More animal stories from Zambia

 

There are always interesting things happening with bugs and animals around here.  I am constantly amazed at the beautiful bugs, moths, and other small insects I see.  Their colors and the designs are so beautiful.   The Hamelrycks have a chameleon they keep in their house, and now the Kamaus have one too.  They have sharp claws, but otherwise are very gentle.  They don't bite and it is fun to see them change colors and to see their eyes moving in different ways. 

 

After our shopping trip to Lusaka on Monday, AnnRachel came home to 2 birds that one of the workers had brought for the children to buy.  They wings were clipped so they wouldn't fly away.  Since AnnRachel had bought a live tree for their Christmas tree, the birds have a great place to be.

 

Roman wanted to show me how he can catch the little yellow birds that are making lots of nests in one of the trees outside our windows.  He hasn't brought one to me yet. 

After church today the excitement was a green snake. Sharon J. had seen it in the morning.  Benedict went and got his gun we have for killing snakes.  The guard came to help.  Finally it was shot, knocked out of the tree and the head crushed.  Most of the children were there, looking for it, screaming when they saw it, and it was very interesting.