Alt title: I like big birds and I cannot lie.

We were on the search for a few specific bird species while in eastern South Africa.  They were mainly big (Blue Crane, Common Ostrich, bustards, Secretarybird, etc.), which lead us to staying at a couple of cool spots!

Adventure begins at: 8:00

Show notes
Buy me a Coffee
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Wakkerstroom Hotel
Tala Game Reserve

eBird Trip Report
https://ebird.org/tripreport/322915 

Birds/Animals mentioned
Blue Crane
Denham’s Bustard
Cloud Cisticola
Four-colored Bushshrike 

Intro Bird Call: Black-bellied Bustard (Recorded: Wakkerstroom, South Africa February 2025)
Outro Bird Call: Four-colored Bushshrike (Recorded: Tala Game Reserve South Africa, January 2025)

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