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Back in Southern Africa

Please consider all images as copyrighted – thank you. Contact me for use… DEClapp Elephants are social. The members of a group are related. The older female, her sisters perhaps, their daughters, and so on. Young males are part of the group until they become rambunctious, usually between the ages of 8-11 males then leadContinue reading “Back in Southern Africa”

Tiritiri Matangi – New Zealand’s Native Birds

The wildlife, mostly birds, of New Zealand was greatly impacted by the arrival of humans. Here are some of the native birds.

Louisiana Birds

Please consider all images as copyrighted – thank you. Contact me for use… DEClapp While at the Yellow Rails and Rice Festival we saw lots of birds, many familiar and some, less familiar, and in numbers we simply never see up here in Massachusetts. I am posting this, second blog page, from my iPad hopingContinue reading “Louisiana Birds”

Elephants along the Zambezi River in Zambia

Elephants can reproduce easily and the death of young elephants is not to common. they are familial and protect the youngsters from the day they are born. Females will have a 250 pound youngster every 3-10 years after the previous youngster. The condition of the female (age & health) probably determine when she will ovulate.Continue reading “Elephants along the Zambezi River in Zambia”

A Cooperative Leopard in Zambia

Leopards are better than lions; well maybe not better but they are more interesting in many ways. Lions are rather common on the African savannas where as leopards may also be common* and widespread but no where are they as easy to locate or watch. In both cases the animals, lions and leopards, are likelyContinue reading “A Cooperative Leopard in Zambia”

New Zealand’s Fox Glacier

New Zealand’s Fox Glacier is in the Southern Alps on the western side against the Tasman Sea. The entire west and shatter into smaller pieces, often very much like shale.side of the South Island is rugged and there are few roads that go east/west and really only two roads on the entire island that goContinue reading “New Zealand’s Fox Glacier”

Galapagos’ Flamingos

If you’ve been to East Africa you may have seen tens of thousands of flamingos; Lesser Flamingos mostly. Perhaps you’ve seen flamingos in Africa or in India; mostly Greater Flamingos. If you are a hard core birder you may have seen the other three types of flamingos in South America (James’, Andean, and Chilean). TheContinue reading “Galapagos’ Flamingos”

Namibia’s Wildlife

You’d think that a sparsely vegetated dry countryside would be devoid of life. Well, nature doesn’t work that way – in fact there are many creatures adapted to this harsh environment and then there are creatures that are adapted to eating those things that are adapted to the harsh environment. All it takes is time,Continue reading “Namibia’s Wildlife”

Namibian Dunes

Much of the charm and interest in Namibia is based on the great dunes just inland from the coast. The names Deadvlei and Sossusvlei are but two of the many majestic and unlikely mounds of sand in this huge complex. The whole of the country is dry and seemingly barren. In the north the greatContinue reading “Namibian Dunes”