w3EC2ctGjnz1OqjGk/s640/blogger-image--2037104905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWje7ynxXeKUlS4-mMuMxIxYFt1T-trSsuCl-V8qhtAM1Op-CfM2s0rpWOsobBJ2N2BQHflvMAqiy3DXeUUWVyT0FNT5GzPK9cgnQ5modBDEvHkqMP13Zvwfv8hP4w3EC2ctGjnz1OqjGk/s640/blogger-image--2037104905.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>BirdsConTour provides enough food for the garden birds and on the other hand, a natural environment is created which is the best preventive health care in order to make the inhabitants of settlements and cities happier and more healthy. Because the positive association between bird twittering, plants and better mental health remains, independent of neighborhood issues, household income, age or other sociodemographic factors.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVFi_CEV11LFFagC0YI-K1z7Ta5ozyEgC_bVV4hYrA3efh9aFcSDJlrTWAMeQElZzMCO8eMuB1D6G-y4oG_7ShcwMc44v1-93OpDTiHo8glOIwuE_iYiEjf8xnHq-mGuSU6PzthvTT2zr/s640/blogger-image-909983987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVFi_CEV11LFFagC0YI-K1z7Ta5ozyEgC_bVV4hYrA3efh9aFcSDJlrTWAMeQElZzMCO8eMuB1D6G-y4oG_7ShcwMc44v1-93OpDTiHo8glOIwuE_iYiEjf8xnHq-mGuSU6PzthvTT2zr/s640/blogger-image-909983987.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-24727347883824781932017-06-23T04:20:00.001-07:002017-07-19T11:30:45.890-07:00477/ Bird Friendly Pack Safari ProjectSOCIAL WELFARE, CONSERVATION & TOURISM<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JS6Fz1AJy2LNPeyJIkLN_LONp1a_2axiOa4jF-e5d3EysElf4IeJ-Bh3BUtiBapwQgltd5EAFmnHbCtb8Qx-kaBeup_sDuV3jFwr1adxJN2-jswFOlo-eVNYwjK3vPBYKI8RUpGO65WC/s640/blogger-image--1175688715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JS6Fz1AJy2LNPeyJIkLN_LONp1a_2axiOa4jF-e5d3EysElf4IeJ-Bh3BUtiBapwQgltd5EAFmnHbCtb8Qx-kaBeup_sDuV3jFwr1adxJN2-jswFOlo-eVNYwjK3vPBYKI8RUpGO65WC/s640/blogger-image--1175688715.jpg"></a></div>European Bee-eater</div><div><br></div><div>On 22 May 2017, the International Day for the Conservation of Biodiversity (also called "International Day for Biodiversity" or "Day of Biodiversity") took place. As this year's motto of the Day for the Conservation of Biodiversity was "sustainable tourism", Pack Safari, the tour company for Southern Africa, celebrated this day by using this opportunity to present the "Bird Friendly Pack Safari" project supported by BirdsConTour (Birds Conservation & Tourism).</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXV8DBBhtWbrdJCSgBCSRsw-Fu8l0shrYQp0UyMMC7iEzy52RzBr9lG1-zEm_kYz25oGYjF865ZkHsmpu4-wCxeKtmLQRggMTIL_8yAZ191Mqvw0FDOd5tHzQnCDiq_mImXGCsT5tvOdj/s640/blogger-image--1402985746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXV8DBBhtWbrdJCSgBCSRsw-Fu8l0shrYQp0UyMMC7iEzy52RzBr9lG1-zEm_kYz25oGYjF865ZkHsmpu4-wCxeKtmLQRggMTIL_8yAZ191Mqvw0FDOd5tHzQnCDiq_mImXGCsT5tvOdj/s640/blogger-image--1402985746.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Many bird species deprived of their habitat and food sources in the rapidly developing Lafrenz Industrial Area Windhoek, the capital of Windhoek, find a refuge on the grounds of the tour company Pack Safari. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfz2_FiYFct9B1Ns00Nr7iKZ7JxmBEDJgdsQDGhcckYBYhyphenhyphenIZ2oavbPOPr74UvlmuaxFWbC1-ZP9SNxRRE6JzCT5-e6mj3zlbYgk_uJNZWvSo8DqWFDDRHFVH9DR_DiOOcayylBM8c2R2/s640/blogger-image-722956923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfz2_FiYFct9B1Ns00Nr7iKZ7JxmBEDJgdsQDGhcckYBYhyphenhyphenIZ2oavbPOPr74UvlmuaxFWbC1-ZP9SNxRRE6JzCT5-e6mj3zlbYgk_uJNZWvSo8DqWFDDRHFVH9DR_DiOOcayylBM8c2R2/s640/blogger-image-722956923.jpg"></a></div>Wild bird feeding station hanging</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UrqLC54IC-J0B8q33ITcGCtQSOneniquw7ji_nCf3ZAYNU-C3hAiX7BTUXKTN4rI_4ybU-AUl5t71_e08ny29bczDZ8sML8opvaKT7pATm4n1p3w3qzsiHK9Rzx9NoV3tYaciJvz3zIW/s640/blogger-image--1444504337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9UrqLC54IC-J0B8q33ITcGCtQSOneniquw7ji_nCf3ZAYNU-C3hAiX7BTUXKTN4rI_4ybU-AUl5t71_e08ny29bczDZ8sML8opvaKT7pATm4n1p3w3qzsiHK9Rzx9NoV3tYaciJvz3zIW/s640/blogger-image--1444504337.jpg"></a></div>Wild bird support station fixed, serving food and nest material for all bird species</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAkM9esBo3ymAq1skvAxcA8V5e4IoThWXl2znRH321aG3LN7RBvVA9mW9L38aXoFPVrhmFfuuNeywsc_8hPMaTDdvOdqPQe8ZUK8sJ98rdTxZUXyAat4QrYm-DnSGf4tE6RIjU3yb4a3e/s640/blogger-image-1433028423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAkM9esBo3ymAq1skvAxcA8V5e4IoThWXl2znRH321aG3LN7RBvVA9mW9L38aXoFPVrhmFfuuNeywsc_8hPMaTDdvOdqPQe8ZUK8sJ98rdTxZUXyAat4QrYm-DnSGf4tE6RIjU3yb4a3e/s640/blogger-image-1433028423.jpg"></a></div>Bird water table</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMxtBo-BL-c_aCeBIk4NeGThMI8y9TBQfdAWYnzWubeAM71UNJw_baZ-jkGxIpj2T4eiE2nkPNl6Gfg8qUKaHfo8Egqxi-DevWP1cKz94_PgYRBmDprav-fwp9qHe875ATIKFP8eNVTkj/s640/blogger-image-1261281542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMxtBo-BL-c_aCeBIk4NeGThMI8y9TBQfdAWYnzWubeAM71UNJw_baZ-jkGxIpj2T4eiE2nkPNl6Gfg8qUKaHfo8Egqxi-DevWP1cKz94_PgYRBmDprav-fwp9qHe875ATIKFP8eNVTkj/s640/blogger-image-1261281542.jpg"></a></div>Ideal bird bath with pond</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Pack Safari together with BirdsConTour have established a bird friendly habitat on this property since the completion of the new Pack Safari headquarter in the Lafrenz Industrial Area. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMBGE7vvG2EsMzdOrEqbklJ-odwAp3wHuF0ASXfzKA01SXaEWSOvy-G1cfTjYDM7GkVYHr7SLUdNdFFqnDCfqGAlIu0rRK5RIESPfp7pinUDWXo2NGTGy-M8jVHqqcR4_jA_N3M_qzX46/s640/blogger-image--1931458040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMBGE7vvG2EsMzdOrEqbklJ-odwAp3wHuF0ASXfzKA01SXaEWSOvy-G1cfTjYDM7GkVYHr7SLUdNdFFqnDCfqGAlIu0rRK5RIESPfp7pinUDWXo2NGTGy-M8jVHqqcR4_jA_N3M_qzX46/s640/blogger-image--1931458040.jpg"></a></div>Natural space reserved</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Thus there are now not only about 181 square meters of natural space reserved and available for the wild birds, but as a return for the 2326 sqm covered area through buildings and carports, a wild bird feeding station is erected where on a daily basis different food types such as sunflower seed, crushed corn, fine seed, nectar, soft food, water and nest material is offered, catering for the different species. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-YkWP26AmhkJxcTuvjUiBu5BnEKIsMNnaUgS5DyF9c9khCu7PzFmfcyl08OJ_Vn2ivWjeSqiMgUYTSZRvGNDoNUPD_hQA5QzjJEje-10JGb4zinYWUEhHc6Du5dJoWzgeRqAQvDVIGQp/s640/blogger-image--895257378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-YkWP26AmhkJxcTuvjUiBu5BnEKIsMNnaUgS5DyF9c9khCu7PzFmfcyl08OJ_Vn2ivWjeSqiMgUYTSZRvGNDoNUPD_hQA5QzjJEje-10JGb4zinYWUEhHc6Du5dJoWzgeRqAQvDVIGQp/s640/blogger-image--895257378.jpg"></a></div>Nest boxes under the ceiling</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXm2BQXvgKokNIawYAiyhT1DbM70M7UhnpgRGirMm7SoodfToh9rpnf4aycY2iHjd67KOg_8vszYGptglOSgX80boeMrgbPN8KTWYEroiLHciTPTX-jupxTAJ-t5b_oQAGjseXG6dMV7dw/s640/blogger-image--551371937.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXm2BQXvgKokNIawYAiyhT1DbM70M7UhnpgRGirMm7SoodfToh9rpnf4aycY2iHjd67KOg_8vszYGptglOSgX80boeMrgbPN8KTWYEroiLHciTPTX-jupxTAJ-t5b_oQAGjseXG6dMV7dw/s640/blogger-image--551371937.jpg"></a></div></div>Window seed houses are attached to prevent bird collisions</div><div><br></div><div>Even the buildings were designed to be bird-friendly in that partly expensive nesting boxes were installed, and bird feeding houses are attached to the larger windows, with the aim of making the transparent glass more visible and thus reducing the loss of the bird life by bird strikes.</div><div>Thus, the birds have a 6203 square meter sized Pack Safari property on which the birds can breed and live.</div><div>The habitat for various bird species in the Lafrenz Industrial Area becomes less and less by the steady cultivation that without this bird conscious implementation hardly any more species could be found here.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfqsk2I-ZtFpVhB70zMUzjYLJeMuyeq5UjekFfXuSYKSlkDFLHV-tThyphenhyphenmPlWJVuVqT9eNAKmhEAR_x3jsrXXhsJrmQKEsloxm8iG7IKBF-kVoiauBTzGy_IJAUg2m-T9IH3uo-0lC6Dkh/s640/blogger-image--1663402880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfqsk2I-ZtFpVhB70zMUzjYLJeMuyeq5UjekFfXuSYKSlkDFLHV-tThyphenhyphenmPlWJVuVqT9eNAKmhEAR_x3jsrXXhsJrmQKEsloxm8iG7IKBF-kVoiauBTzGy_IJAUg2m-T9IH3uo-0lC6Dkh/s640/blogger-image--1663402880.jpg"></a></div>Birdie Snack Pack</div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cnVs9MdmcouB3dK3Iy5tS2-LDDknEVWeroSgsQXoaC6_YWN0j_sZJfdNevM-owDxm7tRanQ9dI4LzJLt4786KhmBNeSP7jsyK7JNFvFo670c-A83ZHwr_NyMdImeQwL_ng0ZAS7adpwq/s640/blogger-image-1242702321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cnVs9MdmcouB3dK3Iy5tS2-LDDknEVWeroSgsQXoaC6_YWN0j_sZJfdNevM-owDxm7tRanQ9dI4LzJLt4786KhmBNeSP7jsyK7JNFvFo670c-A83ZHwr_NyMdImeQwL_ng0ZAS7adpwq/s640/blogger-image-1242702321.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>And as if this is not enough, it is also important to note that Pack Safari buys the required bird food from the Birdie Snack Pack project from BirdsConTour, thereby helping those less well-off people who have a job and an income through the packaging of the food.</div><div><br></div><div>With this bird friendly campaign, Pack Safari would like to move forward with a good example, with the goal that other companies in the Lafrenz Industrial Area and other industrial areas of the city of Windhoek will follow this praiseworthy example, says Pack Safari Project Manager for Safari Logistics, Sustainability & Development Stefan Rust.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LrUvM07AS4aGYS5u6ZLgdI8ZxgndwvtMiDb9-nmlvGblre304ksI_5bKPi98xpHgH0G7Wznnc64hdse_b6md5WacR3GWkATZeLGFCK0BEX8IBLEiH9y54xUxPePMr_khY5WrdHDfeMgu/s640/blogger-image--1094603295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The company now received such an award for the fourth consecutive year.</div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">With the BirdsConTour Support Award program awards get distributed worldwide with the aim of allowing industry, local people and travelers to distinguish and chose those tour operators, attractions, cruises, flights, accommodations or any other business that make a commitment to supporting social welfare and/or conservation.</span></div>Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-5596346844256500592017-06-04T09:09:00.001-07:002017-07-19T11:29:30.792-07:00476/ International Award for guide traineesSOCIAL WELFARE AND CONSERVATION<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3cbA_78EgTBsKe-SDOB-W1B0sX2HIrZbpR0h8hWfeiSX2_6C69joze_X0HRvMQOmwsFOAOAntSuOe0oYrGExgNdWLJ9mpb9U21Buls2VPGBh3-cuY7lzrM3y-HHHX5_Qa-YcE41qQXwF/s640/blogger-image--1645062249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3cbA_78EgTBsKe-SDOB-W1B0sX2HIrZbpR0h8hWfeiSX2_6C69joze_X0HRvMQOmwsFOAOAntSuOe0oYrGExgNdWLJ9mpb9U21Buls2VPGBh3-cuY7lzrM3y-HHHX5_Qa-YcE41qQXwF/s640/blogger-image--1645062249.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>BirdsConTour is grateful to Pack Safari, a leading tour operator in Southern Africa, and Chamäleon, an international travel agent based in Germany, for their generous sponsorship of nine guides to having participated on a guide training tour from Namibia to Botswana and Zimbabwe and back to Namibia. This 12 day guide training tour took place from the 26th of May until the 7th of June 2017.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrgNml6YnFWuXPQwQJca7vsHv2VmV7OcpUalTBfcLmSVhN8irFIqoI4_24wzlN2PfcT2k41vzhPGvY05xC_CrS13v9w07V40Oy2t4jblan1iTZXsHp8DIBKGS8T91Iy8evcPHTgktJbTX/s640/blogger-image-1930025968.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrgNml6YnFWuXPQwQJca7vsHv2VmV7OcpUalTBfcLmSVhN8irFIqoI4_24wzlN2PfcT2k41vzhPGvY05xC_CrS13v9w07V40Oy2t4jblan1iTZXsHp8DIBKGS8T91Iy8evcPHTgktJbTX/s640/blogger-image-1930025968.jpg"></a></div>Bird identification in the Nata Bird Sanctuary, Botswana</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfv12t_Fc5b-PteNzQQo2plVpu72BI6KuCLkMyduAG9diN-3e5CC81HdAbYdvBMw6tb_AEpYbL_7-aNJ3JNZmQFhmQqutv7pNBn9bGeZrJ3f9ej9EcNA-oq9w_D7EpwF03w5Ug6pX-gemv/s640/blogger-image-442248055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfv12t_Fc5b-PteNzQQo2plVpu72BI6KuCLkMyduAG9diN-3e5CC81HdAbYdvBMw6tb_AEpYbL_7-aNJ3JNZmQFhmQqutv7pNBn9bGeZrJ3f9ej9EcNA-oq9w_D7EpwF03w5Ug6pX-gemv/s640/blogger-image-442248055.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Through this important tour the participants have learned a lot about general guiding and part of it was bird identification and conservation.</div><div>BirdsConTour decided to honor the nine trainees with the BirdsConTour Social Welfare and Conservation Support 2017 Award.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGbeeUAJRyPygMjmdYsgSAJQh4wQDiqY0dAQXKpI00vvZ5txlVliUirRa5mkb6TzmlEm6tOhhDfSztJn92ATZgTo4666gtJYa3Hkj5wTj0JQKD1Sy5ZPLE2XbZJQdu3YEHaNhJSmmaC6K/s640/blogger-image-458348080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaGbeeUAJRyPygMjmdYsgSAJQh4wQDiqY0dAQXKpI00vvZ5txlVliUirRa5mkb6TzmlEm6tOhhDfSztJn92ATZgTo4666gtJYa3Hkj5wTj0JQKD1Sy5ZPLE2XbZJQdu3YEHaNhJSmmaC6K/s640/blogger-image-458348080.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This international award carries considerable prestige for Andreas Aufgebauer, Gudrun Theile (front left to right), Rebecca Larsson, Vhilo Namufinda, Moppi Tietz, Livia Pack (Pack Safari, non participant), Katja Stoermer, Eva Mayrhofer (Pack Safari, non participant), Martin Spitze, Claudia Reiter, Birgit Leicher (BirdsConTour), Shaun Sagell (back from left to right).</div><div>Through the presentation of these awards, BirdsConTour supports these trainee tour guides who are through their guiding activities committed to protecting bird life and supporting local people. These awards encourage individuals to become bird conservation and social welfare support idols.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lKMn8nil7w1TnSC1Z2VuldzBHTOLZtLrck8BiqP-gMtAw_EZJeEC0lKWiRRYSK1CjGD_PdotP5OG0kk3FtCtRKW0TZ3D2NMbfz8Xe9oUyhyphenhyphenS3qoFeUG8powoQSOdPHBXl2y2GMtES_ES/s640/blogger-image--1737778351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lKMn8nil7w1TnSC1Z2VuldzBHTOLZtLrck8BiqP-gMtAw_EZJeEC0lKWiRRYSK1CjGD_PdotP5OG0kk3FtCtRKW0TZ3D2NMbfz8Xe9oUyhyphenhyphenS3qoFeUG8powoQSOdPHBXl2y2GMtES_ES/s640/blogger-image--1737778351.jpg"></a></div>Southern Red-billed Hornbill in the Moremi Game Reserve</div><div><br></div><div>It spotlights those individuals who can impart their passion for bird conservation and social welfare support to other people (guests), and simultaneously it encourages the awardees to continue their efforts in protecting and supporting.</div><div>The award ceremony took place at the Pack Safari head office in Windhoek, Namibia, in June 2017. 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These BirdsConTour Social Welfare and Conservation Support 2017 Awards will go a long way towards ensuring the future of birds.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkZnLEOXmOGr0oPJD9lqDKxc1V8HC0jKwMA2cE7gGfYW68MF7oMck1bZcs4APyaZ6j6OWvquG36xNfhSc64o7VzZ-hdJmPfa8Q17v96y-MCY63eZ-0tuieM3Qx7-IjuDId6K8igUfHzkf/s640/blogger-image--206966065.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkZnLEOXmOGr0oPJD9lqDKxc1V8HC0jKwMA2cE7gGfYW68MF7oMck1bZcs4APyaZ6j6OWvquG36xNfhSc64o7VzZ-hdJmPfa8Q17v96y-MCY63eZ-0tuieM3Qx7-IjuDId6K8igUfHzkf/s640/blogger-image--206966065.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>With the BirdsConTour Support Award program awards get distributed worldwide with the aim of allowing industry, local people and travelers to distinguish and chose those tour operators, attractions, cruises, flights, accommodations or any other business that make a commitment to supporting social welfare and/or conservation.</div>Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-41495851286221006672017-05-16T10:08:00.000-07:002017-05-16T10:08:13.142-07:00416 | Three penguins for Gorges LodgeWELFARE, CONSERVATION & TOURISM<br />
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Gorges Lodge was presented with a three penguin-rated <i>Welfare, Conservation & Tourism 2016 Award</i> by BirdsConTour. </div>
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Gorges Lodge, an Imvelo Safari Lodge, meets the criteria for three penguins by being involved in welfare, conservation and sustainable tourism matters.</div>
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Michael Ncube, a dedicated birder at Gorges Lodge.<br />
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The Gorges Lodge successfully strives to connect people and nature through responsible tourism!</div>
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The House Sparrow, Namibia's bird of the year 2015, as an ambassador for creating bird-friendly towns and settlements was a big success.</div>
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Throughout the year BirdsConTour has set up numerous wild bird support stations across the country and with this not only helped the bird life but also brought nature closer to people.</div>
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Each such product is a unique handmade masterpiece by BirdsConTour. Natural material is used to change the artificial feeders to more bird friendliness and therefore each product is a unique handmade masterpiece, simultaneously creating job opportunity.</div>
Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-45586263599376505602017-05-16T10:05:00.000-07:002017-05-16T10:05:36.407-07:00413 | Christmas presents for Ngatuve Vatere OrphanageWELFARE & TOURISM<br />
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The Ngatuve Vatere Orphanage in Kalkfeld, Namibia,was on the receiving end of a generous donation by Mr. Siegfried Pikelke from Germany.</div>
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Mr. Pikelke in cooperation with BirdsConTour donated Christmas presents to the value of N$ 3000.-. (€ 200.-.) for the children to have a merry Christmas.</div>
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Mrs. Gisela, founder of the Ngatuve Vatere Orphanage, expressed their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation towards Mr. Pikelke and BirdsConTour.</div>
Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-15213373188070504562017-05-16T03:03:00.001-07:002017-05-16T03:03:15.724-07:00304 | WORDS OF FEATHER EDITORIAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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some more detailed reports on welfare, conservation and
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<u>294</u> <b>Metal Art, It’s time to show your art
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<u>296</u> <b>Cleaning the routes travelled,<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>302</u> <b>Okavango Birding Report,</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>304</u> <b>Words of Feather Editorial<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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available under the blogspot <i>Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> <a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>,
click NEWS <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It is all about welfare, conservation and tourism!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dear reader, please remember to contact BirdsConTour for
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Find out more about this new <i>Support Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> system in </span><i>Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> <a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>
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thank you, BirdsConTour confirms his / her support of welfare, conservation and
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as birdwatching is a relatively new and one of the fastest
growing and a most popular pursuit, it attracts people of all ages around the
world. There can hardly be a better place than southern Africa (Namibia,
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa) to nurture an
interest in birds as it supports almost 1000 bird species, which is about 10
per cent of the world's entire bird. Taking birding to new heights,
Hobby-Ornithologist Stefan Rust together with BirdsConTour represents some of
the ontour bird sightings and several other interesting birding aspects to
showcase the fun of birding, promote citizen science, highlight conservation,
indicate where to view what birds and raise awareness of southern Africa's
(sometimes international) birds and their habitats.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All countries that BirdsConTour is involved with are
mentioned in these <i>Birding Reports</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, such
as Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South
Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORK GETS DISTRIBUTED
INTERNATIONALLY<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Have a quick look if your name or business is included
in this scientific informational work (alphabetically arranged):</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Batoka Gorge, Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chamäleon Reisen<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chobe NP., Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chobe Safari Lodge, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dqae Qare San Lodge, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gcadikwe Island Camp, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gorges Lodge, Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kasane, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mankwe Bush Lodge, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Moremi NP, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Okavango Delta, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Onjala Lodge, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pack Safari<o:p></o:p></div>
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Planet Baobab, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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Victoria Falls NP., Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Sites and countries visited during this period incl.
