Tdgraves big year 2016

[Galana]

Egyptian Geese very common along the Rhine and Moselle valleys now.

[Tdgraves]

We are back from KTP and just starting to trawl through the 8000+ photos

 

Here is one I listed as a duplicate in KNP, but didn't count it towards the total

 

Northern Suburbs, Johannesburg, 11/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500-640, f7.1, 1/400-640

 

 

 

 

180) Black-collared barbet

[Tdgraves]

Northern Suburbs, Johannesburg, 24/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/400-500

 

 

 

181) Hadeda ibis

[Tdgraves]

Northern Suburbs, Johannesburg, 24/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2000

 

 

182) Pied crow

[Tdgraves]

Northern Suburbs, Johannesburg, 10/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/160

 

 

24/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/250

 

 

183) Olive thrush

[Galana]

I hope you are going to count the Red-headed Finch too if you have not already.

Nice pics.

[Tdgraves]

I hope you are going to count the Red-headed Finch too if you have not already.

Nice pics.

@@Galana I haven't already, but I have better shots....

[Tdgraves]

Upington, 22/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/125

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/160

 

184) Cape robin-chat

[Tdgraves]

And our first new one for the trip

Upington, 22/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/250

185) Karoo thrush

[Tdgraves]

Upington, 22/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1000 EV +2/3

186) Speckled pigeon

[Tdgraves]

Upington, 22/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000

 

187) Orange River white-eye

[Tdgraves]

Upington, 23/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/1000

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/500 EV+2/3

188) Cape wagtail

[Tdgraves]

Upington, 22/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f5.0, 1/160

 

 

189) Muscovy duck

[Tdgraves]

Now onto the new species that we found and so onto the KTP!

Twee Rivieren waterhole, KTP, 22/9/16 (our final sighting in the park)

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 160, f7.1, 1/1250

190) South African shelduck

[Tdgraves]

Twee Rivieren in camp, KTP, 12/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1250 EV+2/3

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1600

191) Rock martin (I'm sure we have seen them before, but never to photograph and positively ID)

[Tdgraves]

Nossob hide, KTP, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f6.3, 1/1250

192) Little stint

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Southern Nossob valley, KTP, 11/9/16 (our first new bird of the park)

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/640

193) Desert cisticola

[Tdgraves]

South of Nossob, KTP, 19/9/16

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/1000 EV+2/3

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1600 EV+1

194) Booted eagle (I believe)

[Tdgraves]

Kalahari Tented camp, in camp, KTP, 20/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f5.6, 1/640-1000, EV+1/3

Kalahari Tented camp, in camp, KTP, 21/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f5.6, 1/640-1000

195) Ashy tit (one of my target species, so v. pleased)

[Tdgraves]

Another one of my target species. Luckily I had several sightings, because they are pretty difficult to take a photo of, as they never stay still...this one I was chasing around camp

 

Mata Mata, in camp, KTP, 14/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1000

 

 

Nossob, in camp, 18/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/1600

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/1600

 

 

Urikaruus, in camp, 15/9/16

 

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/400

 

 

196) Chestnut-vented tit-babbler

Edited October 16, 2016 by Tdgraves

[PeterHG]

Great to see your KTP shots. Looking forward to the other 7067 ! Must have been a wonderful trip, with so many photo opportunities.

[Tdgraves]

Auob Valley, near Twee Rivieren, 12/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1000, EV+1

197) Rock kestrel

[Tdgraves]

Upper Auob valley, KTP, 22/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/400-1000, EV+1/3

Mum and chicks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proud dad

 

 

198) Spotted eagle-owl

[Galana]

Some terrific captures there. Well done.

[Tdgraves]

thanks @@Galana

 

Slow now as I have 3 birds I cannot ID and it keeps distracting me. Two larks which I change my mind on every time I look at them/books and a non-descript brown bird....