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A special guest in our garden
With no rain for many weeks,
Wifey Dear has been trying
to keep our garden alive.
Fortunately, we can irrigate
from the dam, as the water
level remains high. We have
a frequent visitor taking
advantage of this, a female
duiker grazing away on
young shoots in full view of
us watching her. Even Jacky
Vicky is a spectator, not quite
sure whether to chase her off
or let her share our garden.
It’s becoming a regular
activity now, watching
nature come so close.
“Duikers are good eating,”
neighbour Jan commented
over morning coffee on my
stoep, offering to bring his
rifle next time he visited.
“Don’t you dare,” I said, as
my blood pressure rose. We’ve
had snakes, porcupines,
anteaters and leguaans visit
our garden, but never a buck
before, so this is a privilege
we’ll cherish and protect.Down the valley, some
kilometres away, is a game
ranch stocked with various
species of wildlife, such
as giraffe and buffalo,
and all types of antelope.
But nothing dangerous,
like lion and elephant.
Buffalo are the exception,
though, if one regards the
signs erected along their
perimeter fence warning
against entry! A clever ploy to
discourage intruders, I guess.
The ranch caters for trophy
hunters, who can afford to
assuage their blood lust.
It’s only a matter of time,
I suppose, before caged
lions are provided for those
intent on shooting them for
mounting on their walls at
home. There should be a law
against this! What manner
of hunter can take pleasure
in shooting caged animals
I’ll never comprehend.
At least there’s a code
of ethics among biltonghunters, who cull selectively
overstocked herds of buck
under strict supervision
by the farm owner.
But our garden duiker is
quite safe; the worst that could
happen to her is to be shot
on film. – Derek Christopher- Email Derek Christopher at
[email protected].
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