amount of species per site:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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(0-0 - Haven’t been there myself)<o:p></o:p></div>
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(single letter – indicates several sites per day)<o:p></o:p></div>
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13.07: (A) Gorges Lodge & Batoka Gorge (26 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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14.07: (A) Gorges Lodge (2 species, additional) (B) Road
from Gorges Lodge to Chobe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Safari
Lodge (10 species), (C) Victoria Falls NP (13 species), (D) Chobe Safari <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lodge
(23 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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15.07: (A) Chobe Safari Lodge (3 species, additional to
yesterday), (B) Chobe NP (68 <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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16.07: (A) Chobe Safari Lodge (1 species, additional), (B)
Road from Chobe Safari <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lodge
to Planet Baobab (25 species), (C) Planet Baobab (16 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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17.07: (A) Planet Baobab (10 species, additional),
Makgadikgadi Pans (37 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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18.07: (A) Planet Baobab (7 species, additional), (B) Road
from Planet Baobab to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mankwe
Bush Lodge (23 species), (C) Mankwe Bush Lodge (23 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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19.07: (A) Moremi NP, Gcadikwe Island Camp & Okavango
Delta (81 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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20.07: (A) Gcadikwe Island Camp & Okavango Delta (21
species, additional)<o:p></o:p></div>
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21.07: (A) Gcadikwe Island Camp, Okavango Delta &
Moremi NP (12 species, <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>additional), (B) Mankwe Bush Lodge (1 species, additional)<o:p></o:p></div>
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22.07: (A) Mankwe Bush Lodge (1 species, additional), (B)
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mankwe
Bush Lodge to Dqae Qare San Lodge (19 species), (C) Dqae Qare San <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lodge
(24 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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23.07: (A) Dqae Qare San Lodge (4 species, additional),
(B) Road from Dqae Qare San <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lodge
to Onjala Lodge (29 species), (C) Onjala Lodge (27 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>1 854 km<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Personal Highlights:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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BLACK STORK<o:p></o:p></div>
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COLLARED PALM-THRUSH<o:p></o:p></div>
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DENHAM’S BUSTARD<o:p></o:p></div>
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GREY-HEADED BUSH-SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></div>
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SADDLE-BILLED STORK<o:p></o:p></div>
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WATTLED CRANE<o:p></o:p></div>
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WHITE-BACKED VULTURE (tagged)<o:p></o:p></div>
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YELLOW-THROATED SANDGROUSE<o:p></o:p></div>
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13.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Gorges
Lodge & Batoka Gorge, Zimbabwe</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b>Black Stork</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (3) Zimbabwe is the
only country in southern Africa where this species is classified as
not-threatened. With this breeding pair in the Batoka Gorge, classified as an
Important Bird Area (IBA), there is an extra bird present at the nest, this
occasionally happens. Sometimes Black Storks share the nest cliff with Cape
Vultures, Southern Bald Ibis, Verreaux’s Eagles, Peregrine Falcons or Lanner
Falcons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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14.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Victoria
Falls NP, Zimbabwe</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Schalow’s
Turaco </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(5) General habits of this uncommon
species are undescribed as well as their nests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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15.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Chobe
Safari Lodge</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Collared
Palm-Thrush </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This species favours thicket areas with palms, usually near
water and around human settlements with mixed bushwillow-mopane. BirdsConTour
regular records this species here in the gardens of the Chobe Safari Lodge and
now after the main construction activities on the ground of this specie’s
territory concerns are gone that it might have withdrawn from this site. Chobe
Safari Lodge really needs to take good care of this rarity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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16.07.'14 <u>Kasane, Botswana</u> <b>Egyptian
Goose</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (15) </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">How clever these geese are proves their adaptation towards
human. Although one thinks that these geese have increased their range in may
parts of southern Africa, it is not true. It’s only their numbers that have
increased, especially in areas where plantations and artificial dams are. They
thrive in man-made environments with presence of humans because in such areas
natural predators are scarce and open areas of land and water are plentiful,
thus providing safe conditions. The clever Egyptian Goose learned that the
presence of humans protects them from their natural enemies.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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17.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Makgadikgadi
Salt Pans, Botswana</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>White-headed
Vulture </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(1) Except taking carrion from
carcasses of all sizes this vulture is also able of killing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>small mammals and kleptoparasitising
eagles. The White-headed Vulture grips its food with the strong inner toes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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18.07.'14 <u>Planet Baobab, Botswana</u> <b>Verreaux’s
Eagle-Owl</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (1) These large night hunters,
sometimes by day, drop on their prey after a fast glide. If the missed their
prey they may remain on the ground waiting for the prey to re-emerge. If they
hunt roosting game birds, they often crash into the foliage, causing panic
under the intended prey. Sometimes they might emerge by day to continue feeding
on prey that they caught in the night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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19.07.’14 <u>Moremi NP, Botswana</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (2) What separates hornbills from all other birds
is their breeding habit where females seal themselves into their nest cavities.
Only a narrow gap is left through which the male feeds the female.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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19.07.’14 <u>Moremi NP, Botswana</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>White-backed Vulture</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (2) Although uplisted to endangered, the
White-backed Vulture is the most widespread and common vulture in Africa. About
3 km in front of the Moremi NP South Gate next to the bush road a White-backed
Vulture with a tag was seen sitting on its nest high up on a tree. The tag read
P8 on it. Vulture tagging is undertaken to be able to follow their traveling
and survival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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20.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Gcadikwe
Island Camp, Okavango Delta, Botswana</u> <b>African Pygmy-Goose</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (1) Pairs have a strong and long-lasting bond. It
is observed that unmated males harass paired females, possibly to test their
bond.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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21.07.’14 <u>Okavango Delta, Botswana</u> <b>Wattled Crane
</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(1) Wetland destruction and degradation
lead to this species being categorized as globally vulnerable and as critically
endangered in South Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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21.07.’14 <u>Moremi NP, Botswana</u> <b>Yellow-throated
Sandgrouse </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(2) Little is known about this
near-threatened species’ population and demography and movements and
migrations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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21.07.’14 <u>Mankwe Bush Lodge, Botswana</u> <b>Hamerkop </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(1) In western Africa one pair of Hamerkop build in
average three nests per year because of nest piracy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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22.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Dqae
Qare San Lodge, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Support
Award </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">For the unremitting social,
conservation and tourism efforts BirdsConTour rewards the Dqae Qare San Lodge
with a three penguin rated <i>Welfare, Conservation and Tourism Support 2014
Award</i></span>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Read more in the electronic newsletter<i> Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> (<a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>)
(click news) in article 301.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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22.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Dqae
Qare San Lodge, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Travel
& Help, Support Award<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;">By traveling directly with BirdsConTour or making
use of a guide from BirdsConTour you support welfare, conservation and tourism.
To say THANK YOU, every tour participant receives a <i>Support Award</i></span>
at the end of the tour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today eight German and five Swiss guests were rewarded
with one penguin-rated <i>Tourism Support 2014 Awards</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Read more in the electronic newsletter<i> Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> (<a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>)
(click news) in article 71 and 274.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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23.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Windhoek,
Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Support Awards,
Words of Feather </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BirdsConTour announces its new Greeting
Cards campaign to promote welfare, conservation and tourism by BirdsConTour. To
the recipient of this greeting card directly from BirdsConTour, by purchase or
as a thank you, BirdsConTour confirms his or her support of welfare,
conservation and / or tourism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Index to bird species observed in this period:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>(English names and date when seen)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>(*<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- See
text about species on according date above)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>(A or B – Appears when species is recorded at different
sites on same day, specifying where on according date beneath species list)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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-Acacia Pied Barbet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(A) / 22.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Black Swift<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 14.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Darter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / 15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Fish-Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Green-Pigeon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Grey Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 17.7.(B) / 18.7.(C) /
19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Hoopoe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Jacana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Marsh-Harrier<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Mourning Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Openbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / 15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Palm-Swift<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / 20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Pied Wagtail<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(C) / 15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Pipit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / 17.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Pygmy Goose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Red-eyed Bulbul<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.7.(C) / 23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Sacred Ibis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Scops-Owl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Skimmer<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Spoonbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Stonechat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Ant-eating Chat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Arrow-marked Babbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Barn Owl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(A) / 17.7.(A) / 23.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Bateleur<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>14.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Black-chested Snake-Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Black-collared Barbet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 18.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Black Crake<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>14.7.(D) / 15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Black-crowned Night-Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Black-crowned Tchagra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Black-headed Oriole<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Black-shouldered Kite<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 22.7.(B) / 23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-*Black Stork<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>13.7.*(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Black-throated Canary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(A) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Black-winged Stilt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 21.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Blacksmith Lapwing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(C) / 17.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Blue Waxbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>13.7.(A) / 14.7.(B)(D) / 15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Bradfield’s Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Brown-crowned Tchagra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Brown Snake-Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.7.(A) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Brubru<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>17.7.(A)(B) / 22.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Burchell’s Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / 18.7.(B)(C) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B)(C) /
23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Cape Crow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>17.7.(B) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Cape Glossy Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(B)(C) / 17.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / 22.7.(C) /
23.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Cape Turtle-Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / 15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B)(C) / 17.7.(B) /
18.7.(B)(C) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B)(C) / 23.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Cape Wagtail<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Capped Wheatear<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(C) / 17.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Cardinal Woodpecker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Cattle Egret<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>14.7.(C) / 15.7.(B) / 17.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Chinspot Batis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Chirping Cisticola<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Cinnamon-breasted Bunting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-*Collared Palm-Thrush<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.*(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Collared Pratincole<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Collared Sunbird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Comb Duck<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Common Ostrich<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / 22.7.(B) / 23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Common Quail<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>17.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Common Scimitarbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 17.7.(A) / 22.7.(C) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Coppery-tailed Coucal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / 15.7.(B) / 18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Crested Barbet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Crested Francolin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B) /
<o:p></o:p></div>
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-Crimson-breasted Shrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B)(A) / 23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Crowned Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Crowned Lapwing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(C) / 17.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B) /
23.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Dark-capped Bulbul<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 14.7.(C)(D) / 18.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Dark Chanting Goshawk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(A) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Denham’s Bustard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Dickinson’s Kestrel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Double-banded Sandgrouse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Drongo Flycatcher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-*Egyptian Goose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.*(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 14.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) /
22.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Familiar Chat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>13.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Fiery-necked Nightjar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Fork-tailed Drongo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B)(C) / 17.7.(B) /
18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(C) / 23.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Freckled Nightjar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Gabar Goshawk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>16.7.(C) / 17.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Glossy Ibis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / 21.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Goliath Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Great Egret<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / 21.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Great Sparrow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Greater Blue-eared Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(B) / 15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Greater Kestrel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Green-backed Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Green-winged Pytilia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Green Wood-Hoopoe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey-backed Camaroptera<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 18.7.(A)(C) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey-backed Sparrowlark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey Go-away-bird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B) /
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey-headed Bush-Shrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey-headed Gull<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Groundscraper Thrush<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(B) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Hadeda Ibis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Harlequin Quail<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Hartlaub’s Babbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18.7.(C) / 21.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Hamerkop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>19.7.*(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Helmeted Guineafowl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 15.7.(B) / 17.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) /
22.7.(B) / 23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-House Sparrow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>16.7.(B) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Jameson’s Firefinch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Kori Bustard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / 17.7.(B) / 21.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lanner Falcon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>18.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lappet-faced Vulture<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lark-like Bunting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Laughing Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>14.7.(D) / 18.7.(A)(B) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(C) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lesser Striped Swallow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / 20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lesser Swamp-Warbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lilac-breasted Roller<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(B) / 15.7.(B) / 18.7.(A) / 19.7.(A) / 23.7.(B) /
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Little Bee-eater<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Little Egret<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Little Swift<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Long-billed Crombec<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Long-toed Lapwing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Luapula Cisticola<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Magpie Shrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 17.7.(A)(B) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Malachite Kingfisher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Marabou Stork<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>14.7.(B) / 15.7.(B) / 16.7. (B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Marico Flycatcher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Marico Sunbird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Martial Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>16.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Meves’s Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Meyer’s Parrot<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Mountain Wheatear<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Namaqua Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>14.7.(A)(B) / 16.7.(B) / 17.7.(B) / 20.7.(A) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Namaqua Sandgrouse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Natal Spurfowl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Northern Black Korhaan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Orange River Francolin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pale-winged Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pearl-spotted Owlet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(A) / 16.7.(C) / 18.7.(C) / 23.7.(A)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pied Crow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>13.7.(A) / 14.7.(B) / 16.7.(A)(B)(C) / 17.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pied Kingfisher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pink-backed Pelican<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pririt Batis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>22.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Purple Roller<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>17.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(C) / 17.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Firefinch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(C) / 17.7.(B) / 18.7.(B)(C) /
19.7.(A) / 22.7.(C) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Oxpecker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 17.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Quelea<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.7.(C) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Spurfowl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.7.(C) / 23.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Teal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-crested Korhaan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-eyed Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>13.7.(A) / 14.7.(D) / 18.7.(B) / 20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-faced Mousebird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-necked Falcon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-winged Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Reed Cormorant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / 15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Rock Martin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>13.7.(A) / 23.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Rosy-faced Lovebird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Rufous-bellied Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.*(D) / 20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Sabota Lark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>17.7.(B) / 22.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Saddle-billed Stork<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Scaly-feathered Finch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Schalow’s Turaco<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Senegal Coucal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Shaft-tailed Whydah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.7.(C) / 23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Slaty Egret<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Sociable Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Southern Black Flycatcher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Southern Black Tit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / 21.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Southern Grey-headed Sparrow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(C) / 17.7.(B) / 18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) /
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Southern Ground-Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Southern Masked-Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>19.7.(A) / 20.7.(A) / 22.7.(C) / 23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Southern Pied Babbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / 23.7.(A)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Southern White-crowned Shrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>16.7.(B) / 18.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B)(C) /
18.7.(B)(C) / 19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B)(C) / 23.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Speckled Pigeon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Spectacled Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Spike-heeled Lark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Spotted Eagle-Owl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Spur-winged Goose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Squacco Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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-Swainson’s Spurfowl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 18.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Swallow-tailed Bee-eater<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / 23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Swamp Boubou<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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-Tawny Eagle <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>18.7.(B) / 22.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Tawny-flanked Prinia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(C) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Temminck’s Courser<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Terrestrial Brownbul<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(C)(D) / 15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Tropical Boubou<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Trumpeter Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(C) / 15.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Water Thick-knee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-browed Coucal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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-White-browed Robin-Chat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(C)(D) / 15.7.(B) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-browed Sparrow-Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / 14.7.(B) / 16.7.(B) / 18.7.(B)(C) /
19.7.(A) / 22.7.(B)(C) / 23.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-crested Helmet-Shrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>14.7.(B)(C) / 17.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-fronted Bee-eater<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Wood Sandpiper<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow-billed Oxpecker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) /
19.7.(A) / 21.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow-billed Stork<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>15.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow Canary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>23.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>13.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow-throated Petronia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>17.7.(A) / 19.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-*Yellow-throated Sandgrouse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.7.*(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Enjoy Birding, </i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Stefan Rust</i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Please note: Most scientific information has been taken
from Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, V11th edition!</i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(For further reading see <span style="color: #2a54a2;"><b><a href="http://www.birdscontour.blogspot.com/">www.birdscontour.blogspot.com</a></b></span>)<o:p></o:p></div>
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(For more information contact Stefan Rust on <i>+264
(0)81 129 8415</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> or </span><span style="color: #2a54a2;"><i>birdscontour@iway.na</i></span>)</div>
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SUPPORT AWARD (Welfare, Conservation and Tourism division)</div>
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NATURE CONSERVATION MEASURES (Conservation division)</div>
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SUSTAINABLE TOURISM (Tourism division)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>On Dqae Qare the San
people are the focus.</b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Photos and
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(In
terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
Rust)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Here the hearts of culture-interested guests will beat
faster to a few bars.</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This is the place for visitors who are interested in the
culture of the San. San, resident of that part of the Kalahari, demonstrate
traditional dance shows, explain therapeutic effects of different plants, women
show jewelry making and the men the art of fire. Thanks to these tourism
activities culture and tradition are maintained.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But not only offers this, located only 24 km outside of
Ghanzi, community-based tourism project jobs and an important source of income
for the in this area natives, but at the same time is the overwhelming 7500
hectares surrounding a refuge for many game species in form of a private game
reserve.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For these unremitting efforts BirdsConTour rewards the Dqae
Qare San Lodge with a three penguin rated <i>Welfare, Conservation and Tourism
Support 2014 Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with BirdsConTour or making use of BirdsConTour as a partner in tourism (e.g.
