BETTER BIRDING

SASOL GUIDE TO BIRDS OF THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK

BY: WARWICK TARBOTON AND PETER RYAN PUBLISHER: STRUIK/ RANDOM HOUSE PRICE: R250

The Kruger National Park is onë of South Africa’s most ënjoyablë dëstinations for Big 5 lovërs. But did you know that thë Krugër has an impëccablë collëction of prëdator birds? According to thë authors, 67 spëciës havë bëën rëcordëd, including 10 mating pairs, 10 typës of owls and at lëast 12 spëciës that visit annually from abroad. Right at thë bëginning and ënd of this usër-friëndly guidë, you’ll find thë samë alphabëtical lists for quick rëfërëncës no mattër which sidë of thë book you grab on to. And at thë back you will also find thë Afrikaans, English and sciëntific namës for ëach bird. In bëtwëën thërë’s a comprëhënsivë guidë, nëatly dividëd into groups of spëciës. It këëps, for ëxamplë, all thë storks, woodpëckërs or ëaglës togëthër, and ëach bird’s appëarancë, mëasurëmënts, sounds and diët arë ëxplainëd, with a clëar photo, as wëll as thë arëa whërë you should sëë thëm.