I was so happy to sneak a picture of the dainty and faint-hearted Kirk's Dik Dik: Madoqua kirkii. This species is the most common Dik Dik in East Africa but they are vigilant, either tiptoeing in the brush or waiting for that crucial moment, making an unforgettable and death-defying appearance as they dash in front of your car. This elongated nose of this small antelope serves as ingenious cooling gadget. These photos were taken from behind a window of our banda, so I am surprised they turned out!
The subsequent three photos are of our very bold daily visitor "Mother Hen" and her sole surviving offspring who spend the daylight hours pacing in front of our doorway (often, and repeatedly, tempting entrance) waiting for vegetable scraps. Dish washing hour is their favorite time to stop in; yesterday the daughter was bathing in our pressure cooker filled with soapy water.
Oh yes, and I conclude the post by throwing in a cow photo for Mark :) Maria
You take the best photos. Are you sure you weren't going to cook that chicken. LOL
ReplyDeleteNice shots! The chickens knew you're vegetarian, I'll bet. Cows look pretty content.
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