http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/ News from the WildlifeDirect team Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:24:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-982 Paula Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:57:28 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-982 Well done Martin, ... I'll catch you next time with some tougher ones! The nest is the Baglafechts ... I think Well done Martin, … I’ll catch you next time with some tougher ones! The nest is the Baglafechts … I think

]]> http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-943 Martin Odino Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:03:20 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-943 I know all but may be the nest may be tricky. In Order, Baglafecht Weaver (Male to the left and an immature to the right-the kid may be?), Red-winged starlings (Male to the left, female to the right;notice the greyish head to neck colouration on her?),Speckled Pigeon, Rock Martin (a relative of the Swallows, not Swifts. You wonder why?swifts hardly perch, an indicator of their primitivity or lower evolutionary level. Some swifts stay airborne for up to 3 years, only coming down to lay eggs and brood. They are renowned as the creatures who eat, sleep and mate on the wing!), the nest is likely a Holub Golden Weaver's(the largest of the Ploceus[yellow]weavers to the best of my knowledge. Check out on it next time;shoul be a big weaver with an obvious black bill with pale eyes. Legs are faded pink or you could still say pale in colour) and finally is Xenopus frog. The only clawed species of frog in our range i bet. I have once been attached to herpetology. We netted it! I know all but may be the nest may be tricky. In Order, Baglafecht Weaver (Male to the left and an immature to the right-the kid may be?), Red-winged starlings (Male to the left, female to the right;notice the greyish head to neck colouration on her?),Speckled Pigeon, Rock Martin (a relative of the Swallows, not Swifts. You wonder why?swifts hardly perch, an indicator of their primitivity or lower evolutionary level. Some swifts stay airborne for up to 3 years, only coming down to lay eggs and brood. They are renowned as the creatures who eat, sleep and mate on the wing!), the nest is likely a Holub Golden Weaver’s(the largest of the Ploceus[yellow]weavers to the best of my knowledge. Check out on it next time;shoul be a big weaver with an obvious black bill with pale eyes. Legs are faded pink or you could still say pale in colour) and finally is Xenopus frog. The only clawed species of frog in our range i bet. I have once been attached to herpetology. We netted it!

]]> http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-937 Paula Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:16:48 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-937 Dino, you are right. Herpetologist Kim Howell confirmed this! I need to get a GPS reading ...can you help? Dino, you are right. Herpetologist Kim Howell confirmed this! I need to get a GPS reading …can you help?

]]> http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-926 Peter Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:12:02 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-926 That's a seriously ugly frog. They are supposed to be cute and cuddly. I call the frog Bob - aka Bob Mugabe and I hope they both disappear for a long long time. That’s a seriously ugly frog. They are supposed to be cute and cuddly. I call the frog Bob - aka Bob Mugabe and I hope they both disappear for a long long time.

]]> http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-925 Dino Martins Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:08:39 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/07/07/this-ones-for-the-birds/#comment-925 Hi Paula Great pics of the birds. The frog looks like and African Clawed Frog- Xenopus sp. Incredibly it is one of the most important 'model' species used by thousands of scientists around the world in lab studies. It was originally used in pregnancy tests! Hi Paula
Great pics of the birds. The frog looks like and African Clawed Frog- Xenopus sp. Incredibly it is one of the most important ‘model’ species used by thousands of scientists around the world in lab studies. It was originally used in pregnancy tests!

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