Isn’t spring a great season in the Highveld?
Today began by being woken by two Burchell’s Coucals. We often hear one, but two in perfect harmony – a rarity. They competed with each other for about 20 minutes, and they sounded as though they were no more than 30m away.
All the same, they did not get us out of bed – a quest for coffee and dogs whining for food and attention did.
But in making the coffee, there before us on the closest light pole was the definitive bird that made our morning. This Brown-Hooded Kingfisher simply sat there and stared at us, until I felt obliged to fetch the camera and write a blog.
After all, what can be better than a perfect spring morning in Africa, surrounded by the people you love, and an unrivalled natural environment? Now a nice bang up on the JSE, and rain in the afternoon to make the perfect morning into a perfect day.