guiding) gives reason to scream out loud full of joy, because our mission is:
Welfare and conservation through traveling! Doesn’t that give you peace of mind
while traveling the world for whatever purpose; pleasure, relaxation,
discovery, exploration, getting to know other cultures or building
interpersonal relationships?</b></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Travel description</u>: <b>Okavango Tour</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (Chamäleon Reisen and Pack Safari, led by
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<u>Country on route</u>: Zimbabwe – Botswana - Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Duration</u>: 13.7. - 23.7.2014<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Distance traveled</u>: 1 854 Km<o:p></o:p></div>
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Barz Christine<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brun Annemarie & Rudolf<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gottschalk Christa<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kisser Lucia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Koeth Horst<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tappeser Christian<o:p></o:p></div>
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Seidel Annegret & Joerg<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Basarwa People. The San
people are also known as Basarwa or Bushmen and are all members of various
indigenous hunter-gatherer people of Southern Africa. They are one of fourteen
known extant “ancestral population clusters” from which all known modern humans
descend. Their “Khoisan languages” have click consonants but do not belong to
other language families. Traditionally the Basarwa people live as an
egalitarian society without official leader or chief in small mobile foraging
groups between 10 to 15 individuals. While men hunt in long tracking excursions
using poisoned arrows produced by beetle larva’s to kill their game, women gather
fruit, berries, tubers, bush onions and other plant materials. In the past 2
000 years the San were slowly pushed to live in the arid sands of the Kalahari
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: Batoka Gorge. Batoka is a
large and beautiful gorge in Zimbabwe carved by the Zambezi into the strata of
basalt rock over hundreds of thousands of years. It’s also a habitat of
endangered and rare bird species like the Taita falcon and rare birds of prey
like Verreaux’a eagle. Birdlife international lists the Batoka Gorge as an
“Important Bird Area” on the basis of its conservation importance. Since years
there are plans to build a large hydropower dam that might be realized in nearby
future. If this dam is build the whole area up to the foot of Victoria Falls
will be flooded and rare bird species will lose their ancestral habitat as well
as local people around Victoria Falls and Livingstone will be casualties as
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Fireball Lily (<i>Scadoxus
multiflorus</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The fireball lily belongs to
the “Amaryllidaceae-family” and grows from the Eastern Cape in South Africa
through KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana.
It’s an evergreen plant which grows from a bulb with leaves that can stand up
to 110 cm. It’s spectacular flowerhead is a huge spherical umbel consisting of
up to 200 fiery red flowers. Seeds are kept in a green berry that will turn
scarlet as it ripens during July to September. The berries can remain on the
plant for up to 2 months. Fireball lilies attract bees, butterflies and birds
and are excellent plants for glasshouses or sunny windowsills.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Rock Hyrax (<i>Procavia capensis</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The rock hyrax is found across Africa in habitats
with rock crevices. Even if it doesn’t seem so – but the closest living
relatives to hyraxes are elephants and sirenians. The noisy and sociable hyrax
live in colonies of 10-80 animals and the dominant male defends the group and
marks its territory. Hyraxes are most active in the morning and evening. In
particular Verreaux’s Eagle is a specialist hunter of hyrax but mainly they are
preyed on by leopards, cobras, caracals and wild dogs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Gorges Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Monday 14.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, to Kasane, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Robert Mugabe. Mr. Robert
Mugabe was raised as a Roman Catholic and qualified as a teacher. Originally
graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree he subsequently earned six further
degrees through distance learning including a Bachelor of Administration and
Bachelor of Education as well as Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Laws, Master
of Science and Master of Laws. He celebrated his 90<sup>th</sup> birthday at 21<sup>st</sup>
February 2014. It is his seventh period as President of Zimbabwe. Since the
past 34 years of his leadership Zimbabwe has suffered in many measures, for
example Zimbabwe dollar had suffered from the second-highest hyperinflation rate
of any currency in modern times and people are suffering from Mugabe’s
appalling economic mismanagement, corruption and brutal repression.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: Victoria Falls NP. It is
situated in Hwange district on the western tip of Zimbabwe. The Victoria Falls
National Park and UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site was added to Ramsar List
of wetlands of International Importance. It protects the south and east bank of
the Zambezi River in the area of the world-famous Victoria Falls. A notable
feature of the park is the rainforest which grows in the spray of the falls,
including ferns, palms. Liana vines and a number of trees such as mahogany not
seen elsewhere in the region.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Zig-Zag-Terminalia. This native
small tree with a flat crown and horizontal branches grows in Zimbabwe’s dry
wooded grassland and mopane savanna. The tree is growing under internal control
mechanisms. Toward the periphery of the canopy, a radial gradient of increased
dominance becomes expressed, resulting in a zigzag effect. The leathery leaves
are clustered on dwarf lateral shoots.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: African Wild-Dog (<i>Lycaon pictus</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). Usually only the alpha pair testifies offspring.
The other sexually mature animals of the pack have an altered hormonal balance,
which usually leads to a temporary infertility. This largest African dog is
regarded as very endangered species due to habitat loss and poaching. As they
need large territories most of Africa’s national parks are too small for a pack
of wild dogs, so the packs expand to the unprotected areas. A smaller but
apparently secure population of several hundred individuals are found for
example in Zimbabwe (Hwange National Park).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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style='width:1in;height:96pt'>
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o:title="IMG_5784"/>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Chobe Safari Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Tuesday 15.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Kasane, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: FIFA Winning Team. The
winning team consists of many well-trained and talented individuals who are
able to combine all their knowledge and skills to a successful whole. These
include not only the talent and hard training of each individual, it is rather
important to play as a team so successfully that all these strengths lead to a
successful superiority and thus the victory via the opposing team (for example
Germany in the FIFA World Cup) can be achieved.<o:p></o:p></div>
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o:title="IMG_5609"/>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: Germany. Germany, the
homeland of the winners, is a medium-sized country, which is located in the
west of Europe. Currently, the land and its inhabitants are in state of
overwhelming pleasure because of its superior victory at the FIFA World Cup.
Since long the sophisticated inhabitants of this country haven’t been seen in
such a good and positive mood.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Bloodwood tree (<i>Pterocarpus
angolensis</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The locals refer to this
magical tree as the Kiaat, Mukwa and Muninga. If any part of it is damaged,
dark red colored sap oozes from this part of the tree and it appears as if it
starts to bleed. The red sap is used for many medicinal purposes such as blood
ailments, eye problems, stomach issues and to promote the production of breast
milk for the locals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Armadillo (2014 Brazilian FIFA
mascot). The 50 cm long armadillo had the Portuguese name “Tatu Bola”, with the
word “Tatu” means Armadillo and “Bola” ball, as the armadillo rolls together
like a ball. Nevertheless, the “Tatu Bola” by the FIFA was assigned a different
name. The new and preferred name by the FIFA is “Fuleco”. Unfortunately, no one
from the FIFA did know anything of the real meaning of the name: :Fuleco” in
the Brazilian slang means “ass”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Chobe Safari Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Wednesday 16.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Kasane to Nata, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: President Ian Khama. Ian
Khama has been the President of Botswana since 2008 and he also is de facto the
Paramount Chief of the Bamangwato tribe. It is said that he felt to do what was
right for the country even if he made some unpopular decisions and even if an
authoritarian style of leadership has been accused to him. On the economic
front, Khama has been a vocal proponent of in moving Botswana away from its
overreliance on diamonds and diversifying its economy, especially to the
agriculture and tourism sector.<o:p></o:p></div>
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o:title="IMG_5520"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><img alt="AppleMark" height="90" src="file://localhost/Users/stefanrust/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_image016.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_i1032" width="67" /><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: Kazungula. Kazungula, a
village in the far north of Botswana on the south bank of the Chobe and Zambezi
Rivers, links Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Its landscape is home to
a large population of big cats and other predators and it supports a vital
wildlife migration corridor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Ebony Diospyros. The finely-textured
ebony is a black wood, dense enough to sink in water. It has a long history of
use, with carved pieces having been found in Ancient Egyptian tombs. Nowadays
many species of ebony are considered threatened because the trees have been cut
down illegally.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Bushbuck. This widespread antelope
is found in rain forests, montane forests, bush savanna forest and woodland.
Bushbucks are basically solitary animals and will never be found in an area of
close proximity to Nyala because Nyala will always drive them away. The bull is
regarded as the most dangerous medium-sized antelope, as it will hide in the
bush after being wounded and charge the hunter when he comes looking for it,
impaling he hunter with its sharp horns.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Planet Baobab<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Thursday 17.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<u>Area</u>: Gweta, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Thomas Baines. Thomas
Baines (November 1820 – May 1875) was an English artist and explorer of british
colonial southern Africa and Australia. In 1858 Baines accompanied David
Livingstone along the Zambezi, and was one of the first white men to view
Victoria Falls. Baines is today best known for his detailed paintings and
sketches that give a unique insight into colonial life in southern Africa and
Australia. Between 1861 and 1862 he painted a group of Baobab trees in Nxai Pan
National Park (Makgadikgadi Pans) that became famously known as the ‘Baines
Baobabs’.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: Makgadikgadi Pans.
Makgadikgadi is a series of pans that cover an area of 12 000 sq kms, part of
the Kalahari Basin. For much of the year, most of the area remains waterless
and extremely arid and no vegetation can grow on the salty surface of the pans.
The whole area is a relic of what was once one of the biggest inland lakes
Africa has ever had. Humans have inhabited areas of the pans since the Stone
age, and inhabitation has continued to the present day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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style='width:93pt;height:71pt'>
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o:title="IMG_5770"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><img height="71" src="file://localhost/Users/stefanrust/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_image022.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_i1035" width="93" /><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Baobab Tree (<i>Adansonia digitata</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The baobab is found in the savannas of Africa and
India, mostly around the equator. It can live up to several thousand years and
store massive amounts of water in its stem to cope with seasonal droughts. The
trunk can be thickened by several centimeters due to the water storage. The
tree’s fruits are large pods known as “monkey bread” and are rich in vitamin C.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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style='width:81pt;height:108pt'>
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o:title="IMG_5758"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><img alt="AppleMark" height="108" src="file://localhost/Users/stefanrust/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_image024.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_i1036" width="81" /><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Meerkat (<i>Suricata suricatta</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The meerkat or suricate, belongs to the mongoose
family. Apart of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, they live in Namaibia, in
southwestern Angola and in South Africa. Their ears are small and can be closed
to prevent dripping of sand while digging. Meerkat young learn by mimicking
adult behaviour, though adults also engage in active instruction. For example,
meerkat adults teach their pups how to eat a venomous scorpion: they will
remove the stinger and help the pup learn how to handle the creature.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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style='width:88pt;height:118pt'>
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o:title="IMG_5766"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><img alt="AppleMark" height="118" src="file://localhost/Users/stefanrust/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_image026.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_i1037" width="88" /><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Planet Baobab<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<b><i>Friday 18.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<u>Area</u>: Gweta to Maun and Moremi NP, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Kololo tribe. The Kololo
reached the Zambezi during the 1820s, after being pushed north from their
homeland in South Africa by the aggressive Zulu expansion. About 1840 under
Kololo chief “Sebetwane” they conquered the Lozi kingdom, which had been built
up in the 18<sup>th</sup> century, and then dominated western Zambia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: Usage of Okavango River
water by different countries. Angola, Namibia and Botswana share the Okavango
River Basin. As a result of this, there have been concerns about possible
conflict over use of the river’s water. Namibia for instance, has proposed a
project to build a pipeline to divert water from the river into Namibia to help
relieve the drought. Botswana, however uses the Okavango Delta for both tourism
income and as water source for farming and diamond mining. At least Angola
planned to build a dam at the upper river for the use of hydroelectric power.
To deal with such issues, in 1994 Angola, Namibia and Botswana signed an
agreement to form the Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM),
to provide advice to the three countries about the best ways to share the
Okavango River’s resources.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Crocodile Bark Diospyros. It is
only known from the Zambezi, Shire, Luangwa and Sabi River valleys and from a
few localities on the coastal plain of northern Mozambique and Tanzania. The
bark is deeply fissured longitudinally and cracked transversely and looking
like Crocodile skin. It grows on hot dry woodland or riverine fringes, often on
termite mounds.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Puku Antelope. Only a small puku
population is being found in Botswana. Puku are part of a grazing fauna that is
important in structuring grassland communities and supporting populations of
large predators, such as lions and leopards, and scavengers, such as vultures
and hyenas. They prefer plants containing high crude protein value.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Mankwe Bush Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Saturday 19.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<u>Area</u>: Moremi NP and Okavango Delta, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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style='width:87pt;height:116pt'>
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o:title="IMG_3884"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><img alt="AppleMark" height="116" src="file://localhost/Users/stefanrust/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_image028.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_i1039" width="87" /><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Zulu. The Zulus use the
rhizome of the Mother-in-law’s tongue plant as a protective charm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: Dangerous human bite. The
bacteria and other microflora in the human mouth are as dangerous, if not more,
than those of most other carnivores. Therefore a wound caused by a human bite
can become septic, often resulting in gangrene.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Wild cucumber (<i>Cucumis
metuliferus</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). To counter an infection
caused by leopard bite, the Zulus boil the urine from a killed dassie (rock
hyrax) together with the leaves of the Wild cucumber and then syringe the
liquid into the wound.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Blow-fly maggots. During the First
World War, surgeons found that wounds of soldiers that were exposed to blow-fly
maggots healed much quicker and cleaner than wounds without being exposed to
maggots. This is because the continuous probing and groping of maggots within a
wound, pouring out their digestive juices, which effectively dissolve infected
and dead tissue simultaneously kills off all bacteria.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Gcadikwe Island Camp<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b><i>Sunday 20.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<u>Area</u>: Okavango Delta, Botswana.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
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style='width:113pt;height:84pt'>
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o:title="IMG_5771"/>
</v:shape><![endif]--><img height="84" src="file://localhost/Users/stefanrust/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_image030.jpg" v:shapes="_x0000_i1038" width="113" /><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Okavango People. Some
people in the Okavango Delta believe that if a person offends one, his stomach
can be made to burst. A curse will only be effective with the help of a
witchdoctor.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: Mould. European farmers
often use an old slice of bread to “breed” mould on. This thick and
greenish-grey mould they use to disinfect external wounds. This doesn’t
surprise, because the most widely used antibiotic, penicillin (<i>penicilium
notatum</i><span style="font-style: normal;">), is produced from mould. Sir
Alexander Fleming, a Nobel Prize-winner, first named Penicillin in 1929.
Penicillin has saved millions of lives. After intensified research, production
followed and by 1943 an ounce of penicillin cost about US$ 20 000 and mass
production lead to the same amount costing only US$ 3.-. in 1974.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Devil’s thorn (<i>Dicerocaryum
eriocarpum</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). This plant contains saponin.
Saponin-containing plants are often used to treat skin diseases and even
syphilis or gonorrhoea, since they kill and remove certain micro-organisms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Leech. Mistakenly thought that an
excess of blood caused fevers and other illnesses, leeches were used for
centuries as a blood-letter. When a leech bites, it secrets a strong
anticoagulant from its salivary glands called ‘hirudin’, which prevent the
clotting of the host’s blood while flowing from the incision. Additionally a
substance is secreted which causes dilation of the capillaries around the wound
and strong enzymes that are present in the secretions have the function to
dissolve infected and dead tissue as well as bacteria. Therefore, leeches are
even used today in medicinal practices.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Gcadikwe Island Camp<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Monday 21.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Okavango Delta and Moremi NP, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Bamangwato tribe. Between
the years 1875-1923, the Bamangwato (or BagammaNgwato) had grown to become one
of the eight “principal” Tswana chieftaincies of Botswana. As often, the reason
was a natural population increase and the influx of refugee tribes from South
Africa and Rhodesia. The Bamangwato ruled over majority Bakalangathe (the
largest ethnic group in central district) and others such as the San, Bitwa and
Tswapong. Serowe is capital of the Bamangwato.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: KAZA (Kavango-Zambezi
Transfrontier Conservation Area). KAZA is situated in a region where the
international borders of 5 countries (Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Zambia and
Zimbabwe) converge. It includes a major part of the Upper Zambezi basin and
Delta. The whole area consists of 36 national parks and game reserves. The
largest population of African Elephants (250 000 animals) can be found in this
area. KAZA was established specifically to provide the resident elephants to
move freely in their natural habitat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Large-leaved Star-Chestnut. This
medium-sized deciduous tree is native to hot and dry regions of sub-Saharan
Africa. The Large-leaved Star-Chestnut is an important species because of its
potential to produce ‘Karaya’ gum, which has several applications in industry.
‘Karaya’ is used as a thickener and emulsifier in foods, as a laxative, and as
a denture adhesive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Aardvark. The very shy aardvark
emerges from its burrow in the afternoon, and forages over a considerable home
range encompassing 10 to 30 kilometres. Both, smell and hearing are involved in
the search for food. They zig-zag as they forage and will usually not repeat a
route for 5-8 days as they appear to allow time for the termite nests to
recover before feeding on it again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Mankwe Bush Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Tuesday 22.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Maun to Ghanzi, Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: <span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">San people. The indigenous hunter-gatherer people of Southern
Africa, are also known as Bushmen or Basarwa. They have provided a wealth of
information for the fields of anthropology and genetics. They lived in small
mobile foraging bands. Traditionally, the San are an egalitarian society and
women have a high status in San society, are greatly respected, and may be
leaders of their own family groups. Their economy is a gift economy, based on
giving each other gifts regularly rather than on trading or purchasing goods
and services.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: <span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Dqae Qare San Lodge. The Lodge is owned and run by the San people
and set up to support the local San D‘Kar community through employment and to
ensure their cultural survival.</span><span style="font-family: Times-Roman; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">It is situated on a
game farm in the heart of the Kalahari and stocked with a wide variety of
African plains wildlife including Giraffe, Eland, Kudu, Gemsbok and Zebra.
