40 reactions | #RuahaUpdate 1 August 2023 - Lovely White-Crowned lapwing (note the wattles and spurs) in the Great Ruaha river, Ruaha NP, Tanzania. What lovely birding with some interesting species to be found. Follow the updates to see more interesting Ruaha species. This is where East and Southern Africa meet!! Happy days! #tanzaniaunforgettable #canonphotography #conservation #birding #safari #ruahaupdate #Ruaha #camping #mobilecamps #NOW #canon | Great Migration Camps | Facebook

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Two blacksmith lapwings weren’t very impressed with their uninvited company, mobbing a dagga boy that had chosen to rest too close to their nest. Mobbing is a common defensive behavior where smaller birds band together or aggressively harass a much larger or dangerous animals to drive it away from their vulnerable chicks or nest. The “dagga boy” in question is an older, often solitary buffalo bull. These bulls earn the nickname from the mud (“dagga” in local slang) they love to wallow in, which