It’s early evening in a rural Swazi village. A brown bird cruises low overhead in buoyant, unhurried flight. At its sharp kek-kek call, an elderly gent looks up and tuts in disapproval. Thekwane is not welcome here. Birdwatchers might puzzle over how the hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) has earned such a bad rap. After all, […]
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