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An adult Hadeda (with red on the top part of the bill) with two 25 day old chicks on a nest in Rondebosch. This picture shows a typical nest, made up of twigs and small branches. These chicks were ringed on 7 November 2006 - the colour ring can just be seen on the leg of the chick just to the left of the adult. |
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Nests are usually located about 5+ meters up in Pine, Eucalyptus (pictured here) or Willow trees, and are nearly always characterised by a piece of orange twine (like you get from sacks of oranges) extending from the nest. |
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Access to nests is rather challenging...but Res's climbing experience ensures that each nest can be reached!. |
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Mrs Johanna Carstens, from the farm Brandenburg (near Paarl), holding chick "BB" soon after it was ringed on 14 November 2006. A pair of Hadedas have nested on the farm since 2005. She will be following the movements of chicks "BA" and "BB" once they fledge. |
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Some nests are located on islands surrounded by water. Here Res, and Linda Tsipa (also from the ADU), ring chicks at a nest that was built on an artificial platform in one of the ponds at Intaka Island, near Century City. |
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Getting to these nests requires either a boat or canoe, or where the water is not that deep... waders!. |
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Aerial view of a hadeda nest in a garden in Penhill Estate, Eerste River. The two chicks "BP" and "BS" were ringed on 21 January 2007 and fledged successfully. They have not been resighted since! |
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The project often has a strong social focus. A nest in Woodstock where chicks, "CD", "ÇF" and "CH" were ringed on 11 July 2007 had a local businessman, a car guard and a homeless person as 'co-owners' of the nest! |
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Local is lekker! A chick ringed in the Constantia greenbelt on 5 July 2007 carries "CA" as its unique colour code. |
