Trail Log 1995-1997 - Lamar at Colorado State University

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another 50-60 impala
lion tracks seen, with three ridges
reached a water pool, in a dried river
African spoonbill
goliath heron
3-banded sand grouse
blacksmith plover, with its "tik, tik" call
Egyptian goose
Continuing, leaving the water area
3 wildebeest
3 water bucks, again nicely seen, with targets
2 water buck
elephant tracks
rhino tracks
civet tracks, small and cat like
We crossed a rather dry river area again, with crocodile tail-dragging marks in the sand.
open-billed stork, seen in flight. When its bill is closed, there is still an opening in it through which
light passes. Seen in flight.
Climbed a hill, and had field breakfast on top.
30 impala in the distance
6 water buck
elephant seen on hill top, toward the skyline, in the far distance
baboon skull
gray tree moth (Ceratophagus, which means "horn eater") lays its eggs in the horns on dead animal
skulls, and the larvae eat their way in, projecting a long feces tube out below, through which they
subsequently exist. Almost all the horns found on skulls have this moth larvae formation in them.
little bee eater
Raisin bush. Grewia. This is used to make bows and arrows. You can weave the fibers into a cord,
which Cleve did, and this into a rope. You can make it fine enough to sew with it.
grey heron
hammerkop
saddle-billed stork
Leopard tracks - three ridges seen in the heel pad
3 water buck
buffalo thorn. Ziziphus. The spirit tree. The black people take a branch and pretend the deceased
travels with it. When the black dies in the city, they take the spirit back to the country where it is
to be buried; they even buy a ticket for it. They maintain that lightning doesn't strike this tree.
Some article in a recent issue of the U.S. Field and Stream studied lightning strikes of trees and
found that beech trees were never struck.