Be careful what you say about hadedas ...

Duncan Guy Seen any cuckoos this month?

Duncan Guy Seen any cuckoos this month? Particularly the Jacobin cuckoo. Whether you did, or not, you should by now have sown your field, whether they be in your gardens, on your verges and traffic islands or in your pot plants. Traditionally the appearance of the migratory Jacobin cuckoo, known as inkanku to isiZulu speakers, is a sign to get sowing. The lunar month of October, called uMfumfu in isiZulu, has the alternative name of inkanku, according to Adrian Koopman’s book Zulu Bird Names and Bird Lore. The book is a treasure chest of tales about birds from the omnipresent hadeda to the more elusive narina trogon. The hadeda – inkankane – takes its isiZulu name from the nasal quality of its call, amankanka, meaning nasal passages. It’s also described…

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Saturday Star (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021-11-06

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