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#100 Mute Swan (Cynus olor)

Ulverston, Lake District. June 2017

 

 

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#101 Blackbird (Terdus merula)

My garden, Suffolk, UK. June 2017

 

This year's crop of cherries is better than previous years, but it looks lik eI'll have to hurry as the blackbirds are already helping themselves.

 

Male

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Female

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24 minutes ago, Tdgraves said:

well done on 100 @Soukous

your cherries look much better than mine :(

 

Thanks @Tdgraves @TonyQ It's been a struggle to get there. Especially when I see others sailing past 200. I just need to get out more.

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Peter Connan

Fantastic photos from Farne islands and you garden, and congratulations on the tonne!

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michael-ibk

Congratulations on #100, really enjoying your Big Year.

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Congratulations on a 100! Love the blackbirds

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How about some Bee Eaters?

#102 Little Bee Eater (Merops pusillis)

 

Linyanti Marsh, Botswana. May 2017

 

 

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#103 White Fronted Bee Eater (Merops bullockoides)

Linyanti Marsh, Botswana. May 2017

 

 

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smashing his catch against the branch

 

 

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Then he drops it

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#104 Swallow Tailed Bee Eater (Merops hirundineus)

Khwai Concession, Okavango delta, Botswana. May 2017

 

 

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#105 Grey Turaco (Go Away Bird) (Corythaixoides concolor)

Khwai Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana. May 2017

 

 

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#106 Blue Waxbill ( Uraeginthus angolensis)

Linyanti Bush Camp, Linyanti Marsh, Botswana. May 2017

 

This was a very curious sighting. 

A pair of Blue Waxbills thought their luck was in when they found an empty Weaver's nest. Unfortunately for them, after getting all excited about their new home the nest's owner returned and let them know they were not welcome.

 

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#107 Lesser Masked Weaver (Ploceus intermedius)

Linyanti Bush Camp, Linyanti Marsh, Botswana. May 2017

 

 

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#108 African Jacana, (Actophilornis africanus)

 

Chobe River, Botswana. May 2017

 

 

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and a juvenile/immature

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#109 Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus)

 

Botswana. May 2017

 

Linyanti Marsh

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Khwai Concession

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#110 Double Banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles bicinctus)

Khwai Concession, Botswana. May 2017

 

 

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The Magpie Shrike is a real beauty!

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offshorebirder
2 hours ago, TonyQ said:

The Magpie Shrike is a real beauty!

 

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Dave Williams

Cracking series added there!

 

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#111 Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)

Khwai Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana. May 2017

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#112 Lappet Faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos)

Khwai Concession, Okavango Delta, Botswana. May 2017

 

 

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#113 Dark Capped Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)

Chobe NP, Botswana. May 2017

 

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#114 African Barred Owlet (Glaucidium capense)

Linyanti Marsh, Botswana. May 2017

 

 

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