Accommodation options for all tastes are available and guests can share the
culture of the San people and their extraordinary knowledge of the Kalahari.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: <span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Devil‘s
claw (Harpagophytum procumbens). It is mainly found in the Kalahari region. The
fruit is dispersed by animals, and it may take several years for all seeds to
be released from the hard fruiting body. Mainly the San people have made use of
the tubers of this plant for medicinal purposes for centuries. The large roots
are used to stimulate digestion and to reduce fever and European colonists
brought devil‘s claw home where it was used to treat arthritis.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: <span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">African
ground squirrel. These squirrels are very social animals and live in colonies
similar to North American prairie dogs, and have similar behavior. Their burrow
can have up to one hundred outputs and may extend up to 2000 square meters. The
Meerkats, which are usually potential hunters of the ground squirrel, sometimes
share the burrows even with them. They protect the squirrels from predators
such as snakes and take advantage of the prefabricated dwelling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Dqae Qare San Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Wednesday 23.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Ghanzi, Botswana to Windhoek, Namibia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: <span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Herero people. The main Herero group in central Namibia was
heavily influenced by Western culture during the colonial period, creating a
whole new identity. They speak the Herero language which belongs to the Bantu
languages. Cattle herding is the most significant and substantial activity for
the Herero people. They rate status on the number of cattle owned. Herero
practices include keeping a „Holy Fire“ (sacred shrine) which is located at
Okahandja and is the place where the Herero worship God.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: <span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Seeis. The small settlement „Seeis“ is situated east of Hosea
Kutako International Airport. It was a populated outpost at least since German
colonisation in the 1880s. On 15 February 1904 the Herero defeated a German
troop under the command of „von Fischel“. This event is known as the „Battle of
Seeis“ and today on Seeis cemetery there is separate section of German war
graves from that period.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: <span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Quiver
tree (Aloe dichotoma ). The strange-looking quiver tree (kokerboom) is an icon
of southern Africa‘s most arid and rocky habitats. The name „quiver tree“ was
used by the Bushmen, who hollowed out its soft branches and used the outer hard
bark as a quiver.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">Innumerable birds are
attracted to the nectar of its flowers. Among them are Mousebirds, Dusky
Sunbirds and the Pied Barbet, which is specialized on expanding holes in the
tree trunk and there to build its nest.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: <span style="font-family: Times-Roman;">White-tailed
gnu (Black wildebeest). The black wildebeest is characterised by its white,
long, horse-like tail. It is a fast runner, (speeds of up to 80 km/h) and
communicates using a variety of visual and vocal communication. It shows
well-developed orientation behaviour towards solar radiation which helps it
thrive in hot, and often shadeless, habitats. The species was almost completely
exterminated in the 19th century but has been reintroduced widely even outside
its natural range in Namibia.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Onjala Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>ENJOY TRAVELING,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Stefan Rust<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "edwardian script itc"; font-size: 20.0pt;">Your
partner in travel business!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Art. # 300</div>
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NATURE CONSERVATION MEASURES</div>
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ANIMAL FRIENDLY HABITAT</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Camp Chobe takes an extra
step in animal conservation</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Text by Stefan
Rust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Photos by
Charmaine Beeslaar and Stefan Rust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(In
terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
Rust)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Charmaine Beeslaar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>The nature conscious managers of Camp Chobe, Charmaine
and Riaan Beeslaar, pointed out an interesting observation to BirdsConTour; a
pair of the scarce Grey-rumped Swallow is nesting and roosting in a rodent hole
right in front of their restaurant.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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This rodent hole is situated only about one meter away
from the busy restaurant of Camp Chobe, in the lawn on the level ground. The
entrance hole has a diameter of 3.5 cm and then leads about 13 cm vertically
into the moist soil before it makes a sharp bend and forms a horizontal
chamber.<o:p></o:p></div>
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About 18:10 the swallows pass the hole in low flight while
chirping, almost as if they are locating the exact entrance via “radar”, almost
as bats do, before the swallows then basically vanish by dive-bombing into the
hole for roosting during the night. Another explanation for this low flight
behavior, lasting about 10 minutes, might be to make sure no other small animal
took occupation of “their” roosting hole or even to chase a possible inhabitant
out, before entering. With closer observation BirdsConTour noted the
Grey-rumped Swallows to fly into the hole also during daytime, assuming nesting
activities.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Because this swallow species is classified as scarce and to only
locally common and each insect eating animal helps keeping annoying insects
around the lodge at bay, Charmaine, Riaan and BirdsConTour set heads together
discussing how to avoid guests and staff members ruining the swallow home by
unconsciously stepping onto this tiny hole and thereby driving these useful and
scarce residents away.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The brainstorming resulted in setting up a signpost right
next to the chamber of these Grey-rumped Swallows, reading, “Mind your step,
swallow roosting hole”.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Already in 2013 BirdsConTour honoured Camp Chobe with a
three penguin-rated award for their nature friendly practices. Camp Chobe
strives to make use of biological practices in for instance keeping insects
under control rather than using the chemical club and they strongly believe
that their guests recognize and appreciate this strategy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-52507950080244251322017-05-16T03:01:00.005-07:002017-05-16T03:01:58.006-07:00298 | SPORT AND CLEAN TEETH FOR THE SAN CHILDREN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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ONLY AN INFORMED AND A CONTENT SOCIETY CAN INDULGE IN
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b><i>Aiding Wings</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Clean teeth and sport for
children of the San<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Photos and
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(In
terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
Rust)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b>International
operating BirdsConTour (Birds Conservation & Tourism) formed the
non-religious and non-political charity program <i>Aiding Wings</i></b></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b>.</b></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><i>Aiding Wings</i></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"> works to motivate people and to improve
the lives of people, ultimately to generate a nature conservation conscious
community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">BirdsConTour
believes that only an informed and a content society can indulge in sustainable
nature conservation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">BirdsConTour <i>Aiding
Wings</i></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"> supports the
Ngatuve Vatere Orphanage in Namibia, the Cooka Boo TB and HIV Management
Station and the Dqae Qare San Lodge project in Botswana.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Another campaign
of <i>Aiding Wings</i></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"> was
successfully accomplished:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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On the occasion of a three penguin rated <i>Welfare,
Conservation & Tourism Support 2014 Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
presentation to the Dqae Qare San Lodge project, BirdsConTour has given a brand
new soccer ball, toothbrushes and toothpastes to the San children in an effort
to encourage physical exercise and clean and healthy teeth.</span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">BirdsConTour would like to thank the
Sponsors, Volunteers and Contributors to the <i>Aiding Wings</i></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> program!</span><!--EndFragment-->
Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-6411948736603000302017-05-16T03:01:00.004-07:002017-05-16T03:01:48.151-07:00297 | TRAVEL & HELP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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SUPPORT AWARD (Welfare, Conservation and Tourism division)</div>
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TRAVEL & HELP (Tourism division)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Travel & Help</b></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Text and photo by
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE;">(In terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belong to
Stefan Rust)</span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>In this age traveling becomes more and more important to
people around the globe. To keep an eye on nature and the people and to balance
tourism, welfare and conservation, BirdsConTour gives back by investing in
welfare, conservation and tourism projects.</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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By traveling directly with BirdsConTour or making use of a
guide from BirdsConTour you support our welfare, conservation and tourism
projects and create an economic platform for local livelihoods. Sometimes
travelers also participate in another BirdsConTour project. To say THANK YOU,
every tour participant receives a <i>Tourism Support Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> at the end of the tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Travelers from all over the world are awarded with a
BirdsConTour <i>Tourism Support Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, such
as travelers from Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany and Namibia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Twelve German-speaking guests were rewarded with <i>Tourism
Support 2014 Awards</i><span style="font-style: normal;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Barz Christine<o:p></o:p></div>
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Brun Annemarie & Rudolf<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gottschalk Christa<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kisser Lucia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Koeth Horst<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tappeser Dr. Karl<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tappeser Christian<o:p></o:p></div>
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Seidel Annegret & Joerg<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sterl Anneliese<o:p></o:p></div>
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Wolfram Ingeborg<o:p></o:p></div>
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This Okavango Tour, organized by Pack Safari and Chamäleon
Reisen, and led by BirdsConTour, took place from the 13<sup> th</sup> of July
until the 23rd of July 2014.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(Please note that all award recipients are
listed in an alphabetical order in article 71 and 277 under <a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>, click news)</span><!--EndFragment-->
Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-55377999699788025502017-05-16T03:01:00.003-07:002017-05-16T03:01:36.482-07:00296 | CLEAN WORLD<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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CLEAN WORLD (Conservation division)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Cleaning the routes
traveled</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Photos and
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(In
terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
Rust)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>It is usually assumed that cleaning the country is the
role of the government. However, BirdsConTour assists in meeting this
challenge, not least because our visitors want to enjoy a clean country. It’s
really about creating a secure environment for wildlife and birdlife to live in
in the long term.</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Black garbage bags and a tool for collecting litter are
always part of the luggage and wherever time is available and litter is lying
around next to the road traveled, a cleaning stop is arranged. Simultaneously
this offers a break from the tiring driving and gives everybody the chance to
stretch his or her legs while doing something productive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Guests react very positive to this project and mostly assist
in picking up litter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is simply no better way of keeping the roads traveled
clean and leaves a good impression on the guide, the tour company and finally
even on the country and its people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This <i>Clean World</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
campaign is and has been cleaning areas in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe,
Namibia and Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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OKAVANGO TOUR (Zimbabwe-Botswana-Namibia) (13.07. –
23.07.2014)<o:p></o:p></div>
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(A Chamäleon Reisen and Pack Safari Tour guided by Stefan
Rust from BirdsConTour)<o:p></o:p></div>
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On the 23<sup>rd</sup> litter was collected alongside the
road.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tour members contributed in keeping the country clean.<o:p></o:p></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">THANK YOU for your support!</span><!--EndFragment-->
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TRIGGERING TRAVELING (Tourism division)</div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Photos and
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(In
terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
Rust)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b>Traveling
with BirdsConTour gives reason to scream out loud full of joy, because our
mission is: Welfare and conservation through traveling! Doesn’t that give you
peace of mind while exploring the world?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b>It is
appropriate to add this ‘Triggering Travelling’ space to the <i>Words of
Feather</i></b></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b> editions,
electronic and paper. Up till this stage BirdsConTour has grown so well that
people are longing to read about fascinating aspects that one can encounter
while travelling. The wonderful thing about this column is that BirdsConTour
will be writing about a broad spectrum of subjects, some you might have come
across while travelling, sending you down memory lane, or some subjects that
might trigger your interest in wanting to pack your travel suitcase and head
off to new experiences.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b>BirdsConTour
has travel experience all around the globe:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b>Ecuador-Galapagos,
Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Germany<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<u>Brazil<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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<u>Fast Facts</u></div>
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Area:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8,
514, 877 square kilometers</div>
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Population: 201, 009, 622</div>
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Capital:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mostly tropical</div>
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Language: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Portuguese</div>
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Religion:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roman Catholic, 76.6%</div>
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Time Zone: UTC-3, please note that Brazil is divided into
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<u>A brief history</u><o:p></o:p></div>
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The Federative Republich of Brazil is the largest country in
South America and by geographical area and population it is the world’s fifth
largest country. As the only one in America it is the world’s largest
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Prior to the landing of explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral in
1500 and the then following colonization by the Portuguese, Brazil was inhabited
by estimated 7 million tribal people. In 1808 the French took over until 1822
Brazil achieved its independence with the creation of the Empire of Brazil. In
1889 the country became a presidential republic. In 1988 Brazil formulated a
constitution and since then the country is defined as a federal republic.</div>
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According to nominal GDP the Brazilian economy is the
world’s seventh largest and home to a variety of wildlife, natural environments
and extensive natural resources in a variety of protected habitats.</div>
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For the last 150 years Brazil has been the world’s largest
producer of coffee.</div>
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When an animated crowd dressed in vibrant colored clothes
begins to dance after a distant drum beats out a contagious rhythm, bringing
the streets to life, then you know you are in Brazil. From the skyline of Rio
de Janeiro, to the old architecture of Salvador and the multicultural street
carnivals in Recife, Brazil is known world-wide for its party scene and warm,
playful people.</div>
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The unique Portuguese culture is complemented by a
convergence of African, European and South American traditions.</div>
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Home to the awe-inspiring Amazon rainforest, tropical
islands, lakes, caves, mountains and waterfalls, each habitat with its
collection of exotic wildlife, Brazil is one of a big party not to miss.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Have a safe journey<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>BirdsConTour</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-14916117443542554172017-05-16T03:01:00.001-07:002017-05-16T03:01:11.878-07:00294 | METAL ART<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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ART FOR LIFE (Welfare division)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>It’s time to show your art
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Text by Stefan
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(In
terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
Rust)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: "times";"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6X_8YtPoV-z3Swg_XuVhey_8aG9TrGdqOMF-1mmME6m5Oj25fMaSoKJwep0hYJ3_81GGmI-5Mv1ZXYmZ2-mU-cUZW078QM3Eyi1qEc5KRK7K7My2OTHwdQp1iujBzqCqZoZDKKnRDdi8/s1600/IMG_5386.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="150" /></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Good artworks start with passion!</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>The BirdsConTour <i>Art for Life</i></b><span style="font-style: normal;"><b> project aims to inspire artists of all levels
from all over the world and invites artists to show a picture of their artwork
in this space.</b></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">The creative
project <i>Art for Life</i></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">
carries the message of promoting welfare and conservation through tourism to a
far wider public audience than ever before through the communication medium of
art.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Art is
unquestionably one of the best options to spread the word of welfare and
conservation and marketing tourism, particularly if one reaches beyond the
borders.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The BirdsConTour <i>Art for Life</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> project supports artists worldwide, up till now in Namibia, Botswana
and Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><u>Artwork:</u></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><u>Title:</u></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Scrap Metal Animal Sculptures<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><u>Art Form:</u></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Scrap Metal Art<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><u>Artist:</u></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Mr. Gadzirirai Chinyama, from the Shona Tribe<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><u>Country:</u></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Windhoek, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gadzirirai Chinyama was born and raised in Zimbabwe and is
as much a metal sculptor as he is a stone sculptor. By using scrap metals for
crafting recycled one-of pieces, he proudly contributes to cleaning the
environment. “I prefer being a scrap iron sculptor than being a stone sculptor
because it contributes in helping to keep the environment clean and it is easy
maintainable,” he says.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Having left the life challenging Zimbabwe, metal artist
Chinyama sells his unique metal pieces on the street in Windhoek, Namibia, to
all kinds of people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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His incredible scrap metal animal sculptures are open to
interpretation but his style and material choices certainly set him up to be
seen in traditional arts and crafts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you like these sculptures, BirdsConTour recommends you
contact Gadzirirai Chinyama under +264 (0) 81 3911499 or via email <a href="mailto:gachin6@gmail.com">gachin6@gmail.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Please send a picture of your artwork with your name and
country, the artwork title and its form by e-mail to <a href="mailto:birdscontour@iway.na">birdscontour@iway.na</a> (with ‘Art for
Life’ in the subject line) or by letter to Art for Life, BirdsConTour, P.O.Box
5182, Windhoek, Namibia.<o:p></o:p></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Please note that BirdsConTour can’t guarantee
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Cover page photos: Stefan
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Editor: Stefan Rust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dear reader,<o:p></o:p></div>
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some more detailed reports on welfare, conservation and
tourism activities are published in articles<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>283</u> <b>Triggering Travelling – History of soccer,</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>284</u> <b>Letter of recommendation (ECO Awards),</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>285</u> <b>It’s time to show your art skills,<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>286</u> <b>Cleaning the routes ravelled,<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>287</u> <b>Allgemeine Zeitung Artikel – Felsentaube,<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>288</u> <b>Travel & Help,<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>289</u> <b>Aiding Wings – Ngatuve Vatere,<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>290</u> <b>Ngatuve Vatere Orphanage,<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>291</u> <b>Travel Report – Caprivi Tour,</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>292</u> <b>Birding Report</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> and</span><b> <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<u>293</u> <b>Words of Feather Editorial<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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available under the blogspot <i>Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> <a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>,
click NEWS <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It is all about welfare, conservation and tourism!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reminder!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dear reader, please remember to contact BirdsConTour for
the annual renewal of your <i>Support Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.
Also report any changes that could have an influence on the rating (amount of
penguin symbols on your award) of your award.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Find out more about this new <i>Support Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> system in </span><i>Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> <a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>
(click news) article 277.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></div>
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Stefan Rust</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>BIRDING
REPORT<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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(21.06.’14 – 12.07.’14)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Text and photos from Stefan Rust<o:p></o:p></div>
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2014<o:p></o:p></div>
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(In terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these
texts belong to Stefan Rust)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dear birding friends, <o:p></o:p></div>
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as birdwatching is a relatively new and one of the fastest
growing and a most popular pursuit, it attracts people of all ages around the
world. There can hardly be a better place than southern Africa (Namibia,
Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho, South Africa) to nurture an
interest in birds as it supports almost 1000 bird species, which is about 10
per cent of the world's entire bird. Taking birding to new heights,
Hobby-Ornithologist Stefan Rust together with BirdsConTour represents some of
the ontour bird sightings and several other interesting birding aspects to
showcase the fun of birding, promote citizen science, highlight conservation,
indicate where to view what birds and raise awareness of southern Africa's
(sometimes international) birds and their habitats.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All countries that BirdsConTour is involved with are
mentioned in these <i>Birding Reports</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, such
as Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South
Africa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORK GETS DISTRIBUTED
INTERNATIONALLY<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Have a quick look if your name or business is included
in this scientific informational work (alphabetically arranged):</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bwabwata NP., Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Camp Chobe, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Casa Piccolo, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chamäleon Reisen<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chobe NP., Botswana<o:p></o:p></div>
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Etosha National Park, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Etosha Safari Camp (Gondwana Collection), Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gauchas Farm (Argo Rust), Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ghaub Guestfarm, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gorges Lodge, Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gondwana Collection (Etosha Safari Camp), Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kapps Farm (Steinmeister Plot), Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lianshulu Bush Lodge, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Little Sossus Lodge, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mudumu NP., Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nunda River Lodge, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Popa Falls, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rust Argo, Farm Gauchas<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sea Breeze Guesthouse, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sossusvlei, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Steinmeister Plot, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Swakopmund, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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Victoria Falls NP., Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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Walvisbay Lagoon, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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Windhoek, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Sites and countries visited during this period incl.
