I am off for a hunt to the Karoo.

Yeah they really kill animals to make those lekker biltong.

Anybody for a piece ? :braai:

What industry uses 90 percent of the licorice imported into the U.S. as flavouring?

Greetings all on this Monday morning and do hope that you have a wonderful week ahead of you.

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday.

:bday2:

Hi all...got back to Norway this morning....had a marvellous time in Cape Town..didn't want to leave...hoping to go back with my children at the end of July..

:hartlik: May you have a great birthday tomorrow and hope to see you on your and my return. :hartlik:

leaving early tomorrow for a 3 day hunt in the Karoo xxx

If there is anyone who knows a little more about birds and their behaviour I would be most grateful if you could help me clear up something.

Our house has a very large tree in the the front, where many birds rest during the day. Over the past week we've been finding dead baby chicks on our driveway, and at first I thought it was a bird of prey that had raided a nest and then dropped it by accident while flying overhead. The tree is now in leaf, so it is very difficult to see, but I haven't noticed any birds being especially busy making a nest overhead, so I wasn't convinced they had fallen from a nest in our tree. But since Wensday we have discovered 4 dead newborn chicks on our driveway. They are all unharmed, (not mangled or eaten), so it leads me to think they fell out of their nest. They seem to be from quite large birds possibly pigeons and I've noticed in the past that pigeons do not make the most ideal nests to keep a batch of eggs, never mind chicks!

The other thought is a cuckoo which will shove newborns out once they hatch, but a quick google search has led me to believe you don't find them in Europe...

Anyone any ideas what could be happening?

I somehow think that this thread isn't going to be that long

But then again there'll be a new catch up thread mid-July and another new one in early September :cheer:

We start off with a musical question

What was the real name of the rock-and-roll star who gained fame as "The Big Bopper"?

Hi all i need some advice..just booked a holiday to go to S.A in october well my beloved has just told me his passport is out of date and he needs to get a renewal. looked at the S.A office in london and the whole process seems a nightmare and i dont have the time to do it and neither does he. Does anyone know of any companies which can do all the paperwork and like for you. We used Global visas to get his leave to remain in the u.k but they dont do passports :bigcry:

Dankie

Nicola

:hartlik: A big happy mother's hug to all the (SA) mommies :hartlik: