Nature appreciation begins at home, although the centipede Bob ran into on our bedroom floor was a bit too close for comfort. Camille found a three-inch long blue wasp outside on our back steps.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n AT BOSUMTWI<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 Another captivating centipede. We love how the legs fold up so nicely.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BIRD WATCHING AT HANS COTTAGE IN CAPE COAST<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Have\u00a0binoculars, will bird watch. We got a hot tip from our housemates that there was some fine bird watching to be had at Hans Cottage so we went.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ORANGE WEAVER BIRDS – Ploceus aurantius<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n These little cuties are both industrious and communal.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n VILLAGE WEAVERS –\u00a0Ploceus cucullatus\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Over at the other end of the lagoon we saw a nice colony of Village Weavers and were able to stand close enough to photograph them entering their nests and cooling them down by flapping their wings.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n MORE ORANGE WEAVERS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Couldn’t help ourselves! We found these strange little colonies captivating.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n BIRDS IN THE TREES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong> \u00a0It’s pretty hard to see in this photo of the breadfruit tree at Bosumtwi, but there are two birds sitting in its branches. The larger of the two (on the left) is the\u00a0Pied Crow (Corvus albus) and the one on the right at about the same level is the Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis). <\/p>\n BIRDING AT STUMBLE INN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Laughing doves littered the sandy paths at Stumble Inn and just a little bit up the road we saw many birds including this colorful Malimbe. During our four-night stay at Elmina and Cape Coast we identified twenty-three different species of birds.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n LIZARDS IN ABUNDANCE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n What Bob remembers about his childhood in Africa is lots and lots of lizards and although there aren’t as many lizards about today they are still pretty common.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n SEXUAL TENSION<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Lizard style!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n RED-HEADED ROCK AGAMA<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The males of this species are especially colorful when in their breeding phase.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n POSSIBLY EXTINCT LIZARD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n We have not seen this guy around the yard for awhile but have seen a grey hawk swoop down and carry off a lizard from the yard, possibly explaining his disappearance.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n FREE RANGE SHEEP AND GOATS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Sheep, goats, dogs, chickens and sometimes even\u00a0<\/span>cattle\u00a0<\/span>roam the streets in Ghana. These photos were taken in Cape Coast where the population is over 100,000 but we’ve also seen roaming livestock in Accra, population four million and Kumasi, population two million. Jeremy feels that the little goat on the left is the cutest animal he’s ever seen.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n WHITE HIBISCUS AND A VERY COMMON RED FLOWER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Both seen at Hans Cottage.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n LIFE FINDS A WAY<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Life\u00a0will not be denied as evidenced by this little plant growing in the crack of the wall inside the cottage bathroom at Stumble Inn. The young Ceiba tree produces spikes to protect itself from\u00a0predators\u00a0 Mature trees have smooth trunks.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n PATTERNS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The seaweed on the rocks at Elmina was a vibrant green just before sunset.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n LADY BUG ON THE SAND<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The African version.<\/span><\/p>\n ____________________________________________________________<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n That Nature Thing – exploring the wonderful world of nature in our bedroom and beyond <\/p>\n <\/p>\n AROUND THE HOUSE<\/p>\n \n Nature appreciation begins at home, although the centipede Bob ran into on our bedroom floor was a bit too close for comfort. 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\nWhile relaxing at the Mighty Victory Hotel in Cape Coast we heard a ruckus in the trees which turned out to be a gaggle of Western Grey Plantain Eaters, a large grey bird related to the Turacos.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n[Latest]<\/a>\u00a0*\u00a0[Troutsfarm]<\/a>\u00a0*\u00a0[Adiebeba Neighborhood]<\/a>\u00a0* [Out on the Streets]<\/a> *\u00a0[The Project]<\/a>\u00a0*\u00a0[That Nature Thing]<\/a>\u00a0*\u00a0[Lake Bosumtwi]<\/a>\u00a0*\u00a0[The Green Ranch]<\/a> * [Stumble Inn]<\/a> * [Elima Harbor]<\/a> * [Cape Coast]<\/a> * [Batiking]<\/a><\/h4>\n
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