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Listen to the different calls of the Hadeda Ibis; their contact call, flight call, strange bill-clattering sound and the begging calls of a large, very demanding chick. I'm sure these calls will make many Saffas homesick for good old South Africa. Enjoy! For another awesome Hadeda Ibis video that I made with lots of sound, then visit: ua-cam.com/video/NsUkZjXd8xI/v-deo.html

Listen to the very fast, monotonous song of a Rufous-eared Warbler, singing from the top of a low bush in the southern Karoo.

Listen to two different tunes that the Bokmakierie sang while sitting on top of a tree in my garden today. Did you know that the Bokmakierie is named after the call that it makes that sounds like 'bok-ma-kierie'?

Watch the beautiful Olive Thrush in my garden calling from a wall very close to me. I took this video footage from my bedroom. I didn't even need to leave the house! A wonderful confiding bird that has been in my garden for years.

Listen to 12 of the most iconic bird calls from the Southern African region. There are others that I could have added to this list but these are the 12 most iconic and well-known calls from our region, in my opinion. I will make another video featuring some of the others. Can you think of other bird calls that are really iconic to this region? Post them in the comments below. Good news! Part 2 ...

Listen to the loud, far-carrying nasal calls of the Acacia Pied Barbet, found in the drier areas of Southern Africa. Afrikaans: Bonthoutkapper Latin name: Tricholaema leucomelas

Listen to the different calls of the Chinspot Batises, calling from tall Acacia trees near a river.

Learn which birds flick away leaves, soil or pebbles with their bills in order to find prey hiding underneath. Some birds even use their feet to help scrape leaves away.

Listen to one of the best songsters of the Southern African bush, the little Chestnut-vented Warbler (was tit-babbler) singing while foraging and a mate was responding in the background. This one was also mimicking the Spotted Thick-knee call very accurately. One of my favourite dry land birds of the Eastern Cape, found over most of the Southern Africa region. Afrikaans: Bosveldtjeriktik Latin ...

Watch 2 Red-faced Mousebirds calling from the top of a bush.

Watch these Ant-eating Chats singing their song and then doing the one note whistle call with tail bobbing each time.

Watch and listen to a Cardinal Woodpecker male drumming and learn why they drum.

In this part 3 of the raptor series, you can learn more about the following raptors from photos and footage that I've managed to get over some years: Jackal Buzzard, Rock Kestrel, Yellow-billed Kite, Lanner Falcon, Forest Buzzard, African Goshawk, Peregrine Falcon and Little Sparrowhawk. Part 1 in the series - 9 eagles of Southern Africa: ua-cam.com/video/31xIq7kyaDc/v-deo.html Part 2 in the se...

The confiding Familiar Chat makes a neat cup-shaped nest in some pretty unique places. In this video, I feature 4 places where I have seen their cosy nests. Afrikaans: Gewone spekvreter Latin name: Cercomela familiaris Xhosa name: Isikretyane or Unongungu

BLACK-HEADED ORIOLES SINGING

PIED STARLING singing a chatty conversational song

THE HAMERKOP NEST - one of the world's largest single bird nests

WHY DO BIRDS STRETCH?

GREEN-BACKED CAMAROPTERAS calling

LONG-CRESTED EAGLE calling to another one nearby

5 GREENBUL SONGS from Southern Africa

WHY DO SOME BIRDS BOB THEIR HEADS UP AND DOWN?

6 KINGFISHER CALLS from Southern Africa

CAPE WEAVERS love nectar

WHY DO BIRDS BOB THEIR HEADS?

Juvenile BOOMSLANG and the BIRDS

BIRD QUIZ - what do these 8 birds have in common?

AFRICAN FIREFINCH trilling calls

SPECTACLED WEAVER male singing his wheezy song