amount of species per site:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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(0-0 - Haven’t been there myself)<o:p></o:p></div>
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(single letter – indicates several sites per day)<o:p></o:p></div>
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21.06: (A) Road from Windhoek to Steinmeister Plot (6
species), (B) Steinmeister Plot <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(26
species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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22.06: (A) Road from Windhoek to Farm Gauchas (26
species), (B) Farm Gauchas (37 <o:p></o:p></div>
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23.06: (A) Farm Gauchas (6 species, additional to
yesterday)<o:p></o:p></div>
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24.06: (A) Farm Gauchas (14 species, additional)<o:p></o:p></div>
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25.06: (A) Farm Gauchas (1 species, additional)<o:p></o:p></div>
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26.06: (A) Farm Gauchas (2 species, additional), (B) Road
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27.06: (A) Windhoek (11 species), (B) Road from Windhoek
to Hosea Kutako Airport (9<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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01.07: (A) Casa Piccolo & Windhoek (7 species,
additional to yesterday), (B) Road from <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Casa
Piccolo to Little Sossus Lodge (26 species), (C) Sossus Vlei (11 species), (D) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Little
Sossus Lodge (7 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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02.07: (A) Little Sossus Lodge (7 species, additional to
yesterday), (B) Road from Little <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sossus
Lodge to Sea Breeze Guesthouse (26 species), (C) Walvisbay Lagoon (6 <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>species), (D) Sea Breeze Guesthouse & Swakopmund (12 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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03.07: (A) Sea Breeze Guesthouse (2 species, additional to
yesterday), (B) Road from <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sea
Breeze Guesthouse to Etosha Safari Camp (22 species), (C) Etosha Safari <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Camp
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04.07: (A) Etosha Safari Camp (9 species, additional), (B)
Etosha National Park (40 <o:p></o:p></div>
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05.07: (A) Etosha Safari Camp (4 species, additional to
previous day), (B) Etosha NP. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(25
species, additional) (C) Road from Etosha Safari Camp to Ghaub Guestfarm (5 <o:p></o:p></div>
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</span>species) (D) Ghaub Guestfarm ( species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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06.07: (A) Ghaub Guestfarm (4 species, additional to
yesterday), (B) Road <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from
Ghaub Guestfarm to Nunda River Lodge (21 species), (C) Nunda River <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lodge
(47 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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07.07: (A) Nunda River Lodge (7 species, additional to
yesterday), (B) Road from Nunda <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>River
Lodge to Lianshulu Bush Lodge (19 species), (C) Lianshulu Bush Lodge & <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mudumu
NP (59 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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08.07: (A) Lianshulu Bush Lodge & Mudumu NP. (13
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09.07: (A) Lianshulu Bush Lodge (1 species, additional),
(B) Road from Lianshulu Bush <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lodge
to Camp Chobe (22 species), (C) Camp Chobe (52 species)<o:p></o:p></div>
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10.07: (A) Camp Chobe & Chobe NP (27 species,
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11.07: (A) Camp Chobe (2 species, additional), (B) Road
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lodge
(13 species), (C) Chobe NP. (41 species), (D) Victoria Falls NP. (7 <o:p></o:p></div>
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12.07: (A) Gorges Lodge (15 species, additional)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>3 723 km<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Personal Highlights:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SOUTHERN WHITE-CROWNED SHRIKE<o:p></o:p></div>
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RUFOUS-BELLIED HERON<o:p></o:p></div>
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GOLIATH HERON (Prey of hippo)<o:p></o:p></div>
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HARTLAUB'S GULL</div>
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GREY-RUMPED SWALLOW</div>
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21.06.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Steinmeister
Plot, Kapps Farm, Windhoek</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Helmeted
Guineafowl</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (8) In some parts of the world
guineafowl are used to control ticks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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22.06.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Rehoboth,
Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Southern
White-crowned Shrike </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">(2) Classified as a
near-endemic species to southern Africa, these two birds spotted in Namibia, 12
km south of Rehoboth, live on the southernmost distribution area within
Namibia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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22.06.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Farm
Gauchas, Kalkrand, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Nature
Conservation Measures </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The purpose for this excursion to Farm
Gauchas is for BirdsConTour to deputize for Mr. Argo Rust while he is on short
leave. With cattle on this 2 500 ha sized farm an environmental management
grazing system is followed in which a high concentration of cattle graze on an
area as small as possible for a short period before being moved to the next
one, mimicking the way large herds of game once moved from one area to another
– only returning to an area after the necessary recovery time for the
vegetation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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23.06.'14 <u>Farm Gauchas, Kalkrand, Namibia</u>
<b>Double-banded Courser</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (2) </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">With its reluctance to fly, it is easily
overlooked. This bird eats a high percentage of harvester termites, ants and
beetles.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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23.06.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Farm
Gauchas, Kalkrand, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Anti-Poaching
Crusade </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poaching seems to know no boundaries. BirdsConTour removed 7
wire slings on the southern border fence of farm Gauchas. Poachers secure these
shaped wire slings on wires where game often passes under the fence. Once a
wild animal passes under the fence the noose closes around the animal and holds
it in place by the sling that is attached to the fence. Most such animals die a
painful death because the poachers do not immediately discover them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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24.06.'14 <u>Farm Gauchas, Kalkrand, Namibia</u>
<b>Speckled Pigeon</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (1) Since
occupation by Mr. Argo Rust, this is the first spotting of a Speckled Pigeon on
Farm Gauchas. They make extensive and regular daily movements from roosts to
foraging sites.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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25.06.’14 <u>Farm Gauchas, Kalkrand, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Karoo Scrub-Robin</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (2) On Farm Gauchas, situated on the northern
border of this specie’s distribution area, the <i>Cercotrichas coryphoeus
abbotti</i></span> subspecies only lives in woodland which lines a dry river
bed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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25.06.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Farm
Gauchas, Kalkrand, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Animal
Friendly Habitat </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A bird friendly garden results in a pest
free garden. That is why the bird feeding station in the farm Gauchas garden
was optimized today. This station attracts all different kind of birds and
automatically they scan the garden for food, keeping insects at bay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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26.06.’14 <u>Farm Gauchas, Kalkrand, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Helmeted Guineafowl</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (31) Before 1900 this species probably never
occurred south of the Orange River. This flock counts 31 members, being the
only one on about 2 000 ha. They roost in trees and some roosts are used for
many years. Females tend to walk flat-footed whereas the males walk erect on
toes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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26.06.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Corner
B1/D1254, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Clean
World </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today the corner of the B1 and D1254 was cleaned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Read more in the electronic newsletter <i>Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> (<a href="http://www.birdscontour.blogspot.com/">www.birdscontour.blogspot.com</a>)
article 286.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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27.06.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Windhoek,
Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Support Awards,
Words of Feather </b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BirdsConTour announces its new Greeting
Cards campaign to promote welfare, conservation and tourism by BirdsConTour. To
the recipient of this greeting card directly from BirdsConTour, by purchase or
as a thank you, BirdsConTour confirms his or her support of welfare,
conservation and / or tourism.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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27.06.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Windhoek,
Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Support Award<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Read
more in the electronic newsletter <i>Words of Feather</i></span> (<a href="http://www.birdscontour.blogspot.com/">www.birdscontour.blogspot.com</a>)
article 284 how BirdsConTour supports Pack Safari with the upcoming award
assessment by Eco Awards Namibia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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30.06.'14 <u>Windhoek, Namibia</u> <b>Grey
Heron</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (1) </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Range expansion has most probably occurred through
agriculture and construction of man-made water bodies.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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01.07.'14 <u>Sossusvlei, UNESCO World Heritage Site,
Namibia</u> <b>Spotted Eagle-Owl</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (2)
Often a host for ticks. They bath and drink regularly if water is available but
they can survive in areas without water such as in Sossusvlei.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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02.07.'14 <u>Little Sossus Lodge, Namibia</u> <b>Cape
Eagle-Owl</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (1) Although classified as an
uncommon species, it might occur more often than records suggest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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03.07.'14 <u>Ngatuve Vatere Orphanage, Namibia</u>
<b>Aiding Wings and Support Award<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;">On the occasion of a two penguin
rated <i>Welfare & Tourism Support 2014 Award</i></span> presentation and
knowing that Namibia's children are in FIFA World Cup fever, often being better
informed about for example German strikers as is many a German citizen,
BirdsConTour has given a brand new soccer ball and four not to be overlooked
goalposts to the children of the Ngatuve Vatere orphanage.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Read more in articles # 289 and 290.<o:p></o:p></div>
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04.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Etosha
National Park, Namibia</u> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Shaft-tailed
Whydah</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (5) Breeding males have mainly
December till June four rectrices greatly elongated with a long slender racket
at tip. Now in July they still have their breeding plumage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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05.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Etosha
NP, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Chestnut-backed
Sparrowlark</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (50) Their movements are
poorly understood. Currently plenty of them are present in the Etosha NP.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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05.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Klein
Okevi Waterhole, Etosha NP, Namibia</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b>Hartlaub’s Gull</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (1) One
individual totally out of range. Usually only a coastal bird.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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06.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Ghaub
Guestfarm, Namibia</u> <b>African Scops-Owl</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1) Occasionally these tiny owls are killed by hornbills during nest box
competition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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07.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Bwabwata
NP., Namibia</u> <b>Wahlberg’s Eagle</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (2) A
pale and a dark morph. The population density of this species is almost two
times higher in protected areas as in adjacent unprotected areas. This
intra-African breeding migrant arrives August till September and departs to
Nigeria up to Sudan by March until April. It is recorded that some birds remain
south of Equator, a few as far south as Zimbabwe, in this case Namibia as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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08.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Lianshulu
Bush Lodge, Namibia</u> <b>Rufous-bellied Heron</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> (1) Classified as an uncommon species in southern Africa. Only along
the Okavango, Linyanti and Chobe River and associated wetlands in Caprivi
(Namibia) and northern Botswana it occurs quite often. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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09.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Lianshulu
Bush Lodge, Namibia</u> <b>Goliath Heron</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(1) Possibly this species falls prey to hippopotamus quite often. An encounter
with an incidence of a hippo chasing a Goliath Heron during take off gave this
thought. After the huge heron took off because of the approaching boat, a
hidden hippo leaped out of the Kwando River in an attempt to snap the
low-flying heavy bird. The hippo fell into the water and jumped out of the
water a few meters onwards, mouth wide open, trying to catch the bird,
unsuccessful. Was this chase a territorial defense or a deliberate hunt trying
to catch the Goliath Heron for food? Adult hippos can run rapidly on the bottom
of a river and hippos are selective grazers, but do they sometimes supplement
their diet with flesh? Whether territorial defense or deliberate hunt, this
remarkable observation provides the first hard evidence of such a phenomenon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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10.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Camp
Chobe, Namibia</u> <b>Nature Conservation Measures, Animal Friendly Habitat</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
conservation conscious managers of Camp Chobe, Mrs. Charmaine and Mr. Riaan
Beeslaar, pointed out a unique observation to BirdsConTour; a pair of Lesser
Striped Swallow is not roosting as usual in nests or similar, but in a rodent
hole. This rodent hole is situated only about one meter away from the busy
restaurant of Camp Chobe, in the lawn on the level ground. The entrance hole
has a diameter of 3.5 cm and then leads about 13 cm vertically into the moist
soil before it makes a sharp bend and forms a horizontal chamber. About 18:10
they pass the hole in low flight while chirping, almost as if they are locating
the exact entrance via “radar”, almost as bats use to do, before the swallows
then basically vanish by dive-bombing into the hole for roosting during the
night. Another explanation for this low flight behavior, lasting about 10
minutes, might be to make sure no other small animal took occupation of “their”
roosting hole or even to chase a possible inhabitant out, before entering.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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To avoid guests and staff members stepping onto this tiny
hole, Riaan and BirdsConTour set up a signpost, to avoid damage to this now
“scientifically famous” rodent hole on the property of Camp Chobe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Read more in the next issue of the electronic newsletter<i>
Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> (<a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>) (click news) in
article 300.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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11.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Gorges
Lodge Lodge, Zimbabwe</u> <b>Travel & Help, Support Award</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By
traveling directly with BirdsConTour or making use of a guide from BirdsConTour
you support welfare, conservation and tourism. To say THANK YOU, every tour
participant receives a <i>Support Award</i></span> at the end of the tour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Today eight German and five Swiss guests were rewarded
with one penguin-rated <i>Tourism Support 2014 Awards</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Read more in the electronic newsletter<i> Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> (<a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>)
(click news) in article 71 and 274.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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12.07.’14<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Gorges
Lodge, Zimbabwe</u> <b>Verreauxs’ Eagle</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(2) Pair members stay close together for 75-95 % of the day. At first light and
dusk they are most active and their distribution closely follows that of the
rock hyraxes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Index to bird species observed in this period:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>(*<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- See
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<b>(A or B – Appears when species is recorded at different
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-Acacia Pied Barbet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / 01.7.(D) / 03.7.(B) / 05.7.(B) / 10,7,(A) /
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-African Black Swift<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Darter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Fish-Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Golden Oriole<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Green-Pigeon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Grey Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A) / 05.7.(D) / 06.7.(B)(C) / 07.7.(B) /
08.7.(A) / 09.7.(B) / 10.7.(A) / 11.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Hoopoe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(B) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Jacana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 09.7(C)(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Marsh-Harrier<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Mourning Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Openbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Palm-Swift<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>30.6.(B) / 04.7.(B) / 06.7.(B) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Pied Wagtail<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Pipit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>05.7.(B) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Pygmy Goose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-African Red-eyed Bulbul<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(A)(B) / 22.6.(A)(B) / 30.6.(A) / 01.7.(A)(D) /
04.7.(A)(B) / 05.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-African Sacred Ibis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*African Scops-Owl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.*(A) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-African Spoonbill <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-African Stonechat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-African Wattled Lapwing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Ant-eating Chat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A) / 01.7.(B) / 05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Arrow-marked Babbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Ashy Tit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>25.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Barn Owl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>05.7.(A) / 07.7.(A) / 11.7.(A) / 12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Barred Wren-Warbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Bateleur<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>05.7.(B) / 09.7.(B)(C) / 10.7.(A) / 11.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-backed Puffback<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10.7.(A) / 11.7.(C) / 12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-chested Prinia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / 01.7.(C) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-chested Snake-Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>03.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-collared Barbet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / 11.7.(E) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black Crake<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-crowned Tchagra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black Cuckooshrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-faced Babbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-faced Waxbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-headed Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-headed Oriole<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 11.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-shouldered Kite<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>30.6.(B) / 01.7.(B) / 03.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black Stork<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-throated Canary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.6.(A) / 04.7.(B) / 05.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Black-winged Stilt<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Blacksmith Lapwing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>04.7.(B) / 06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(B)(C) /
11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Blue Waxbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>07.7.(A) / 10.7.(A) / 11.7.(C)(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Booted Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>02.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Bradfield’s Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(B) / 09.7.(B) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Bradfield’s Swift<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Brown-crowned Tchagra<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Brown Snake-Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(C) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Brown-throated Martin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Brubru<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>24.6.(A) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Burchell’s Courser<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(C) / 02.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Burchell’s Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A) / 03.7.(B) / 06.7.(B)(C) / 07.7.(B)(C) /
09.7.)B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Cape Cormorant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(C)(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Cape Crow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>02.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Cape Eagle-Owl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.*(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Cape Glossy Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(B) / 30.6.(B) / 01.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) /
05.7.(C)(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Cape Sparrow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>22.6.(B) / 01.7.(C) / 02.7.(A)(D) / 03.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Cape Teal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Cape Turtle-Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(A)(B) / 01.7.(D) / 02.7.(B) /
03.7.(C) / 04.7.(B) / 05.7.(D) / 06.7.(B)(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(B)(C) /
11.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Cape Wagtail<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(A) / 30.6.(A)(B) / 02.7.(B)(C) / 03.7.(A) / 09.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Capped Wheatear<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A) / 05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Cattle Egret<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>01.7.(A) / 06.7.(C) / 09.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Chat Flycatcher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A)(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>04.7.*(B) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Chinspot Batis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / 12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Chirping Cisticola<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Cinnamon-breasted Bunting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>03.7.(C) / 12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Collared Pratincole<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Comb Duck<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>07.7.(A) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Common Fiscal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(A) / 01.7.(B) / 03.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Common Ostrich<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(B)(C) / 02.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Common Quail<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>24.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Common Scimitarbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A)(B) / 06.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Common Waxbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Coppery-tailed Coucal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Crested Barbet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>08.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Crimson-breasted Shrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 23.6.(A) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Crowned Lapwing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / 01.7.(B) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Dark-capped Bulbul<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(D) / 12.7.(A) /
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Dark Chanting Goshawk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Dickinson’s Kestrel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(B) / 09.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Double-banded Courser<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.6.*(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Double-banded Sandgrouse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / 09.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Dusky Sunbird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(B) / 02.7.(A)(B) / 04.7.(B) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Egyptian Goose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 02.7.(D) / 04.7.(B) / 07.7.(A)(C) /
09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(B) / 06.7.(C) / 09.7.(B) / 12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Familiar Chat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(B) / 01.7.(A) / 04.7.(A) / 06.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Fiery-necked Nightjar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>23.6.(A) / 07.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Fork-tailed Drongo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(A)(B) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.(A)(B) /
05.7.(D) / 06.7.(B) / 07.7.(B)(C) / 09.7.(B) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Gabar Goshawk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>22.6.(A)(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Giant Kingfisher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>08.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Golden-tailed Woodpecker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Golden Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>06.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Goliath Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.*(C) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Great Egret<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Great Sparrow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(A) / 23.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Greater Blue-eared Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(B)(C) / 09.7.(B) / 11.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Greater Flamingo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(C)(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Greater Kestrel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(C) / 02.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Green-winged Pytilia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Green Wood-Hoopoe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey-backed Camaroptera<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24.6.(A) / 06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 10.7.(A) / 11.7.(C) /
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey-backed Sparrowlark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(B) / 02.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey Go-away-bird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 30.6.(B) / 01.7.(A)(B) / 03.7.(C) /
05.7.(B)(D) / 06.7.(B)(C) / 07.7.(B)(C) / 10.7.(A) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey-headed Gull<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(B) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Grey Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>30.6.*(A) / 05.7.(B) / 06.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Grey-rumped Swallow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10.7.(A) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Groundscraper Thrush<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(B) / 07.7.(B) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Hadeda Ibis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>07.7.(C) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Hartlaub’s Babbler<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Hartlaub’s Gull<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(B)(C)(D) / *05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Hamerkop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>07.7.(C) / 10.7.(A) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Helmeted Guineafowl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.*(B) / 22.6.(B) / 05.7.(B) / 06.7.(A)(B) /
