Birds, Bugs and Bushes

The Brown House Snake (Lamprophis capensis)   Brown house snakes are a light brown to reddish brown in colour. Older specimens are dark olive to almost black. There are two light stripes on either side of the head from the tip of the snout across the upper half of the eye. These stripes sometimes run […]

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Birds, Bugs and Bushes

The Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) At this time of the year, in the gardens and woodlands, is heard a pleasant ringing bird call – ‘twee-wee-wee, twee-wee,wee’. Time and again it echoes in the shady shrubs and canopies. On hearing this call, one need only look in the direction of the sound and one will see […]

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Birds, Bugs and Bushes

The Flap Necked Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis)   It was the ancient Greeks who called them chamai leon, “dwarf lions”. When surprised, a chameleon will inflate its body, open its mouth to show its bright orange palette, hiss and lunge forward. Such behavior that is intended to confuse, surprise and frighten any attacker regardless of size, […]

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