Peter's Big Year 2017

[PeterHG]

128. Pied Crow. West Coast NP. Somehow I always forget to take a photo of this crow, so this is the only one I have..

 

[PeterHG]

129. Speckled Pigeon, Darling 11th Feb

 

[PeterHG]

130. Steppe Buzzard. Darling 11th Feb.'Vulpinus' is now considered a subspecies of buteo buteo, so I I don't know if I can still add our 'own' buzzard later on....

 

[michael-ibk]

Great additions. So get your Pied Crow problem, always happens to me as well.

[PeterHG]

131. Booted eagle. Darling 11th Feb

 

[PeterHG]

132, Crowned Cormorant. Yzerfontein 11th Feb

 

[PeterHG]

133. Spur-winged Goose. Darling 11th Feb

 

 

Edited May 3, 2017 by PeterHG

[PeterHG]

134. White-throated Canary. Namaqua NP 13th Feb. Through the kitchen window of our cottage.

 

Edited May 3, 2017 by PeterHG

[PeterHG]

135. Ashy Tit. Namaqua NP 13th Feb

 

[PeterHG]

136. Rock Martin. Fish River Canyon 15th Feb.

 

[PeterHG]

137. Pale-winged Starling. Fish River Canyon 15th Feb.

 

 

And I kind of like this one, with my wife in the background near the car, looking at the same bird

 

[PeterHG]

138. Mountain Wheatear. Fish River Canyon 15th Feb.

 

[PeterHG]

139. Bokmakierie Fish River Canyon 16th Feb.

 

[PeterHG]

140. White-backed Mousebird. Fish River Canyon 16th Feb.

 

[michael-ibk]

Excellent shot of the Rock Martin, and the Starling is very cool as well.

[TonyQ]

@@PeterHG

Great photos -the Pale Winged-starlings in flight are beautiful.

[Peter Connan]

Agree. Fantastic photos of the starling.

[PeterHG]

141. Dusky Sunbird. Fish River Canyon Feb.

 

[PeterHG]

142. Rosy-faced Lovebird. Keetmanshoop Feb.

 

[PeterHG]

143. Southern Masked Weaver. Keetmanshoop Feb

 

[PeterHG]

144. Acacia Pied Barbet. Keetmanshoop Feb

 

[PeterHG]

145. Violet-eared Waxbill. Keetmanshoop Feb. Definitely an ebc shot I would have loved a better shot, but it kept disappearing in the grass and bushes. As it turned out it was the only one we saw.....

 

[PeterHG]

146. African Jacana. Southern Namibia Feb. In the same category as the previous one and, to my surprise, also the only one we saw.

 

[PeterHG]

The next batch were all taken in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park during our 9-days' stay there.

 

147. Black-chested Snake Eagle

 

 

[PeterHG]

148. White-browed Sparrow Weaver. Very common. The first one was taken form our tent in the Kalahari Tented Camp with the Springbok in the background.