07.7.(B) / 08.7.(A) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-House Sparrow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(B) / 02.7.(C)(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Kalahari Scrub-Robin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Karoo Scrub-Robin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24.6.*(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Kelp Gull<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>02.7.(B)(C)(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Kittlitz’s Plover<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(B) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Kori Bustard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>02.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lanner Falcon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lappet-faced Vulture<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(C) / 04.7.(B) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lark-like Bunting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A)(B) / 01.7.(B) / 02.7.(A)(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Laughing Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(A) / 22.6.(A)(B) / 30.6.(A)(B) / 01.7.(A)(B)(D) / 02.7.(D) /
09.7.(B) / 03.7.(B)(C) / 05.7.(C)(D) / 06.7.(B)(C) / 07.7.(B)(C) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lesser Jacana<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lesser Striped Swallow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(B)(C) / 09.7.(B)(C) / 11.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Lilac-breasted Roller<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(B) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / 05.7.(C) /
06.7.(B)(C) / 07.7.(B)(C) / 11.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Little Bee-eater<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Little Egret<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>02.7.(B) / 06.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Little Grebe<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Little Swift<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>22.6.(A) / 30.6.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(B) / 06.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Ludwig’s Bustard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Magpie Shrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>07.7.(B) / 08.7.(A) / 09.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Malachite Kingfisher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Marabou Stork<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>07.7.(C) / 09.7.(B) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Marico Flycatcher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(B) / 05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Meves’s Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / 09.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Meyer’s Parrot<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(D) / 06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(B) / 11.7.(D) /
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Monteiro’s Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24.6.(A) / 26.6.(B) / 05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Mountain Wheatear<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(B) / 02.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Namaqua Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(B) / 01.7.(D) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / 06.7.(B) /
12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Namaqua Sandgrouse<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A)(B) / 01.7.(B)(D) / 02.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Natal Spurfowl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Northern Black Korhaan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Northern Grey-headed Sparrow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Orange River Francolin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>04.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Orange River White-eye<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(D) / 07.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Osprey<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pale-winged Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 30.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pearl-spotted Owlet<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(D) / 08.7.(A) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pied Crow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>30.6.(B) / 01.7.(C) / 02.7.(B) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / 06.7.(B)(C) /
09.7.(B) / 11.7.(E) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pied Kingfisher<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Plain-backed Pipit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pririt Batis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>22.6.(B) / 04.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Purple Roller<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>05.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Pygmy Falcon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>22.6.(A) / 26.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Rattling Cisticola<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(B) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(B) / 08.7.(A) / 10.7.(A) / 11.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Firefinch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / 12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(B) / 07.7.(B)(C) / 10.7.(A) / 11.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Oxpecker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(B) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Quelea<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24.6.(A) / 04.7.(B) / 07.7.(C) / 10.7.(A)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Spurfowl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24.6.(A) / 04.7.(A) / 05.7.(D) / 06.7.(B)(C) /
07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-billed Teal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>05.7.(B) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-capped Lark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-crested Korhaan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / 03.7.(C) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-eyed Dove<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(B) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-faced Mousebird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24.6.(A) / 01.7.(B) / 03.7.(B) / 06.7.(C) / 08.7.(A) /
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-headed Finch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / 30.6.(A) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-headed Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Red-winged Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>11.7.(D)(E) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Reed Cormorant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Rock Kestrel<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>01.7.(B) / 02.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Rock Martin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(B) / 01.7.(B)(D) / 02.7.(B) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Rosy-faced Lovebird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(B) / 02.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Rüppell’s Korhaan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(B) / 03.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Rufous-bellied Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.*(C) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Sabota Lark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>22.6.(A)(B) / 01.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Scaly-feathered Finch<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(A)(B) / 01.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Scarlet-chested Sunbird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Secretarybird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>01.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Senegal Coucal<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(A)(C) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-*Shaft-tailed Whydah<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>24.6.(A) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.*(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Sharp-tailed Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Short-toed Rock-Thrush<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.(B) / 05.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Sociable Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A)(B) / 01.7.(B) / 02.7.(A)(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-South African Shelduck<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(B)(D) / 05.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;">
-Southern Black Tit<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>04.7.(A) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Southern Grey-headed Sparrow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A)(B) / 05.7.(A) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Southern Ground-Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>11.07.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Southern Masked-Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(A)(B) / 22.6.(B) / 30.6.(A) / 02.7.(A) /
04.7.(B) / 07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / 01.7.(B)(C) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Southern Red Bishop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-*Southern White-crowned Shrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.*(A) / 03.7.(B) / 06.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(A) / 24.6.(A) / 05.7.(B)(D) /
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-*Speckled Pigeon<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 24.6.*(A) / 01.7.(A) / 02.7.(A) /
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-Spike-heeled Lark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-*Spotted Eagle-Owl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>01.7.*(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Spotted Thick-knee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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-Spur-winged Goose<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(A) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Squacco Heron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>06.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Stark’s Lark<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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-Swainson’s Spurfowl<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>03.7.(B) / 05.7.(D) / 08.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Swallow-tailed Bee-eater<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / 01.7.(B) / 03.7.(B) / 04.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Swamp Boubou<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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-Swamp Nightjar<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>11.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Tawny Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>22.6.(A) / 01.7.(B) / 05.7.(B) / 06.7.(B) / 07.7.(B) / 09.7.(B)(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Tawny-flanked Prinia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / 10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Terrestrial Brownbul<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>11.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Tropical Boubou<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Verreaux’s Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(A) / 01.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Village Indigobird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Violet-eared Waxbill<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22.6.(B) / 03.7.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-*Wahlberg’s Eagle<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.*(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Water Thick-knee<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>08.7.(A) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Wattled Starling<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>04.7.(B) / 09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Whiskered Tern<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-backed Mousebird<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(B) / 30.6.)A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-backed Vulture<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 05.7.(B) / 08.7.(A) / 12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-breasted Cormorant<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-browed Robin-Chat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / 11.7.(C)(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-browed Sparrow-Weaver<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(A) / 30.6.(A) / 01.7.(A) / 03.7.(B) /
04.7.(A)(B) / 11.7.(B) / 12.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-crested Helmet-Shrike<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>08.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-faced Duck<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>07.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-fronted Bee-eater<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-White-fronted Plover<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>02.7.(D) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Wire-tailed Swallow<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(B)(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow-bellied Eremomela<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>26.6.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow-bellied Greenbul<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>10.7.(A) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow-billed Egret<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 07.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow-billed Oxpecker<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow-billed Stork<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>06.7.(C) / 09.7.(C) / 11.7.(C) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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-Yellow Canary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21.6.(B) / 22.6.(B) / <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><u>235</u></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Enjoy Birding, </i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Stefan Rust</i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Please note: Most scientific information has been taken
from Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, V11th edition!</i><span style="font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(For further reading see <span style="color: #2a54a2;"><b><a href="http://www.birdscontour.blogspot.com/">www.birdscontour.blogspot.com</a></b></span>)<o:p></o:p></div>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(For more information contact Stefan Rust
on <i>+264 (0)81 129 8415</i></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> or <span style="color: #2a54a2;"><i>birdscontour@iway.na</i></span>)</span><!--EndFragment-->
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Art. # 291</div>
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TRAVEL REPORT (Tourism division)</div>
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TRAVEL & HELP (Tourism division)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Travel Report</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Text by Elke
Hoeltzcke and Stefan Rust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Photos by
Stefan Rust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(In
terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
Rust)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b>Traveling
with BirdsConTour or making use of BirdsConTour as a partner in tourism (e.g.
guiding) gives reason to scream out loud full of joy, because our mission is:
Welfare and conservation through traveling! Doesn’t that give you peace of mind
while traveling the world for whatever purpose; pleasure, relaxation,
discovery, exploration, getting to know other cultures or building
interpersonal relationships?</b></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Travel description</u>: Kapps Farm (BirdsConTour), Farm
Gauchas (BirdsConTour), <b>Caprivi Tour</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">
(Chamäleon Reisen and Pack Safari, led by BirdsConTour)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Country on route</u>: Namibia – Botswana - Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Duration</u>: 21.6. - 12.7.2014<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Distance traveled</u>: 3 723 Km<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Participants</u>:<o:p></o:p></div>
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De Wit Hedwig & Jacobus<o:p></o:p></div>
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Freier Petra & Matthias <o:p></o:p></div>
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Goll Petra Christel & Helmut<o:p></o:p></div>
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Leicher Birgit<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ruether Melanie<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rui Giuseppe Emilo<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rui Sandro<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rui-Zimmermann Sybille<o:p></o:p></div>
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Zerbe Erna Monika & Bernhard Alexander<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Saturday 21.6.</i></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Windhoek, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine, very cold<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Steinmeister Plot<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Elegant Grasshopper (<i>Zonocerus
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Fork-tailed Drongo<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Windhoek<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Sunday 22.6.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Windhoek, Namibia, to Farm Gauchas, Kalkrand,
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person of the day</u>: Rehoboth Baster. In 1868 the
Basters migrated out of the Cape Colony and arrived in the Rehoboth are in
1870, making it their core territory.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Rehoboth. The Rehoboth town, with
its 21 000 inhabitants, is build around several hot spring. That is why the
Nama (Khoikhoi), inhabitants until the 19<sup>th</sup> century, called this
area <i>!Anis</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, meaning smoke. This name
refers to the cloud of condensed water vapour that used to hang over the hot
springs in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Candle-pod acacia. During periods
of food shortage the Kavango people supplement their diets with the pods and
even the root-bark can be ground and eaten with porridge as a remedy when blood
is lost during attacks of diarrhoea.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Donkey. In southern Africa, many
donkeys well over 20 years of age still earn their living pulling a cart. A
donkey should not be put to work before two years of age. The moment it starts
working it needs to receive good food and weigh at least 150 kg. Donkeys do not
get stressed, provided they get treated firmly, yet quietly. Remember that it
is illegal to use a whip to beat the animal. It’s a delight to watch an owner
working with his donkeys, using only the crack of his whip and his voice to
control them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Southern White-crowned Shrike. Classified
as a near-endemic species to southern Africa, these two birds spotted in
Namibia, 12 km south of Rehoboth, live on the southernmost distribution area
within Namibia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Farm Gauchas, Kalkrand,
Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Monday 23.6.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Kalkrand, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person of the day</u>: Argo Rust. As a cattle farmer
almost all his life, Mr. Rust can’t imagine himself living anywhere else except
on a farm. He has always been determined that his environmental farming
practices had to make money, be socially and environmentally profitable.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Farm Gauchas. Argo Rust keeps cattle
on this 2 500 ha sized farm and follows an environmental management grazing
system in which a high concentration of cattle graze on an area as small as
possible for a short period before being removed to the next one, mimicking the
way large herds of game once moved from one area to another – only returning to
an area after the necessary vegetation recovery time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Three-thorn rhigozum. This plant is
a very attractive species when in flower.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Yellow House Bat. They give birth
in summer to litters of 1-3 young.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Double-banded Courser. With its
reluctance to fly, it is easily overlooked. This bird eats a high percentage of
harvester termites, ants and beetles.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Farm Gauchas, Kalkrand,
Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Tuesday 24.6.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Kalkrand, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person of the day</u>: Fritz Kisting. Fritz is a farm
worker on farm Gauchas. His father being a Damara, Fritz recalls that the
Damara in Namibia use a root infusion of the African indigo plant to treat
venereal diseases.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Farm Gauchas. Holistic grazing
reversed desertification on farm Gauchas. When it comes to erosion and desertification,
agriculture is one of the most destructive industries in the world.
Unsustainable grazing practices affect the effectiveness of rainwater
utilization negatively. Therefore the holistic grazing method applied on farm
Gauchas successfully restores degraded areas of land by having increased the
stocking rate for short periods on demarcated land parcels.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Blue Buffalo Grass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a good grazing grass. Being an
extremely hardy grass it is used as summer grazing and makes excellent hay.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Steenbok. Unlike other small
antelope they defaecate and urinate in shallow scrapes dug by front hoofs and
are afterwards covered.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Speckled Pigeon. Since occupation by
Mr. Argo Rust, this is the first spotting of a Speckled Pigeon on Farm Gauchas.
They make extensive and regular daily movements from roosts to foraging sites.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Farm Gauchas, Kalkrand,
Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Wednesday 25.6.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Kalkrand, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Cloudy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person of the day</u>:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Farm Gauchas<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Hairy Love Grass. This species is
an important soil stabilizer in disturbed areas.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Black-backed Jackal. Calling is
more frequent during the winter months because that is the time when mating
takes place. In protected areas it is frequently active during day but it
becomes a nocturnal animal in areas where it is hunted by man.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Karoo Scrub-Robin. On Farm Gauchas,
situated on the northern border of this specie’s distribution area, the <i>Cercotrichas
coryphoeus abbotti</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> subspecies only lives in
woodland that lines a dry riverbed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Farm Gauchas, Kalkrand,
Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Thursday 26.6.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Farm Gauchas, Namibia, to Windhoek, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person of the day</u>: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Windhoek. Windhoek is the capital
and largest city of the Republic of Namibia, having a population of 322 500 in
2012.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Feather-top Chloris. It is a
valuable pioneer grass because it is often the first grass to establish on bare
ground.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Striped Mouse. This diurnal, but
also often active at night, animal makes its own burrows from which numerous
runways radiate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Helmeted Guineafowl. Before 1900
this species probably never occurred south of the Orange River. This flock
counts 31 members, being the only one on about 2 000 ha. They roost in trees
and some roosts are used for many years. Females tend to walk flat-footed
whereas the males walk erect on toes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Windhoek, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Monday 30.6.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Windhoek, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine slightly cloudy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<u>Person of the day</u>: Mr. Claus Goldbeck. Manager of the
Café Zoo. Born and raised in Namibia, 30 years in Switzerland and now back in
Windhoek.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Hosea Kutako International Airport.
Namibias main international airport, located 45 km east of capital city of
Windhoek was opened in 1964. Since 1998 the name changed from JG Strijdom
Airport to Hosea Kutako International Airport, named after the famous Herero
leader and national hero Hosea Kutako.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Sheperd’s tree. The Sheperd’s tree
is an evergreen tree, native to southern and tropical Africa and common of the
Bushveld. It can grow up to 5 meters tall, sometimes more and kudus, giraffes
and birds often eat its fruits.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Greater Kudu. The Greater Kudu
antelope is found throughout eastern and southern Africa. They possess between
4 to 12 vertical white stripes along their torso. Females live in small herds
of 6 to 20 individuals. Only the males have large, twisted horns.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Grey Heron. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Casa Piccolo.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Tuesday 01.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Road from Windhoek via Sossusvlei to Little
Sossus Lodge, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine and slightly cloudy<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Topnaar. The Topnaar people
themselves are an own clan of the so called ‘Oorlam Nama’ originally formed
from mixed-race descendants from indigenious ‘Khoikhoi’, Europeans and slaves
from Madagascar, India and Indonesia. At the beginning of the late eighteenth
century the ‘Oorlam Nama’ migrated from the Cape Colony to Namaqualand and
Damaraland in Namibia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Sossusvlei. This “Namib Sand Sea”,
located in the southern part of the Namib Desert offers some of the highest sand
dunes in the world (up to 300 meters). It has been declared as a natural World
Heritage Site at June 21<sup>st</sup> 2013 and is one of the most famous spots
for photographers all over the world because of its red sand dunes and
fantastic sunsets.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Nara Plant. This is the most common
plant of the Namib Desert and an unusual melon. It is endemic to Namibia and
only can be found besides “Rivieres” and on sand dunes if its roots are able to
reach the ground. The melons serve an essential food source for Topnaar people
in dry regions.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Gemsbok. This large antelope is
native to arid regions of southern Africa and the Kalahari Desert. It does not
depend on drinking water. In dry periods it is able to eat the highly toxic
Euphorbia damarana which then covers up to 25 % of its nutrient requirements.
The gemsbok can reach running speeds of up to 60 km/h.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Spotted Eagle-Owl. Often a host for
ticks. They bath and drink regularly if water is available but they can survive
in areas without water such as in Sossusvlei.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Little Sossus Lodge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Wednesday 02.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<u>Area</u>: Road from Little Sossus Lodge to Sea Breeze in
Swakopmund, Namibia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine and misty at the coast<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Strandloper. Their name is
Afrikaans for “beach walker” and refers to coastal communities with subsidence
economies based on beachcombing and marine diet. The “Strandlopers” are
San-derived people who live by hunting and gathering food along the beaches of
South-Western Africa. Most of their communities disappeared through
assimilation during the 19<sup>th</sup> and 20<sup>th</sup> centuries. The only
tribe that is still distinguishable from their assimilating neighborhood are
the Topnaar people who live in small settlements along Kuiseb River in central
Namibia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Walvisbay Lagoon. An approximately 7
km long and up to 2,5 m deep lagoon in the south east corner of the bay area of
the Walvis Bay city. It is one of the richest and most important wetlands in
Southern Africa. With its richness of birdlife (up to 250 000 birds), it was
designated as a Ramsar site in 1995. The lagoon is one of the best flamingo
viewing localities in the world. As the lagoon together with the tidal areas is
a key wetland in ecological terms, a high density of fish and marine mammals
can be found.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Hoodia. The Hoodia grows in Namibia
and South Africa and has medical properties. The flowers smell like rotten meat
and are therefore pollinated mainly by flies. The use of the meat of the plant
to suppress appetite for example on long hunting trips in the Kalahari Desert
has long been known by the indigenous people of Namibia and Southern Africa.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Etendeka round-eared sengi. This
brand new discovered sengi species is related more to an elephant as to a mouse
although it is small as a mouse and looks like a mouse. It is the smallest of
the 19 known sengi species and it lives in an isolated part of the Namib
Desert, a small and remote arid area where it was recently discovered from a
team of scientists from Namibia and California. It only weighs less than an
ounce, its coat is rusty-toned and as a specialty it lives in monogamous
relationships.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Cape Eagle-Owl. Although classified
as an uncommon species, it might occur more often than records suggest.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Sea Breeze Guesthouse<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Thursday 03.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Swakopmund to Etosha NP, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine, few clouds<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Dr. Laurie Marker. She is
the founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund CCF, based near Otjiwarongo in
Namibia. Mrs. Marker has committed her life to protect the cheetah and founded
this non-profit that developed a diverse range of programs to scientifically
study this endangered species. One big success of the CCF was, for example, to
stabilize the Namibian cheetah population to near 4 000 individuals. That means
that Namibia has the largest cheetah population of any African country.
Meanwhile Dr. Marker is considered one of the world’s premier experts on the
wild cheetah.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Outjo. In Otjiherero-language the
name “Outjo” means small hills. Germans founded it under the command of Colonel
Theodor von Leutwein as a military base in 1897. Today it’s a city with 6 000
inhabitants, 6 schools in the direct surroundings, hospital and airstrip. It’s
best known as gateway to Etosha National Park but not only for that: travelers
to Etosha love to take a stop at the Outjo bakery that offers delicious German
light-lunch snacks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Euphorbia damarana. The plant also
known as Damara milk-bush is one of the most toxic plants in Namibia. It has
been reported that the toxic milky latex of the plant is capable of killing
animals and humans. Only oryx and rhino feed upon it. Desert elephants use the
Damara milk-bush as a mattress to protect their sensitive soles against the
rough ground.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Mountain Zebra. There exist 2
different types of Mountain Zebras, the Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra, which occurs
in Namibia, and the smaller Cape-Mountain Zebra, which is usually a bit smaller
and can be seen in South Africa. Mountain Zebra are the only zebra species to
possess a skin fold on their throats and their body is striped except for the
belly. The animals generally occur in small non-territorial groups that mostly
contain a male stallion and 1 to 5 mares with their young. Their preferred
habitat is mountainous terrain and escarpments with a diversity of grass
species. Mountain Zebras are listed as vulnerable and the Namib-Naukluft Park
in Namibia was initially created as a sanctuary for the Hartmann’s Mountain
Zebra.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Shaft-tailed Whydah. Breeding males
have mainly December till June four rectrices greatly elongated with a long
slender racket at tip. Now in July they still have their breeding plumage.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Etosha Safari Camp<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Friday 04.7.</i></b><span style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Etosha National Park, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Friedrich von Lindequist.
