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Profile: The happy bird people

Profile: The happy bird people
Sunrise over lake with reflections of trees and mountains in Waterberg, South Africa. Photo: Galloimages/Gettyimages.com
Sunrise over lake with reflections of trees and mountains in Waterberg, South Africa. Photo: Galloimages/Gettyimages.com

Imagine a Venn diagram with three circles: one for birdwatching, one for nature books and one for anything to do with the Waterberg. In the centre, where those circles overlap, you’ll find Warwick and Michèle Tarboton. We chatted to them at their home outside Modimolle.

It’s not difficult to figure out that Warwick and Michèle Tarboton are into birds. On this particular summer afternoon, Michèle is wearing a shirt with six embroidered birds on it: hoopoe, Knysna turaco, guineafowl, white-fronted bee-eater, malachite kingfisher and what looks like a greater double-collared sunbird.

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