Birds, Hippos & Monkeys At Hara Langano Lodge

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Tara

You don’t have to go far to start seeing birds and even the elegant Colobus Monkey, a walk around the Hara Langano Lodge grounds or even just sitting by the lake will do!

Weaverbird nests are everywhere!

Those are flamingoes beyond the horses.

Egyptian Geese are common.

This Bare-faced Go-away Bird didn’t tell us to go away, the slacker!

These hippos stayed in the lake but they are known to come into the lodge grounds.

The beautiful Colobus Monkeys stayed in the trees, they don’t try to steal food like other monkeys I have seen around the world.

Grey Go-away Bird (Corythaixoides concolor)

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Tara

The Grey Go-away Bird (Corythaixoides concolor), (also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël) is one of the most entertaining birds you will see in Africa. Even when they are telling you to “go away”, they are still endearing and I look forward to seeing them on a safari. They are widespread in savanna woodland, a clumsy flier though extremely agile in clambering through tree crowns. It has a distinctive loud alarm call “quare”, fancifully sounding like “go away”. The crest is raised when excited.

They have a large range in Southern Africa. I saw them all over Kruger National Park. Although the Birdlife map shows them only in southern Tanzania, I saw them in the Whistling Thorn Camp near Tarangire National Park, and was personally told to “go away” after checking into my tent!

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS BIRD

Wikipedia

Birdlife

VIDEOS

Excellent sound quality, you can hear them saying “Go away”!

This is a very old movie clip from “The Gods Must Be Crazy”. The first part is hilarious, the last part (I hope that’s a prop) not so much.

Birding In Satara Restcamp

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Tara

Following on from my review of the restcamp, I thought the birds deserved their own post as there were so many! Just get up at first light and wander around, you will probably see these birds as they were found all over the camp. I started in the circle where our hut was, then followed my ears as more birds made their presence known.

Red-billed Hornbill