Friedrich von Lindequist served as Governor of German South-West Africa from
November 1905 until May 1907. He developed the social and administrative
structures of German South-West Africa and as an example, he introduced Karakul
breeding to the white settlers of the German colony. In addition, Lindequist
expelled in 1907 the first game-park, the precursor of the today’s Etosha
National Park in the north of Namibia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Etosha National Park. With an area
of 99 526 square km the Etosha NP was founded in 1907 as a game reserve by the
Governor of German South West Africa, Dr. Friedrich von Lindequist. Since then
the park area was reduced several times up to 22 270 square km nowadays. It was
elevated to status of National Park in 1967. The name Etosha comes from
Oshindonga word meaning Great White Place, referring to the Etosha pan. The
park is home to hundreds of species of mammals, birds and reptiles, including
the very endangered black rhinoceros.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Mopane Tree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mopane can be a shrub or a tall
tree up to 30 m, depending on soil conditions and water availability. It can be
found all over Etosha NP for example near Halali and has distinctive
butterfly-shaped leaves and strange seeds. It’s difficult finding shade under a
mopane tree because it’s leaflets fold together and present the smallest
surface exposure of the leaf surface. In summer the leaves are fed on by swarms
of mopane worms, which are rich in protein and are eaten by people either
roasted or dried.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Giraffe. There are 9 subspecies of
the giraffe which differ in their coat patterns. They are found in numerous
national parks all over Africa. Giraffes see in color and their senses of
hearing and smell are also sharp. They have good all-round vision from their
great height. Their tongue is about 50 cm long and their fur may serve as a
chemical defence with at least 11 main aromatic chemicals that have the same
function like insect repellents but also may have sexual function.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark. Their
movements are poorly understood. Currently plenty of them are present in the
Etosha NP.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Etosha Safari Camp<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Saturday 05.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Grootfontein, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Karl Johan Andersson. Karl
Johan Andersson (March 4, 1827, in Värmland, Sweden – July 9, 1867 in Angola)
was a Swedish explorer, hunter and trader as well as an amateur naturalist and
ornithologist. He is famous for being one of the most notable explorers of
Namibia. In 1851 he discovered Etosha pan and in 1860 Okavango as one of the
first Europeans. In 1863 he became the one and only European commander of the
Herero.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Otjikoto Lake. The first Europeans
to discover the lake in 1851 were Charles John Andersson and Francis Galton.
The otjikoto lake is a sinkhole lake near Tsumeb, that was created by a
collapsing karst cave. Because the lake tapers into a lateral cave system it is
impossible to determine its exact depth. In 1915 the “German Schutztruppe”
dumped war materials like cannons and ammunition into the lake. Since 1955 it’s
a national museum of Namibia.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Mountain Bush Aloe. This is a
species of flowering succulent perennial plant endemic to the south eastern
part of Southern Africa. Its flowers are red and occur in May and June and its
natural habitat consists of mountainous areas. This species of aloe is found
growing from sea level up to the tops of mountains. The mountain bush aloe
cleverly avoids the possibility of self-fertilisation as the stigma is able to
recognize its own pollen, and only accept pollen from other plants. The leaves
are used as a first aid treatment for burns.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Banded Mongoose. The banded
Mongoose live in savannas, open forests and grasslands in central and eastern
parts of Africa. They live in colonies with a complex social structure. There
is generally no strict hierarchy in mongoose groups and aggression is low. In
comparison to that the relations between the groups are highly aggressive. In
most breeding attempts, all females give birth either on the same day or within
a few days. They often sleep in abandoned termite mounds. Banded mongoose feed
primarily on insects, myriapods, small reptiles and birds and have long claws
that allow them to dig in the soil.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Hartlaub’s Gull.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Ghaub Guestfarm<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Sunday 06.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Grootfontein to Divundu, Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Dorslandtrekkers. Towards
the end of the 19<sup>th</sup> century and in the beginning of the 20<sup>th</sup>
century the Dorslandtrekkers (Boer-farmers based in the Orange Free State and
Transvaal), undertook a series of explorations from South Africa to reach
better living conditions and political independence in a territory further
north. On their journey, the settlers had to traverse the vast, arid areas of
the Kalahari desert, in what is today the countries of Namibia and Botswana. It
was the harsh and dry conditions that they experienced in the Kalahari that
gave the trek the name Dorsland Trek which means “Thirstland Trek” in the
Afrikaans language.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site of the day</u>: Okavango Delta. The Delta serves as
an oasis in an arid country. In Botswana the Okavango River reaches a tectonic
trough in the central part of the Kalahari. The water of the Okvango river does
not flow into the sea, it is mostly evaporated in the Kalahari. It is one of
the “Seven Natural Wonders of Africa”. During the dry winter month the delta
swells to three times of its permanent size and attracts animals from far
around so that you can find one of Africa’s greatest concentrations of
wildlife.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Marula. The tree is a single
stemmed tree with a wide spreading crown and a grey mottled bark which grows up
to 18 m tall mostly in low altitudes and open woodlands. The fruits are rich in
vitamin c and contain a walnut-sized, thick-walled stone inside. The seed
kernels of this stone are high in protein and fat, with a nutty flavor. Marula
oil, made from the seed kernel, is a delicious additive to meals in Africa and
can also be used as skin-care. The bark is used as treatment for malaria. Well
known and delicious is the fruit based Amarula cream liquor which is
distributed and sold all over the world.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Hippo. The closest living
relatives of the hippopotamus are whales from which they diverged about 55
million years ago. The hippopotamus is semiaquatic, inhabiting rivers, lakes
and mangrove swamps. An adult hippo is not a particularly good swimmer nor can
it float. Territorial bulls preside over groups of 5 to 30 females and young.
While hippopotamuses rest near each other in the water, grazing is a solitary
activity in the evening and hippos are not territorial on land. Hippos leave
the water at dusk and travel inland, sometimes up to 10 km to graze on short
grasses, their main source of food. Their teeth sharpen themselves as they
grind together. A hippo’s lifespan is typically 40-50 years and it is regarded
as an endangered species.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: African Scops-Owl. Occasionally
hornbills in competition with nest boxes kill these tiny owls.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Nunda River Lodge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Monday 07.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Zambezi Strip (Caprivi Strip), Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Mbukushu Tribe. Communities
of the Mbukushu live on the fringes of the flood plains of the Okavango River
of Ngamiland. For centuries the Mbukushu were the subordinates of the Barotse
Kingdom and at least they reached the height of their powe in the mid
nineteenth century. Mbukushu chiefs attained great prestige because of their
“rainmaking abilities”. Further the Mbukushu emphasize the matrilineal
importance of women in society so the girls go through a month long puberty
ceremony and children belong to the mother’s lineage. They believe in a High
God, called Nyambi, who is far and, like the wind, is invisible.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Site/Subject of the day</u>: Popa Falls. Before the
Okavango River enters Botswana, near Bagani and the Trans-Caprivi-Highway, the
river drops four meters down rocks consisting of quartzite, across the full 1.2
km-width of the river, in a series of rapids known as Popa Falls, visible when
the river is low, as during the dry season. Today, the region around the Popa
Falls is part of the Bwabwata NP.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Monkey Orange (<i>Strychnos spinosa</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). Monkey orange is a thorny shrub or small tree, 1-9
m in height, indigenous to tropical and subtropical Africa. The bright yellow
fruit is edible and often sun dried and used as a food preserve. It is believed
that the presence of strychnine in the bark and unripe fruit along with other
alkaloids are responsible for helping overcome the venom of certain snakes,
such as Mamba.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Nile Crocodile (<i>Crocodylus
niloticus</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The Nile crocodile is a very
aggressive species of crocodile that is capable of taking almost any animal
within its range. The cold-blooded animals usually sleep during the day and
start hunting by night. They are very social crocodiles with a strict hierarchy
that is determined by size. The Nile crocodile has often been classified as
worse pest fish. It seems, on the contrary, to have a very useful function in
the ecosystem of African inland waters: In many areas where the Nile crocodile
has been eradicated, the fish stocks have not increased but declined. This new
theory has yet to be studied scientifically.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Wahlberg’s Eagle. The population
density of this species is almost two times higher in protected areas as in
adjacent unprotected areas in southern Africa. This intra-African breeding
migrant arrives August till September and departs to Nigeria up to Sudan by
March and April. It is recorded that some birds remain south of Equator, a few
as far south as Zimbabwe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Lianshulu Bush Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Tuesday 08.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Zambezi Strip (Caprivi Strip), Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Okavango Delta People. The
Okavango Delta People of Botswana consist of 5 separate ethnic groups each with
their own ethnic identity and with their own language. The 5 groups are:
Hambukushu, Dxeriku and Wayeyi (all Bantus) and the Bugakhwe and Xanekwe
(Bushmen). Today, people from all 5 ethnic groups live throughout the Okavango
Delta.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Place/Subject of the day</u>: Bwabwata NP. The formerly
Caprivi Game Park is 6 100 square kilometers and extends for about 180 km from
the Okavango River in the west to the Kwando River in the east. It is now named
Bwabwata NP after a village in the reserve and Bwabwata means “the sound of
bubbling waters”. The park contains deciduous woodlands, dominated by trees
such as wild seringa, copalwood and Zambezi teak. 339 bird species have been
recorded there and the numbers of wildlife like sitatunga, lechwe, roan, kudu
and elephant are steadily increasing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Sausage Tree (<i>Kigelia africana</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). Its name in Afrikaans is “worsboom” (sausage tree)
and it grows up to 20 meters tall. The fruit is a woody berry from 30 – 100 cm
long and up to 18 cm broad; typically it weighs between 5 and 10 kg, and hangs
down on long, rope-like peduncles. To humans the fresh fruit is poisonous and
strongly purgative. It is eaten by several species of mammals, including
baboons, bushpigs, elephants, giraffes, hippos, monkeys and porcupines and the
seeds in the dung of these animals are again eaten by Brown Parrots and
Brown-headed Parrots. An alcoholic beverage similar to beer is also made from
it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Red Lechwe Antelope (<i>Kobus
leche leche</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The red lechwe is a medium
sized aquatic animal with characteristic dark markings on the forelegs. The
sustainable herds are found primarily in the Okavango Delta of Botswana and the
Zambezi Strip (Caprivi Strip) of Namibia. The lechwe are at home on the shallow
floodplains, along swamps and rivers in areas between the reed beds. These
“edge species” are excellent swimmers but cannot move very fast on dry land
because they have widely splayed, elongated hoofs that only support them on
soft ground. Their coat is greasy and water-repellent and they feed on aquatic
grasses and graze the grasses that spring up as floodwaters recede.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Rufous-bellied Heron. Classified as
an uncommon species in southern Africa. Only along the Okavango, Linyanti and
Chobe River and associated wetlands in Caprivi (Namibia) and northern Botswana
it occurs quite often.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Lianshulu Bush Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Wednesday 09.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Zambezi Strip (Caprivi Strip), Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Mafwe People. Mafwe People
are one of the largest groups living in Zambezi Strip (Caprivi Strip). The
Mafwe people are matrilineal, so if your mother is Mafwe, you are Mafwe.
Subsistence farming, hunting and fishing are still their way of life. Along the
river banks they grow maize, millet, sweet potatoes, groundnuts, pumpkins and
melons. They celebrate the annual Lusata cultural festival that takes place on
the first Sunday of October and is one of the main features on the annual arts
and cultural calendar of the Zambezi Region (Caprivi Region).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Place/Subject of the day</u>: Chobe River. The river
rises in the central plateau of Angola where it is called “Cuando’ (Kwando in
Namibia). The Cuando forms the border between Namibia and Botswana. Below the
Linyanti Swamp on the northern border of Botswana the river changes its name in
“Chobe River”. Some 10 014 years ago, the Cuando merged with the Okavango River
and flowed south to Lake Makgadikgadi but land in that area was uplifted while
the river broke up into many channels and swamps and then turned east to the
Zambezi River.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Red Chillies (<i>Capsicum</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). Christopher Columbus encountered them on his first
voyage to the Carribean in 1492. Chillies did so well in West Africa that they
became naturalized and now the chillies grow wild in West Africa. But besides
the use as so called “Piri-Piri” in hot and spicy meals, in Africa chillies are
used in a very special way. Chilli bombs are produced to protect a certain
terrain from elephants. The chilli bombs are made of a combination of half
crushed chilli and half elephant dung, mixed with water and left to dry. These
are placed around the fields and set on fire. Elephants are driven away because
they have an excellent sense of smell and do not like the spicy pungent smell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: African Bush Elephant (<i>Loxodonta
africana</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). African Bush Elephants are the
largest living terrestrial animals, being up to 3.96 m tall at the shoulders.
An adult elephant may eat up to 450 kg of vegetation per day. In order to
obtain this amount of food he needs 18 to 20 hours. Their large ears are used
to radiate excess heat and their trunk is used for communication and handling
objects and food. Elephants live in herds of related females and their young
and lead by the “matriarch”, the eldest female who shows them all the water
sources she knows and who decides the routes. The relations among the members
of the herd are very tight. Adult males usually leave the herd when reaching
adolescence to form bachelor herds with other elephants of the same age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Goliath Heron. Possibly this species
falls prey to hippopotamus quite often. An encounter with an incidence of a
hippo chasing a Goliath Heron during take off gave this thought. After the huge
heron took off because of the approaching boat, a hidden hippo leaped out of
the Kwando River in an attempt to snap the low-flying heavy bird. The hippo
fell into the water and jumped out of the water a few meters onwards, mouth
wide open, trying to catch the bird, unsuccessful. Was this chase a territorial
defense or a deliberate hunt trying to catch the Goliath Heron for food? Adult
hippos can run rapidly on the bottom of a river and hippos are selective
grazers, but do they sometimes supplement their diet with flesh? Whether
territorial defense or deliberate hunt, this remarkable observation provides
the first hard evidence of such a phenomenon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Camp Chobe<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Thursday 10.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Zambezi Strip (Caprivi Strip), Namibia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Barotse People. Today, the
Barotse (or Lozi) people live in “Barotseland”, a region in the western part of
Zambia but in March 2012 their government declared Barotseland as independent
sovereign state. It is said that their former kingdom stretched into Namibia
and Angola and included parts of Zambia. Under British colonial administration
their kingdom maintained much of its traditional authority. A king, the
‘Litunga’, who acts as a ceremonial head of State, today leads Barotse kingdom.
The Barotse people are a unified group of formerly diverse tribes. They speak a
complex language, Silozi, derived from several languages.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Place/Subject of the day</u>: Katima Mulilo. It was
founded on 28<sup>th</sup> January 1935 when the administrative centre of the
Zambezi Strip (Caprivi Strip) was moved to Katima Mulilo which today is the
capital of the Zambezi Region, Namibia’s far northeast extension. In 1971 the
area around Katima Mulilo got involved in the South African Border War because
it was a strategically important location and also the settlement was at the
centre of the armed Caprivi conflict in the 1990s. Until now the town benefits
from the military presence in terms of infrastructure and employment, and there
are still a number of military bases surrounding the town.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: African Water Lily (blue)(<i>Nymphea
caerulea</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The African water lily is found
in many parts of Africa. The lily’s petals only open in the daytime when there
is sunlight to reproduce or pollinate and remain closed by night. After having
been pollinated the seeds float on the water’s surface and are spread via water
currents or birds that eat them. When they become saturated with water the
seeds sink into the mud where they germinate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Nile Monitor (<i>Varanus niloticus</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The water monitor is Africa’s largest lizard.
Monitor lizards may possibly reach 2 m, of which 60% would be tail. Water
monitors are fearsome predators, hunting in the water. The twin ends of their
snake-like tongue collect odour particles from the air. They are able to detect
differences in strength on each tongue tip and from this gauge the direction of
the scent, allowing the monitor to follow scent trails. Water monitors are
important predators of crocodile eggs and excellent swimmers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Lesser Striped Swallow. A pair of
this species is observed roosting during the night in a rodent hole on the
level ground only one meter away from the restaurant at the Camp Chobe. Read
more in the next issue of <i>Words of Feather</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
article 300 under <a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>,
click news.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Camp Chobe<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i>Friday 11.7.<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Zambezi Strip (Caprivi Strip), Namibia, through
Chobe NP., Botswana, to Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Weather</u>: Sunshine<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Mr. Roy Sesana. Mr. Roy
Sesana (‘Tobee’ in his own language) is a bushman of the Basarwa group, living
in Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) in Botswana. Mr. Sesana, who grew up as
a hunter and never learned to read nor to write foundet the “First People Of
The Kalahari” (FPK) which promotes the traditional way of life, protecting the
nature. When the rights of the Basarwa-people began to decline (last in 2005)
and the group was forced from government to remove from their ancestral lands
within the Chobe NP, Mr. Roy Sesana and “First People of the Kalahari” took the
Government of Botswana to court to seek the right for the relocated people to
return to the reserve. Even if they did succeed the group still is under
pressure and often prevented from hunting and water supply. For his efforts to
defend human rights Mr. Roy Sesana received the “Right Livelihood Award” in
December 2005.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Place/Subject of the day</u>: Caprivi Region and its
pottery. Caprivi’s unique location between Angola, Zambia and Botswana is
particularly well known for its creative and skilled potters. With firewood and
clay they have developed interesting burning techniques and produce vases and
sculptures as well as cooking bowls. Also pottery creates an important
additional income for women and their families. The radiocarbon method shows
that the pottery shards, which have been found in the Caprivi region may date from
the iron age and the first settlements of the bushmen.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Camel Thorn (<i>Vachellia erioloba</i><span style="font-style: normal;">) The tree is commonly found in Namibia. It can grow
up to 17 meters high and has vicious thorns. Giraffes have a specially-adapted
tongue and lips that can cope with these thorns. Camel thorn grows ear-shaped
pods, which are favoured by a large number of herbivores including cattle. The
wood is extremely dense and strong and good fuel for fires. The camel thorn’s
seeds can be roasted and used as a substitute for coffee beans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Vervet Monkey (<i>Chlorocebus
pygerythrus</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The medium-sized, mostly
vegetarian vervet monkeys, with black faces and grey body hair color, are
native to Africa. They have a complex and fragile social system and live in
groups ranging from 10 to 70 individuals. They have been noted for having
human-like characteristics and significant studies have been done on vervet
monkeys for their communication and alarm calls, specifically in regard to kin
and group recognition and particular predator sightings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Grey-rumped Swallow. This scarce to
locally common species nests during winter months in deserted rodent burrows.
Only once it has been recorded making use of such a hole on a suburban sports
field. Here at Camp Chobe it nests in a deserted rodent burrow only about one
meter away from the restaurant on the lawn.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Gorges Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Area</u>: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Person/People of the day</u>: Mr David Livingstone. David
Livingstone is Scottish medical missionary and explorer who explored the
African interior within an expedition to the north (which at last failed) in
the period 1852-56. He is believed to have been the first European to view
Victoria Falls in November 1855. The qualities and approaches which gave
Livingstone an advantage as an explorer were that he usually traveled lightly.
