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L'Hypolais polyglotte s'entend plus qu'elle ne se voit sur ses lieux de reproduction. Mais une fois un chant localisé, il est possible de trouver assez facilement le chanteur qui ne craint pas de s'exposer au sommet d'un buisson ou au bout d'une branche. En revanche, le reste de l'activité de l'espèce, comme la recherche de nourriture, échappe à l'observation car elle se déroule au sein de la végétation ligneuse. Lorsque les jeunes ont quitté le nid, on peut percevoir leurs petits cris de quémande typiques tandis que les adultes arrosent copieusement l'importun de leurs cris d'alarme insistants.
Le vol de l'Hypolaïs polyglotte est en général bas et direct lorsqu'elle vole d'un buisson à l'autre. La migration nocturne "longue distance" suppose une capacité de vol soutenu importante.
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The polyglot Hypolais gets along more than she sees on her breeding grounds. But once a localized song, it is possible to find quite easily the singer who does not fear to expose himself at the top of a bush or at the end of a branch. On the other hand, the rest of the activity of the species, such as foraging, escapes observation because it takes place within the woody vegetation. When the young have left the nest, one can perceive their typical little quivering cries while the adults copiously water the importunate of their insistent alarm cries.
The flight of the Polyglot Hypolaïs is usually low and direct when flying from one bush to another. Long-distance nocturnal migration assumes significant sustained flight capability
Indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape region of South Africa, and parts of Southern Namibia.
There is very little light pollution in this part of Namibia. (You can see a hint of it from a town on the horizon.) I took this shot on the night my most recent grandchild was born some 9,000 miles away.
Known as Choje to the indigenous San people, the quiver tree gets its name from the San practice of hollowing out the tubular branches of Aloe dichotoma to form quivers for their arrows.
One of the funniest and craziest trees in Africa is the quiver tree. The branches of the tree contain a lot of water and can be easily hollowed out. The Bushmen use it to make quivers for their arrows or vessels for the household.
Camera: Nikon F90
Film: Kodachrome 200
Scanner: Epson V850 Pro
Like the Impressionists dropping shavings of light, little sticks of color which quiver and split into zigzags hinting at what they are reflecting off of.
The reflections of light off the wet pavement are vehicles which absorb you into the 'space' of the photo. Taking you on a visual ride to the back of the shot.
Quiver tree forest Northern Cape. The SAN people used the hollowed put branches as quivers for their arrows. That is how they got their English name. They are otherwise called Kokerboom.
The "Quiver Tree Forest" is not far from Keetmanshoop in southern Namibia. Here you will find a unique collection of quiver trees that are around 200-300 years old and up to 9m high, also known as Kokerbooms. It's not actually a tree at all, it's a species of aloe. They owe their name to the Bushmen, who used them to carve quivers for their arrows.
Der "Köcherbaumwald" liegt unweit von Keetmanshoop im Süden Namibias, hier findert man eine einzigartige Ansammlung von ca. 200-300 Jahre alten bis zu 9m hohen Köcherbäumen, auch Kokerbooms genannt. Es sind eigentlich gar keine Bäume, es ist eine Aloen-Art. Ihren Namen verdanken sie den Buschmännern, die hieraus die Köcher für ihre Pfeile schnitzten.
From the Quiver tree forest in Northern Cape. It is a very delicate biome here. The trees exist in desert conditions and are very old. There are only two ‘forests’ in existence and this is one. Extended periods of drought have consequences. Fortunately there has just been rain but too late for this tree.
I love these dainty little grasses with their slender stems and interesting form.
The aptly named Quiver grass, shakes in even the gentlest of breezes, making it a challenge to get super sharp images. This one will have to do for now!
Common name: Quake grass; Quaking grass; Shaking grass.
Botanical name: Briza maxima.
Family: Poaceae.
Taken in the Mountainside neighbourhood of Gordon's Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.
The Quiver Tree Forest is a forest of southern Namibia. It is located about 14 km north-east of Keetmanshoop on the Gariganus farm. It comprises about 250 specimens of Aloidendron dichotomum, a species that is also locally known as the quiver tree because the San people traditionally used its branches to make quivers. The forest has grown spontaneously; the tallest quiver trees are two to three centuries old. The forest was declared a national monument of Namibia in 1995.
Der Köcherbaumwald liegt im südlichen Namibia. Er befindet sich etwa 14 km nordöstlich von Keetmanshoop auf der Gariganus-Farm. Er besteht aus etwa 250 Exemplaren von Aloidendron dichotomum, einer Art, die lokal auch als Köcherbaum bekannt ist, weil das Volk der San seine Äste traditionell zur Herstellung von Köchern verwendete. Der Wald ist spontan gewachsen; die höchsten Köcherbäume sind zwei bis drei Jahrhunderte alt. Der Wald wurde 1995 zu einem nationalen Denkmal Namibias erklärt.
Text from Wikipedia; modified and translated.
Sunset over the spectacular and prehistoric-looking Quiver Tree Forest in Namibia.
The quiver tree or kokerboom (Aloidendron dichotomum), is a tall, branching species of succulent plant, indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, and parts of Southern Namibia.
Known as ‘choje’ to the indigenous San people, the quiver tree gets its English common name from the San people practice of hollowing out the tubular branches of Aloidendron dichotomum to form quivers for their arrows. (Source: Wikipedia)
(Location: Quiver Tree Forest, near Keetmanshoop, Namibia)
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The Quiver Tree.
Nikon D80
Aloe dichotoma (the quiver tree or kokerboom) is a tall, branching species of aloe, indigenous to Southern Africa, specifically in the Northern Cape region of South Africa, and parts of Southern Namibia
The quiver tree forest is located in the south of Namibia near Keetmanshoop. Here grow about 300 tree aloes, which belong to the succulents. In the whole of Namibia the quiver trees are under nature protection. They reach a height of 8 m.
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