tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492095958614311103.post5190494414472148626..comments2023-04-01T03:28:18.993+02:00Comments on jcat and the big bad wolf: google search: why don't you find baby hadeda ibisesjcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03736961961261409218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492095958614311103.post-48425430062839108072017-11-24T00:44:41.169+02:002017-11-24T00:44:41.169+02:00I have noticed a baby Hadida in my garden in Pmb w...I have noticed a baby Hadida in my garden in Pmb which is attempting to fly, but cannot seem to get a lift-off. What I think were it's parents, were evident for a couple of days, but for a day now has been no sign. The baby is seeking shelter under shrubs, but I am afraid it will perish. The neighbours cats also come into my garden regularly and I am afraid this baby will become a meal. Any suggestions as to how I deal with this situation please. Would the parents abandon the baby before it could learn to fly ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432850026749853433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492095958614311103.post-12445078603264345122008-09-16T21:53:00.000+02:002008-09-16T21:53:00.000+02:00Looking for a good pic! Or will take one next time...Looking for a good pic! Or will take one next time I am at the centre. <BR/><BR/>Roughly though, they end up about 23 inches, roughly the size of a large cat, but with long legs and a loooooonng beak! They have colonised most of JHB in the last 20 years, and seem to gain great joy from getting every dog in the area to bark furiously. They have a really really loud call, that sounds something like you screaming 'ha-ha-ha-de-dah' as loudly as you can while pinching your nose shut....<BR/><BR/>They eat mostly worms and insects, and have an uncanny ability to walk along, suddenly plunge 3 or 4 inches of beak into the ground and come up with something wriggly. <BR/><BR/>Mostly, I figure that they are the closest living relative to a pterodactyl - it's the only thing I've ever seen that looks vaguely like one.jcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736961961261409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6492095958614311103.post-4029030022765106782008-09-11T23:01:00.000+02:002008-09-11T23:01:00.000+02:00They are so cute Post a pic of an adult. How big...They are so cute Post a pic of an adult. How big do they get?Aquahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16230285017033299419noreply@blogger.com