Da Jackson’s d’Verse prompt is to write a quadrille of exactly 44 words using a derivative of the word jabber. You can join in here: https://dversepoets.com/2025/08/11/quadrille-229-shall-we-jabber-on/
As my jabberer is a bird, this post is also for Don’t Hold Your Breath blogs bird of the week challenge which you can join here: https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/fire-breasted-flowerpecker-birds-of-the-week-invitation-cxxix/
Noisy Jabberer
Hadedas love to jabber
especially early in the morning
Africa’s ‘alarm clocks’
we love to hate them
They have extraordinary
sensory capabilities
Their long beaks allow
detection of vibrations
within the soil
made by small invertebrates
they can’t see, hear or smell
Time for breakfast
Sunday Stills
Terri’s prompt for this week is autumn peaches and tans. You can join in here: https://secondwindleisure.com/2025/08/10/sunday-stills-monthly-color-challenge-tans-and-peaches-of-august/. These photographs are from my March 2024 trip to Pilanesberg National Park.
All the photographs below are of juvenile lions except the last which is a baby kudu.
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Awesome photos
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A fine introduction to your African bird, and great photos, Robbie.
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Thank you, Merril.
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You’re welcome, Robbie!
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Lovely photos and how nice to see these animals in person Robbie.
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I am very lucky, Brad. I love visiting the bush and seeing the wildlife.
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Of course we have woods and animals, but the African ones have always seemed exotic to, especially since watching shows like Wild Kingdom as a kid.
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Hi Brad, African animals have been given a lead role due to films like The Lion King. They are rather incredible though, as are all creatures.
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Agreed.
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What a world we live in.
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It’s amazing
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Wonderful poem for an interesting bird. Fantastic teenage lion shots. My, what big ears that kudu has.
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Hi Timothy, the ears are very exaggerated on the young kudus. They look every so cute. This hadeda ibis lives on my property. There are three that live here and I am fond of them. Sometimes (not to often because they are wild birds) we feed them sausage.
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Beautiful, Robbie. Gunnies are much the same here, ecoming very noisy when alarmed.
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Very noisy, indeed. They scare the tourists. Thanks, Dwight.
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:>)
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Lovely verse Robbie and fantastic photos!😊
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I love your poem on the prompt ‘jabber’ and your photos are so good, as always.
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Thank you, Esther. You may have noticed I’m writing a series of poems about birds. This fitted in nicely.
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The Jabber is a cool bird, Robbie and also fits the color challenge! Are they very large? Lovely shots of the African savanna and wildlife. Amazing how they blend in to their environment.
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Hi Terri, the hadeda ibis is quite a large bird. about as big as a large duck with long legs. I love these lion shots, the colours are amazing.
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I love all of these photos. That baby kudu is adorable. The look on its face is priceless. xo
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Hi Darlene, the kudu was a really lucky shot as it stopped in the road for me – grin! I love the colours in the lion shots.
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Amazing poetry and photos
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Thank you, Willow
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A pleasure 💜😊
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What a cool bird! Love it. And your photos are fabulous.
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It took me a while to figure that your Hadedas the Jabberer is a Hadada Ibis. Nice description of the bird in verse. It would be lovely if you name the bird when you post to Birds of the Week
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I will do that next time. There are different species of hadeda. Thanks for visiting.
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Love the Jabberer verse…and the animals! It’s truly magical to see them in the wild!
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Yes, it is wonderful to see these animals in their natural habitat. Thanks, John.
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The way you describe the Hadeda in your poem is so descriptive. I always love your lion photos! The baby kudu looks so sweet. Do they keep their stripes when they become adults?
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Hi Kay, I’m delighted you enjoyed this post. The stripes do remain for life.
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Love your poem Robbie.
Your photographs are amazing as always.
Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Maggie. Much appreciated.
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You are very welcome Robbie .
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wow – a bird that can’t see, hear or smell
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Not if the food is underground.
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Yes!
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Talk about the early bird… love it and all those photos
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Thank you, Bjorn.
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I love being able to share these amazing creatures with you, thank you for explaining so much via the poetry and photos!!
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Hi Annette, I am delighted you enjoy these post.
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Beautiful poetry about the Hadedas, Robbie. The photos are fantastic! Lions are magnificent creatures, and the kudu is so pretty.
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Hi Tim, you are right about lions and kudus. I’m pleased you liked the poem.
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Such a fun poem – you have a great imagination and eye for those well camouflaged critters.
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Thank you, Jan.
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Those animals have great camouflage!
And where would we be without the jabber of birds? (K)
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Hi Kerfe, yes, and they need it. I also enjoy birds as you know.
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Who knew all this? Thanks for sharing, Robbie!
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Haha – I did! Thank you, Nolcha. I wish I remembered other information as easily as I remember animal facts.
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It sounds as though the hadeda’s beak serves as a divining rod when the bird needs to eat. Very interesting!
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Yes, it does and its interesting to watch too.
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I just find the whole notion fascinating.
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Animals have lots of unique adaptions that I find fascinating.
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A fascinating bird and equally fascinating how humans discover the abilities we can’t discern.
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Hi Janet, yes, your are right about that.
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I bet your heart was racing when you shot the Lion pictures Robbie!
Beauty shots and congrats!
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Noisy Jabberer is fun poem. It is the first time I hear of Hadedas. Certainly an interesting bird. Your photos, especially the lion and kudu photos are amazing.
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Thank you, Thomas. There is a poem about hadeda’s in Lion Scream. Its about a hadeda choir which sings every morning – smile!
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Oh I forgot that
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The lions are so well camouflaged. And I can see the kudu would be too, in the long grass.
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Hi Viv, yes, the kudu shot was very lucky. They are usually difficult to see in the bush.
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Robbie, I like how your “Noisy Jabberer” captures both the hadeda’s charm and its not-so-subtle morning habits. 😊 The sensory detail about them detecting vibrations in the soil really stuck with me. Those Pilanesberg shots are stunning too—the young lions look so alert, and that baby kudu is just adorable.
~David
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Hi David, thank you for your feedback. Hadedas delight me despite their noise. It was super seeing the young lions and later the kudu in the bush.
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What an interesting fellow! Thanks for sharing with your informative quadrille.
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I’m delighted you enjoyed this poem, Mish
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Love your poem, Robbie, and your beautiful photos! 💞
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Thank you, Lauren
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Aww, all gorgeous Robbie. Loved your poem, especially since I know so well those hadadas!
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Thank you, Chris. I love hadedas. They are the voice of Africa.
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Hi Robbie, This post is wonderful: your poetry and photography!
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Thanks, Charles 💛
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Robbie, your hadedas fascinate me. Is the one still there that was almost a pet? Hugs.
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gorgeous photos, Robbie; I love that zippy ode to the hadedas: it made me smile 🙂
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Hi John,hadeda are noisy but fun 😀
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a bit like my grandkids 🙂
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Haha, I imagine so
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Love the bird, and all those wonderful photos!
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Thank you
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Fascinating, and I love the photos!
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Thank you 💕
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Beautiful!
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