Penny is a female Pennant-winged Nightjar. She arrived on Saturday morning with a badly broken wing. She has survived her first two nights with us which is a good sign. Feeding Penny is a bit difficult as she is an aerial feeder (ie catch food in flight). She has a very large mouth to accommodate this. We therefore (unfortunately) have to force feed her as she cannot feed on something that you place in her cage. She eats flying insects so we're catching moths, flying ants, etc for her. She is beautiful with the softest beak imaginable. Pierre and Henk strapped the broken wing and now we can only pray that she'll heal well enough to return to the wild.
My name is Elna Louw and I live in the middle of the African bush on a copper mine site in Lumwana, Zambia. My husband Pierre is the Finance Director for the project. We are South African and have been expating since 2000. Over the past 9 years we have lived in Tanzania, Australia and now Zambia. Before we left SA I was employed by Ernst & Young Johannesburg as a Project Manager. I loved my job but being out here in the middle of nowhere (or is it the centre of the universe) is fantastic. This blog is about my life here.
Penny is a female Pennant-winged Nightjar. She arrived on Saturday morning with a badly broken wing. She has survived her first two nights with us which is a good sign. Feeding Penny is a bit difficult as she is an aerial feeder (ie catch food in flight). She has a very large mouth to accommodate this. We therefore (unfortunately) have to force feed her as she cannot feed on something that you place in her cage. She eats flying insects so we're catching moths, flying ants, etc for her. She is beautiful with the softest beak imaginable. Pierre and Henk strapped the broken wing and now we can only pray that she'll heal well enough to return to the wild.
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