Feathered Friends - Show Me Birds In Water Round 9
Duck, Duck, Goose Plus Other Feathered Friends round up for Feathered Friends this week, on the water with @nelinoeva, let's go to KwaZulu-Natal South Africa....
Spur-Winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
We don't have swans but we sure do have the largest waterfowl in Africa, along with bragging rights of the largest goose in the world.
Floating about the river the spur-winged goose is so named from the spikes on their wings. Depending on what they eat, being omnivore, eating their meat may be toxic due to goose consuming toxic beetles (Blister Beetles), watch what you eat you don't know what they had earlier.
Spurs are used to protect during mating season chasing other males or ducks away from their nesting sites being a relatively aggressive bird. These were photographed on the Amanzimtoti River, seasonal visitors.
Not a noisy bird, only giving a light whistle when flying, found in sub-Saharan Africa in wetlands, rivers, lakes and farm dams.
Yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata)
A nomad throughout South Africa's on waterways, foraging plants and invertebrates this duck prefers to feed floating around, less diving for it's food.
We see these ducks locally on rivers, up in the mountain dams only migrate when water levels drop and seek out better regions.
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Roseus) - Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
Although the Flamingo is born grey in colour of feathers, it's what they eat that gives them the pink pigments called carotenoids, reaction from shrimp and algae scooped up on their daily feeding.
Squadron of Lesser flamingo in flight, known to breed up on the St Lucia (iSimangaliso) wetlands, both species will breed in this region when conditions are right.
Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and the Pink-backed pelican (P. rufescens)
Pelican floating on the Amanzimtoti river was a pleasant surprise a couple of years ago, the river at the time was in better health than currently, now choked with water hyacinth, plastic, and waste which the local community are busy cleaning once again. Does man ever learn or care about the health of our waterways?
Great white pelican sitting on driftwood at the mouth of the St Lucia estuary, what a joy to see these amazing birds.
Water, wetlands the important veins on our little blue world looking around one realizes so many birds and wildlife relies on us to keep it healthy and clean for their very existence. Thanks you for visiting and have a fun day.
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What's not to love, they fight for their rights in life, are fussy about where or when they breed.
Yup harmony on the water always a pleasure to see, tell you son thanks! Thank you for curate and support.
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ENGAGEtokens.Yes, we have Swans and they look nice, but Pelicans look soo coool, I really like them.
The photos of the yellow-billed ducks are my favourites here 😁
Today I have learned a lot about your water birds down there and also where the Flamingos colour comes from, thank you Joan 😊
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Fun quote we were taught as children....
"A wonderful bird is the pelican,
His bill will hold more than his belican,
He can take in his beak Enough food for a week
But I'm damned if I see how the helican!"
We had Swans on a Lake close to where we grew up, 1960's - 1970's used to walk down at least twice a month to enjoy Florida Lake, Roodepoort. I have researched this a couple of times never getting answers as to what actually happened, apparently the island was burned out by thugs who killed them all.
Well hello Saturday morning, wishing you and your family a wonderful weekend, hopefully warming up for outdoor life once again.
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I love this quote, it's great and funny 😁
We are in quarantine and have got our test results yesterday - all 4 of us are positive (my wife's results are not here yet, but if she's negative it would be very strange). So going outdoors is not possible till March 15, but I have made quite some plans for April and the rest of the year. Please no worries, we are all fine. It's just like a cold and light flu.
Thank you very much, I have got some !WINE and !BEER for you too, of course 😄 and hope you have a wonderful weekend 🌞
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Not such great news finding out you all tested positive, wife is sure to be the same unless her system somehow rejects every gremlin around.
Trust (well know) you will have plenty to keep you busy, take care of each other, this is a strange one!
At least there can be no excuses to enjoy a bottle of red !WINE during this time, editing photographs taken over the years with a !BEER very close to hand too 😄
My son and daughter-in-laws cat Cloud sending you greetings as well. Here she is sunbathing under my window while I look after Woody.
Haha, thanks for the !WINE and for the !BEER - this will help a lot getting through the next days 😁
I think there's no way around and almost everybody will get the virus because they are so slow with the Vaccinations, and as long as it's like with us it's not that bad to be honest.
Thanks a lot Joan, greetings to the cat 🐱 😊
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We are a long way from vaccinations as well, still very cautious when going out, perhaps some have already had mild experience and not been aware, so far so good.
Ten days of isolation in home comfort, being all together is the main thing, family is with you.
All in all it is 14 days, and after being isolated in a small apartment for two weeks we will hate each other 🤣
I'm only joking, you are right, we are together and apart from running noses and a light flu everything is quite fine, so we are lucky ☺️
Some people don't even notice that they have a meeting with the virus. This year will not be much different from the past year, so we'll have to live with it - the new "normal".
Wishing you a great Sunday, dear Joan 🔆
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What you say is true, many times we consume and we do not know what they have consumed before, they did not know that this type of goose was toxic for consumption
What a beautiful bird the yellow duck, I really like its appearance
What beautiful photographs you show us on this occasion, I love flamingos and pelicans seem like very funny birds.
I really appreciate that you shared this information
I take advantage to wish you a splendid weekend. enjoy it a lot
Thank you so much for visiting @jlufer the beetle is toxic which then gets into the flesh of the goose, they have not fathomed out what the beetles live off yet to make them so toxic.
Yellow-billed duck is cute with distinct markings on its feathers.
Flamingos are fascinating most enjoy standing on one leg as if to prove agility. While the pelicans never look like are able to take off in flight, yes are also amazing to watch when coming in onto the water.
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ENGAGEtokens.Wonderful post with so many birds. I really enjoy reading new facts about the birds I know, like the colour of the flamingo. Always interesting to see new species from other places.
Being on the water always something to amaze and bedazzle you with charm no matter where one lives.
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Thanks @manorvillemike have a fantastic day.
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