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Skukuza in camp, Kruger National Park, 1/2/18

 

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/400

 

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62) Yellow-breasted apalis

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H4-1 Skukuza to Lower Sabie road, Kruger National Park, 1/2/18

 

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/3200

 

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Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/800, EV +1

 

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63) Wailing cisticola

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Near Crocodile bridge, Kruger National Park, 3/2/18

 

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1250, f7.1, 1/1600

 

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64) Montagu's harrier

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Near Crocodile bridge, Kruger National Park, 3/2/18

 

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1250, f7.1, 1/1250, EV +1

 

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Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1250, f7.1, 1/1000, EV +1

 

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65) Juvenile rufous Ovambo sparrowhawk

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and one spotted by the OH!!

 

S29 near Lower Sabie, Kruger National Park, 2/2/18

 

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1250

 

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H9 near Letaba, Kruger National Park, 9/2/18

 

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/500, EV +2/3

 

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66) Levaillant's cuckoo

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S47 near Letaba, Kruger National Park, 8/2/18

 

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

 

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67) Greater painted-snipe

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Skukuza in camp, Kruger National Park, 31/1/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1600, f7.1, 1/500

 

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68) Orange-breasted bush-shrike (juvenile)

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And a bit of a surprising one...

 

Satara in camp, Kruger National Park, 6/2/18

 

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Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/320

 

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69) Kurrichane thrush

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Coming along nicely. More please.

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Peter Connan

Levaillant's Cuckoo and Greater-painted Snipe and you call a Kurrichane Thrush a bit of a surprise? :blink:?

 

? I'm not talking to you anymore.

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Dave Williams

Love those Snipes!

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1 hour ago, Peter Connan said:

Levaillant's Cuckoo and Greater-painted Snipe and you call a Kurrichane Thrush a bit of a surprise? :blink:?

 

? I'm not talking to you anymore.

 

@Peter Connan the surprise is that we have never seen one before - I sssume that they are quite common....

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Peter Connan

They are pretty common in some areas, so yes, that is a bit surprising!

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Thanks to @Galana for pointing out that 64 is not a montagu’s harrier. After further investigation, it turns out that 64 and 65 are in fact the same bird, i.e. a juvenile Ovambo sparrowhawk. The sighting has got the Kruger birders excited....

 

i will renumber when when I next add a bird.

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  • 2 weeks later...

So, onto the not new birds from Kruger...

 

Near Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park, 29/1/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/640, EV +1

 

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69 (again) ) Cinnamon-breasted bunting

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Near Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park, 29/1/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/640

 

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70) Natal spurfowl

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Near Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park, 29/1/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/500

 

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71) Arrow-marked babblers

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Near Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park, 29/1/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 160, f5.6, 1/800

 

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72) Spotted flycatcher

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Near Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park, 29/1/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1600, EV +2/3

 

transitional plumage

 

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Adult in flight

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1250, EV +1/3

 

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73) African harrier-hawk

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Near Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park, 29/1/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/800, EV +1

 

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2/2/18 Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/320, EV +2/3

 

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74) Common (Steppe) buzzard

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Near Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park, 29/1/18

 

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

 

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75) Red-billed oxpecker

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Near Berg-en-Dal, Kruger National Park, 29/1/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/400

 

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76) Red-backed shrike

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Berg-en-Dal in camp, Kruger National Park, 29/1/18

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/640

 

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Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/320, EV +1/3

 

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77) Woodland kingfisher

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Dave Williams

The photos have become a lot more detailed when you have posted the 7D2 one's. Your shots are making me regret selling mine now, kept the 5D3 instead ( but I also have a 1DX2 for faster fps)!

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Thanks @Dave Williams

i’m still Not convinced about it. For close birds/animals yes, but anything further away, I still prefer the 5D3. Having only just finished my Zim TR, I am having a break before embarking on my Kruger TR, but we were not blessed with the weather this year and there were lots of disappointing results as It’s high ISO performance is not good. My hit rate was much lower this time, but this may have been complicated by the fact that the OH bought me a battery grip for Christmas, which made it much heavier...

 

i think that that I would upgrade to the 7D3 when it comes out first, rather than getting a 5D4

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