#thickknees

Some random shots of a swallow and others to share the beauty. I found a shady spot to start with a swallow, as the heat was unbearable. This is a White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) sitting on

And the only reason is that we think that a cat was around. She must have been on a nest close by, when the cat arrived. The spotted thick-knee (Burhinus capensis), also known as the spotted dikkop or