Tdgraves big-ish year 2015

[Tdgraves]

And some duplicates, just to finish off Mashatu. We saw many more species, but did not capture them all on camera. Some of these are duplicates which I have posted before, from KTP or elsewhere, or I posted a proof shot and now I have betters shots. Others I just forgot to look at the other pages of my gallery before posting.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Martial eagle pair, 9/9/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pearl spotted owlet, 9/9/15

[Tdgraves]

More duplicates

 

 

 

Crested barbet 8/9/15

 

 

 

 

Kori bustard 7/9/15

 

 

 

Brown-hooded kingfisher 7/9/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sabota lark 8/9/15

[Tdgraves]

More duplicates. First from Ditholo....

 

 

Cape sparrow 29/8/15

 

 

Brown-crowned tchagra, 29/8/15

 

 

Scaly feathered finch, 29/8/15

 

Mashatu

 

 

Laughing dove 8/9/15

 

 

 

 

Cape turtle dove 8/9/15

 

 

Red-billed buffalo weaver 8/9/15

 

 

Southern masked weaver female 8/9/15

[Peter Connan]

The last of the turtle doves in the post above is an absolute cracker TD!

[Tdgraves]

The last of the turtle doves in the post above is an absolute cracker TD!

 

I'm afraid I can't take credit for that @@Peter Connan as I was using the 5D that day. I'll pass your comments onto the OH!!

Edited November 15, 2015 by Tdgraves

[Tdgraves]

Last of the duplicates (I hope)

 

6/9/15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brown snake eagle, 7/9/15

 

 

Verreaux's giant eagle owl 10/9/15

 

 

Red-crested korhaan 9/9/15

 

 

Arrow-marked babbler 9/9/15

 

 

Kori bustard, 7/9/15

[Tdgraves]

found a couple more that I had overlooked...

 

Mashatu in camp, 7/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 800, f 7.1, 1/1000

 

Tropical boubou

Edited November 20, 2015 by Tdgraves

[Tdgraves]

Mashatu 7/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 200, f 7.1, 1/500

 

Blue Waxbills

[Tdgraves]

And a duplicate from Tswalu, as it is so cute....

 

4/9/15

 

 

 

Canon 5D mark III 100-400 ISO 12800 (blame the cold front for that! It was 9.44 AM!!!) f7.1, 1/60

 

Sociable weaver, nesting in the roof of the airstrip "arrivals lounge" building

[Tom Kellie]

~ @@Tdgraves

 

Your sociable weaver in the “arrivals lounge” image above seems as though the photographer was waiting for the same flight.

The sense of intimacy with the bird is remarkable.

That ISO seems all too familiar to me!

Tom K.

[Tdgraves]

So, on to the new ones from Welgevonden...

 

12/9/15

 

 

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/1000

 

Neddicky

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 11/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 1000, f 6.3, 1/1250

 

White-crested helmet-shrike

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 11/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 1250, f 6.3, 1/400

 

African stonechat

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 11/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 1000, f 6.3, 1/400

 

Southern black flycatcher

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 12/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/640

 

White-throated robin-chat

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 12/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

Pale flycatcher

[Tdgraves]

And we end (tonight) with a lifer (for us and the guide....)

 

Welgevonden 12/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 800, f 5.6, 1/800

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 1600, f 5.6, 1/1600

 

 

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 ISO 1250, f 6.3, 1/640

 

Half-collared kingfisher

[Soukous]

Lovely. I saw my first Half Collared Kingfisher in Kafue this September but I didn't manage to get a photo - well done.

[Tdgraves]

Lovely. I saw my first Half Collared Kingfisher in Kafue this September but I didn't manage to get a photo - well done.

@@Soukous we had to ask the advice of the other guide re. ID as it was so dark (+1 1/3 ev) it didn't look like any of the pics in the book.....

[Peter Connan]

Great capture!

 

I have yet to see one.

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 13/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/800

 

Chinspot batis

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 11/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 2000, f 5.6, 1/320

 

African wattled lapwing

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 11/9/15, the world's worst photo, but the only one I could find....

 

 

Canon 5D mark III 100-400 ISO 1250, f 7.1, 1/640

 

Square-tailed drongo

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 13/9/15

 

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 320, f 7.1, 1/800

 

Yellow-bellied greenbul

[Tdgraves]

Welgevonden 11/9/15

 

 

Canon 7D 100-400 ISO 640, f 7.1, 1/1600 +2/3 EV (with significant post-processessing brightening as it was so dark - 6.35AM you can see that he is really puffed up still)

Yellow-fronted canary