Zvezda & