Disclaimer, I know very little about birds. They have wings. they fly, and they shit on statues. That’s is pretty much where my fowl knowledge ends. I didn’t even know that the ptarmigan, my home town of Yellowknife’s answer to the pigeon, is the only bird in the world that has furry feet. This awesome tidbit only came up after Erin’s 1st visit to Yellowknife, 20+ years of seeing them later. While on safari in Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa I started to take notice of the birds of Africa and how awesome they are. From the large ones that don’t fly (but taste great) to the funny ones with odd giblets, the birds of Africa fascinated me. I’m still no birder and can’t name any of the birds of Africa I saw… but I’m gonna try anyway.
With that here is my nonbirder’s take:
The Red-Tailed Snickerdoodle.
“Larry”
Beer Bush Chickens
“Karl”
“Stan”
Professor Golden Wings
If it’s in a tree, that’s a bird.
A Long-Legged Turkey Burger
The Eyes-Bigger-Than-Stomach Hawk
The Snob
A very rare Screaming Pigeon
The Spy vs. Spy
“Flafricamingos”
The Eugene Levy – My favourite of all the Birds of Africa!
The Yellow Tipped Thorn Sucker
And finally, The Asshole.
What say you?
Thoughts on my bad take on the Birds of Africa?
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My nonbirder’s take on the birds of Africa was made possible by The Safari Partners through a travel professional educational trip. Although my trip was discounted, the experience, opinions, and terrible bird calls are my own.
I can see variety of bird species but, for a mega birding safaris, visit Uganda, a country with 11% of all bird species found in the world and 50% of all bird species that have ever been recorded in Africa.
The Eugene Levy. Classic.
He’s my favourite!