Tdgraves less big year 2018

[Tdgraves]

Just started processing, so I will work backwards, as it is easier/quicker.

 

Garden of African Vineyard B&B, Orange River, South Africa, 26/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/1250

 

 

331) Hammerkop (can't believe I didn't get one in KNP....)

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Garden of African Vineyard B&B, Orange River, South Africa, 26/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f 7.1, 1/500, EV +2/3

 

 

332) Karoo thrush

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Garden of African Vineyard B&B, Orange River, South Africa, 26/9/18

 

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

 

 

333) African red-eyed bulbul

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Garden of African Vineyard B&B, Orange River, South Africa, 26/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

334) Orange river white-eye

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Garden of African Vineyard B&B, Orange River, South Africa, 26/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f 7.1, 1/1250, EV +1/3

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/1250

 

 

335) White-backed mousebird

[Tdgraves]

and a couple of duplicates

 

 

 

 

[TonyQ]

The Mousebird is beautiful. You did very well at the B&B.

[Tdgraves]

Time for some new ones (a bit EBC though)

 

Nieuwoudtville Wild Flower Reserve, South Africa, 27/9/18 

 

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

 

 

336) Karoo scrub-robin (big crop)

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Nieuwoudtville Wild Flower Reserve, South Africa, 27/9/18 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f 7.1, 1/1250

 

 

 

337) Cape clapper lark

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Nieuwoudtville Wild Flower Reserve, South Africa, 27/9/18 

 

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

 

 

338) Cape weaver

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and an old one....

 

Nieuwoudtville Wild Flower Reserve, South Africa, 27/9/18 

 

 Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 160, f 6.3, 1/1250

 

 

339) Pririt batis

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Gardens at Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West, 29/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f 5.6, 1/320, EV +2/3

 

 

340) Olive thrush

[Tdgraves]

A couple of new ones...

 

Gardens at Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West, 29/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f 7.1, 1/1250

 

 

340) African dusky flycatcher (with fly!)

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Gardens at Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West, 29/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/1600

 

 

341) Cape canary

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And an old one, which is surprisingly difficult to photograph (in terms of opportunity)

 

Gardens at Vergelegen Wine Estate, Somerset West, 29/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f 7.1, 1/2500

 

 

anon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f 7.1, 1/2000

 

 

342) Pied crow

[Tdgraves]

I thought it was odd that I didn't get a hammerkop in the Kruger - I have just found it, even though the search tool didn't  -1 from the score next time....

[Peter Connan]

@Tdgraves, are you confident the last bird is not a White-necked Raven? Very difficult to tell from these photos though.

Edited October 18, 2018 by Peter Connan

[Tdgraves]

1 hour ago, Peter Connan said:

@Tdgraves, are you confident the last bird is not a White-necked Raven? Very difficult to tell from these photos though.

 

Never even thought of it @Peter Connan just saw big monochrome bird and jumped to conclusions. unfortunately these are the only two shots I have and looking at the bill, I just don't think it is big enough for a raven

[Peter Connan]

They are pretty much the same size according to Wiki, but still, Pied is usually more common and I guess it doesn't really matter which one it is untill you get the other one?

[Dave Williams]

The Gambia is the place for Pied Crows, very easy to find there.

[Galana]

FWIW I think the monochrome bird is a Pied Crow.The tail is quite long in the flying shot and the bill not massive enough..

But  as stated it don't matter at all unless and until the other subject is captured.

[Peter Connan]

Thanks @Galana

[Tdgraves]

On to Kirstenbosch then. The evening before, when we arrived in Cape Town, there was a mass of black clouds and rain, so I was worried that this planned trip would be aborted, but we awoke to better weather, with only intermittent clouds. As it has been so long since we have been to the Cape and never looked at birds before, these are largely all new, in terms of definitely identifying them.

 

28/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f 6.3, 1/500

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f 7.1, 1/2500, EV +1

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f 7.1, 1/640

 

 

342 again) Southern double-collared sunbird

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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, 28/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f 7.1, 1/1000

 

 

343) Brimstone canary

 

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Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, 28/9/18

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 200, f 7.1, 1/640, EV +1

 

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f 5.6, 1/320, EV +1 2/3

 

 

344) Forest canary