Birds in the Park

Resident: Brian Barrath, has submitted a selection pictures of birds that can be seen in and around Rietvlei Park.

The first picture is one of the "Spotted Thick-Knee" (Dikkop Kiewiet) - Brian's attention was drawn to the bird because of the load noises it was making. Fortunately it wasn't the usual 2 am noise making slot. He suspected that the bird was trying to distract someone or some animal from the location of its nest.

For those who are interested in reading more on the Dikkop Kiewiet, I have added a Wikipedia link. You can access an article on Kietiets' by clicking on the birds name in brackets above.

Dikkop Kiewiet

Below are two shots of Pelicans flying overhead on their way to the Rietvlei wetland:

Could this be the start of a community photo blog? I sure hope so.