He preached an Christian message but did not force it on unwilling ears; he
understood the ways of local chiefs and successfully negotiated passage through
their territory, and was often hospitably received and aided. He did contribute
large collections of botanic, ecological, geological and ethnographic material
to scientific institutions in the United Kingdom and is buried in Chupanga,
Mozambique.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Place/Subject of the day</u>: Victoria Falls. Victoria
Falls is known as the greatest curtain of falling water in the world and is
classified as the largest waterfall based on its width of 1 708 meters and
height of 108 meters. But it is neither the highest nor the widest waterfall in
the world. This part of the Zambezi River is forming the border between Zambia
and Zimbabwe. It was described by the Kololo tribe living in the area in the
1800’s as ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya’ – ‘the smoke that thunders’. The spray from the falls
rises to a height of over 400 meters and sometimes even twice as high, and is
visible from up to 48 km away. At full moon, a “moonbow” can be seen in the
spray.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Plant of the day</u>: Jackalberry tree (<i>Diospyrus
mespiliformis</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). The jackalberry tree
(African ebony) is a large deciduous tree found in the African savannas. It got
its name because jackals, and other animals, eat its seeds. The fruit is edible
for humans and its flavor is lemon-like. It grows on termite mounds, and this
is one of its main adaptations to the hot dry climate of the savannah. These
termite mounds help nourish and moisturize the plant providing the plant with
aerated soil. The roots provide the termites protection and in return, these
termites never eat the jackalberry tree’s wood!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Animal of the day</u>: Sable Antelope (<i>Hippotragus
niger</i><span style="font-style: normal;">). Sable antelopes live in savanna
woodlands and grasslands during the dry season, where they eat mid-length
grasses and leaves.. They do not eat Grass, which is less than four inches
high. They need a steady water supply that never should be more than 1 km out
of reach because they have to drink regularly. The sable antelope is sexually
dimorphic, with the male heavier and taller than the female. Females and
juveniles are chestnut to dark brown, while males begin darkening and turn
black after three years. Both sexes have ringed horns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Bird of the day</u>: Verreauxs’ Eagle. Pair members stay
close together for 75-95 % of the day. At first light and dusk they are most
active and their distribution closely follows that of the rock hyraxes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Accommodation of the day</u>: Gorges Lodge<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>ENJOY TRAVELING,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Stefan Rust<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "edwardian script itc"; font-size: 20.0pt;">Your
partner in travel business!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Art. # 290</div>
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SUPPORT AWARD</div>
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AIDING WINGS</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Ngatuve Vatere – place for
a safe home for children</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Text and
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(In
terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
Rust)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Gisela Tjitemisa, an angel in human form, founded in 2005
in Kalkfeld, a small village 70 kilometers from Otjiwarongo away, a home for
children who have lost their parents to AIDS or other misfortunes.<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Ngatuve Vatere, the apt naming in the Herero language means
as much as 'place for a safe home for children'.<o:p></o:p></div>
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BirdsConTour supports this project and honored the dedicated
team at Gisela Tjitemisa for its full social effort with a two penguin rated <i>Welfare
& Tourism Support 2014 Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">That the approximately 30 between 1-16 year
old children also get into the benefit of this award, BirdsConTour has,
according to the currently held FIFA World Cup, given them a brand new soccer
ball with four goal posts, difficult to be overlooked.</span><!--EndFragment-->
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ONLY AN INFORMED AND A CONTENT SOCIETY CAN INDULGE IN
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b><i>Aiding Wings</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>FIFA World Cup waves reach
the Ngatuve Vatere orphanage<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b>International
operating BirdsConTour (Birds Conservation & Tourism) formed the
non-religious and non-political charity program <i>Aiding Wings</i></b></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><b>.</b></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"><i>Aiding Wings</i></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"> works to motivate people and to improve
the lives of people, ultimately to generate a nature conservation conscious
community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">BirdsConTour
believes that only an informed and a content society can indulge in sustainable
nature conservation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">BirdsConTour <i>Aiding
Wings</i></span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";"> supports the
Ngatuve Vatere Orphanage in Namibia and the Cooka Boo TB and HIV Management
Station in Botswana.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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successfully accomplished:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">FIFA World Cup
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On the occasion of a two penguin rated <i>Welfare &
Tourism Support 2014 Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> presentation and
knowing that Namibia's children are in FIFA World Cup fever, often being better
informed about for example German strikers as is many a German citizen,
BirdsConTour has given a brand new soccer ball and four not to be overlooked
goalposts to the children of the Ngatuve Vatere orphanage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">BirdsConTour would like to thank the
Sponsors, Volunteers and Contributors to the <i>Aiding Wings</i></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> program!</span><!--EndFragment-->
Stefan Rusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18278569833238796902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3991392414347165526.post-52154578154439660362017-05-16T02:59:00.005-07:002017-05-16T02:59:56.140-07:00288 | TRAVEL & HELP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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SUPPORT AWARD (Welfare, Conservation and Tourism division)</div>
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TRAVEL & HELP (Tourism division)</div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stefan Rust)</span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>In this age traveling becomes more and more important to
people around the globe. To keep an eye on nature and the people and to balance
tourism, welfare and conservation, BirdsConTour gives back by investing in
welfare, conservation and tourism projects.</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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By traveling directly with BirdsConTour or making use of a
guide from BirdsConTour you support our welfare, conservation and tourism
projects and create an economic platform for local livelihoods. Sometimes
travelers also participate in another BirdsConTour project. To say THANK YOU,
every tour participant receives a <i>Tourism Support Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> at the end of the tour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Travelers from all over the world are awarded with a
BirdsConTour <i>Tourism Support Award</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, such
as travelers from Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany and Namibia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Twelve German-speaking guests were rewarded with <i>Tourism
Support 2014 Awards</i><span style="font-style: normal;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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De Wit Hedwig & Jacobus<o:p></o:p></div>
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Freier Petra & Matthias<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goll Christel Petra & Helmut<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rui Giuseppe<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rui Sandro<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rui-Zimmermann Sybille<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rüther Melanie<o:p></o:p></div>
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Zerbe Erna Monika & Bernhard Alexander<o:p></o:p></div>
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This Caprivi Tour, organized by Pack Safari and Chamäleon
Reisen, and led by BirdsConTour, took place from the 30<sup> th</sup> of June
until the 12<sup>th</sup> of July 2014.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">(Please note that all award recipients are
listed in an alphabetical order in article 71 and 277 under <a href="http://www.birdscontour.com/">www.birdscontour.com</a>, click news)</span><!--EndFragment-->
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DIE TAUBE IN DER MENSCHHEITSGESCHICHTE</div>
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<i>Columba livia</i></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: "Zapf Dingbats";">6</span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: "Zapf Dingbats";">6</span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family: "zapf dingbats"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: "Zapf Dingbats";">6</span></span><span lang="DE" style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: DE;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><b>Namen:</b></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> <i>Columba livia</i></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> (Lateinisch) / Rock Dove (Englisch) / Tuinduif
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><b>Familie:</b></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> Tauben - Columbidae<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><b>Verbreitung: </b></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Süd-Eurasien, Nord Afrika; weltweit
eingebürgert und domestiziert<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><b>Lebensraum:</b></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> Felsiges Gelände, Städte<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><b>Gefieder:</b></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> Einfach in Grautönen gefärbt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><b>Stimme:</b></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> Große Vielfalt an weichen Rufen und
gurrenden Lauten<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><b>Nest:</b></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> Einfache Zweignester auf Baumästen, in
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"><b>Brutzeit:</b></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;"> Ganzjährig<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Seit jenem Tage
in grauer Vorzeit, an dem die Geschichte erzählt, dass Noah eine seiner Tauben
aussandte, damit sie melde, wie es mit dem Wasserstand sei, scheint die Taube
immer vom Menschen geehrt worden zu sein. Sie durfte in Tempeln nisten und in
manchen Ländern bestand ein Verbot Tauben zu töten. In der hebräischen Poesie
ist ihr Name ein Kosewort für die Braut und im Christentum des Mittelalters war
es der Ehrenname für Maria. Aufgrund der Sanftmütigkeit der Taube, glaubten
einige Menschen, sie besäße keine Galle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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einer fliegenden und im Schnabel einen Olivenzweig tragenden weiße Taube, ist
das traditionelle und weithin bekannte Symbol des Friedens und guten Willens.
Dieses Symbol findet sich auch in dem Logo der Vereinten Nationen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Domestizierung der Felsentaube (Columba livia), der Stammform der heutigen
weltweit verbreiteten Straßentauben, geht auf das Ägypten 4500 Jahre vor
unserer Zeitrechnung zurück. Ursprünglich wurde die Taube wegen ihres
schmackhaften Fleisches gezüchtet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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bantusprachigen Mbukushu in Namibia waren schon zu Urzeiten auf den
Taubengeschmack gekommen und nutzten zum Fang von Tauben eine mit multiplen
Schlingen versehene Falle (<i>thikonga </i></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">oder <i>kayava</i></span><span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">). Es wurde ein elastischer Zweig zu einem Kreis
gebogen und dann kreuzweise mit Sisalschnüren bespannt. Mit den offenen
Quadranten wurden feine, aus Gnuhaaren gefertigte Schlingen mit einem
gleitenden Knoten verbunden. Dieser Apparat wurde waagerecht über ausgestreute
Körner gelegt. Versuchte eine Taube die Körner aufzupicken, zog sie selbst die
Schlinge um ihren Hals oder Fuß zu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Federstrukturen oder Funktionen aufzuzwingen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Konzerte mit Pfeifentauben eine lange Tradition. Die Asiaten praktizieren sie
schon seit etwa 3000 Jahren. Bei diesen Konzerten der besonderen Art, kreisen
weiße Tauben in der Luft derweil sie für die Dauer des Konzertes kleine Flöten
auf ihren Rücken tragen, meistens an den mittleren Schwanzfedern befestigt,
über deren Öffnungen der Wind im Rhythmus der Flügelschläge streicht und Melodien
erklingen lässt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Form und Material erzeugen die Pfeifen unterschiedliche Töne. Kleinere
Instrumente erzeugen hellere, größere dunklere Töne. Die Auswahl der Flöten ist
also über Harmonie und Klang beim Konzert ausschlaggebend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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der Pfeifen können aus Balsaholz, Schilf- und Bambusrohr, Walnuss- und
Mandarinenschalen, aus Plastik oder sogar aus kleinen Weihnachtskugeln
bestehen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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betrachtet, ist das Tragen der Flöten mit einem Gewicht zwischen zwei und zehn
Gramm, für die Taube kein Problem. Eine Brieftaube zum Beispiel, darf bis zu 45
Gramm transportieren.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pfeifentaubentradition liegt darin, dass Mönche Taubenpfeifen an Brieftauben
befestigten, um mittels des durch einfliegenden Botschaftertauben verursachten
Geräuschs über das Eintreffen von Botschaften informiert zu sein. Gleichzeitig
wurde der Verlust der wertvollen fliegenden Botschafter durch Greifvögel
reduziert, weil diese von den Tönen der Taubenpfeifen irritiert waren.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Ihren Ausgang als
Brief- und Sporttaube hat sie den Römern zu verdanken. Sie nutzten den stark
geprägten ortstreue Charakter der Taube, siedelten sie in Türmen und Schlägen
an, und machten sich die bemerkenswerte Fähigkeit der Taube, über Tausende von
Kilometern in ihren Schlag zurückzufinden zunutze, indem sie ihnen am Körper
befestigte Mitteilungen mitschickten. Dieser scharf geprägte Orientierungssinn
der Taube ist erstaunlich, und das obwohl die Felsentaube (die Stammform) kaum
zieht. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Die Römer
meldeten Caesars Eroberungen mit Brieftauben nach Rom, und die erste Nachricht
über Napoleons Niederlage bei Waterloo erreichte England per Brieftaube.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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das Gegenteil, hat immer eine wichtige Rolle gespielt in der
Kommunikationsfunktion der Taube, zum Beispiel in der Sport Arena. Während der
Olympischen Spiele der Antike wurde eine Luftflotte bestehend aus Brieftauben
zusammengestellt um die Namen der Gewinner selbst zu den entlegensten Teilen
des Landes zu tragen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Taubenrennen als
Sport findet heute noch statt. Als das bedeutendste Taubenrennen weltweit gilt
das „Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race“ in Südafrika. Im Jahr 2012 wurde
dieses Rennen von dem Taubenweibchen „Rubellos“ aus dem Ruhrgebiet stammend
gewonnen. Auf einer Gesamtstrecke von 580 Kilometern konkurrierte sie gegen
fast 3 500 Mitstreitertauben. Sie flog diese Distanz in 8 Stunden, 56 Minuten
und 16 Sekunden. Der Besitzer Hans-Werner Schink kassierte für den Sieg 150 000
Euro Preisgeld.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Mitte des 12.
Jahrhunderts lieferten Tauben einen regelmäßigen Nachrichtendienst zwischen
Bagdad und großen Städten Syriens. Der Sultan gab den Bau von Taubenschlägen in
seinem Koenigreich in Auftrag und bestückte sie mit Tauben welche er zur
täglichen Nachrichtenverbreitung nutzte.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Die Nachricht der
Niederlage Napoleons bei Waterloo wurde von Nathan Rothschilds schnellen
Fliegern überbracht. Nathan Rothschild hat einen Teil seines Erfolges im
Bankwesen den schnellen Tauben als Informationsträger an der Londoner Börse zu
verdanken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Militärtauben
wurden bis zur Zeit des koreanischen Krieges als Mittel der Kommunikation
benutzt. Sie wurden als Truppenkommunikation und zur Kommunikation belagerter
Städte mit der Außenwelt genutzt. Sehr bekannte Beispiele sind die „geflügelten
Botschafter“ die während der Belagerung von Haarlem und Leiden im 16.
Jahrhundert eingesetzt wurden. Während der Belagerung von Paris in 1870 waren
auch hunderte Tauben im Einsatz. Der Einsatz von Tauben war von solch einer
Wichtigkeit, dass die Taubenschläge der Taubenbesitzer, welche die Opposition
unterstützten, regelrecht bewacht wurden.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Auch im Ersten
Weltkrieg wurden sehr viele Brieftauben sehr häufig für militärische Zwecke
eingesetzt. Die Deutschen hatten nicht weniger als 1 Million belgische Tauben
im Einsatz. Sie wurden nicht nur mit Botschaften auf den Weg geschickt, sondern
wurden auch mit einfallsreich gebauten Kameras ausgestattet mit denen
Aufklärungsfotos der feindlichen Positionen aus der Luft gemacht werden
konnten. In Brüssel wurde zum Dank der Bemühungen der Taubenzüchter und deren
Vögel ein Denkmal errichtet und bei Lille in Frankreich steht ein Denkmal für
die etwa 20 000 Tauben die im Krieg starben.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Im 2. Weltkrieg
begleiteten Brieftauben Feldpatrouillen, Marineflotten und Unterseebote. Sogar
Fallschirmspringer nahmen ausgestattete Tauben mit um sie dann je nach Bedarf
aus Bombenfliegern abfliegen zu lassen. Dies geschah mit Hilfe einer einfachen
Papiertüte mit einem vorgesehenen Loch. Die für die Taube benötigte Zeit, sich
aus der Tüte zu befreien reichte zur Verhütung, Opfer des vom fliegenden
Flugzeug verursachten Sogs, zu werden. Manche Mitglieder dieser fliegenden
Brigade kehrten mit einem zerschossenen Bein oder einem schwer verletzten
Flügel aber mit noch intakten wertvollem Mikrofilm oder Geheimbotschaften zu
ihren mobilen Stationen zurück. Ein Beispiel hierfür ist Mary, eine englische
Taube die während ihrer 5 jährigen Dienstzeit 22-mal verletzt wurde. Für ihre
tapferen Leistungen wurde sie mit der Dickin Medaille ausgezeichnet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hatten in der in Berlin stationierten SS Tauben Dienststelle etwa 50 000
Brieftauben im Dienst und etwa 600-800 für sie verantwortliche Personen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Als am 29.
November 1942 ein mit Passagieren und wertvollem Kriegsgerät beladener
Passagierdampfer, die „Dunedin Star“, Kurs von Liverpool in Richtung Kapstadt,
etwa 16 km vor der Küste des damaligen Südwestafrikas (heute Namibia) auf
Felsen aufläuft geraten die mehr als 100 Menschen an Bord in eine
lebensbedrohliche Situation. Wegen gefährlicher Riffe um den Unfallort und der
Abgeschiedenheit dieser als Skelettküste bekannten Gegend ist eine Rettung sehr
schwierig. Ein Rettungsschiff hat als Ersatz für die nicht vorhandene weit
reichende Funkausrüstung Brieftauben an Bord. Diese mit Nachrichten
ausgestattetenTauben legen eine Distanz von 600 km über ihnen unbekanntes
Gelände mit nur ein oder zwei Wasserlöchern per Flug zurück. Etwa die Hälfte
der vom Unfallort abgeflogenen Brieftauben traf nach 10 Stunden im
nächstliegenden Hafen Walvis Bay ein und überbrachte wichtige Mitteilungen zur
weiteren Planung der Rettungsaktionen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Ein in Kiel,
Deutschland, lebender Rentner ist seit Jahren jeden Sommer damit beschäftigt,
Wochenende Brautleute mit seinen weißen Hochzeitstauben zu beglücken. Diese
weißen Tauben kutschiert er von einem Termin zum anderen und lässt sie dann im
Verlauf des Hochzeitzeremoniells in den Himmel steigen, währenddessen er ein
rührendes Taubengedicht aufsagt. Dieses Zeremoniell lässt die Herzen der frisch
Vermählten höher schlagen und sie erhoffen sich eine glückliche Ehe, weil wie
bekannt, symbolisiert die fliegende weiße Taube Frieden und guten Willen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Die Zerstörung
der Lebensräume ist der Hauptgrund für den Rückgang vieler Vogelarten. Manchmal
stellt auch die direkte Verfolgung durch Jäger oder Eiersammler eine starke Bedrohung
dar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="DE" style="mso-ansi-language: DE;">Ein typisches
Beispiel der Fähigkeit des Menschen zum rücksichtslosen Abschlachten und
Ausrotten einer Tierart ist die Geschichte der Wandertaube Ectopistes
migratorius. Einst galt sie als der häufigste Vogel der Erde und Millionen
große Schwärme zogen über Nordamerika. Es gab so viele, dass z.B. im Jahr 1878
ein einziger Händler allein 3 Millionen Vögel für die Kochtöpfe verkaufte. Dies
und ähnliche Beispiele ließen die Art innerhalb von 35 Jahren bis auf ein
einziges Exemplar aussterben. Diese letzte Wandertaube trug den Namen Martha
und starb 1914 im Zoo von Cincinnati einen einsamen Tod.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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CLEAN WORLD (Conservation division)</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Cleaning the routes
traveled</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">Photos and
text by Stefan Rust <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt";">2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 10.0pt;">(In
terms of the Geneva Convention the copyright of these texts belongs to Stefan
Rust)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>It is usually assumed that cleaning the country is the
role of the government. However, BirdsConTour assists in meeting this
challenge, not least because our visitors want to enjoy a clean country. It’s
really about creating a secure environment for wildlife and birdlife to live in
in the long term.</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Black garbage bags and a tool for collecting litter are
always part of the luggage and wherever time is available and litter is lying
around next to the road traveled, a cleaning stop is arranged. Simultaneously
this offers a break from the tiring driving and gives everybody the chance to
stretch his or her legs while doing something productive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Guests react very positive to this project and mostly assist
in picking up litter.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is simply no better way of keeping the roads traveled
clean and leaves a good impression on the guide, the tour company and finally
even on the country and its people.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This <i>Clean World</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
campaign is and has been cleaning areas in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe,
Namibia and Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PRIVATE TRIP & CAPRIVI TOUR (Namibia-Botswana-Zimbabwe)
(22.06. – 12.07.2014)<o:p></o:p></div>
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(A Chamäleon Reisen and Pack Safari Tour guided by Stefan
Rust from BirdsConTour)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">On the 28<sup>th</sup> a turnoff area
B1/D1254 in Namibia’s northern south was freed from litter.</span> </o:p></div>
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