Saturday, 7 September 2019

MADAGASCAR PART SEVEN



Going for a Stroll on the West coast of Madagascar






This little guy was a guest in my bungalow

Madagascar Wagtail









This amazing plant is called a 'travellers' tree.' You can puncture these fronds with a knife and pure, sweet water flows out. 

Bulbul

Olive Bee Eater










Baobab trees

Baobab tree














This is a sunbird. I couldn't find him in my Madagascar bird book. This bird and a few others that I saw in Madagascar seem to be in the 'wrong' place, according to my very limited knowledge. Could climate change be the culprit? 

I'm pretty sure this is a Mauritius Kestrel, another bird that seems to have wandered off course. Full disclosure: I am a very amateur birder. 









Crested Drongo. This guy was SO curious about me. He hopped from fence post to fence post checking me out. 



This is a Madagascar Giant Swallowtail butterfly. It is ENORMOUS. When you see them in the sky, they look like small birds, but they move like butterflies. I made myself crazy trying to photograph one. 

Very busy Lesser Plover



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