No hiccups for the Dikkops!
 The Dikkop/Thick-Knee Update This little fellow is now 3 weeks old and, together with its parents, still in the vicinity of its nest. Even though they are always alert and ready to run from any danger, there is sadly only one of the chicks left. |
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KEEP A SHARP EYE OUT FOR OUR BABIES
Picture 1: This Dikkop (or Thick-knee as they are now called) challenged an Isuzu bakkie, wings out and tail up, very aggressive. The driver reversed and very carefully tip-toed out of the bakkie to investigate.
Picture 2: There on the ground exactly where the bakkie was about to go was the nest with its two eggs that the courageous bird was protecting.
Picture 3: A week later two little balls of fluff were in the vicinity of the nest. Very newly hatched, extremely well camouflaged and so obedient. They lay absolutely dead still, didn’t even blink, while there was “danger” around. Here is one of them, so tiny and vulnerable.
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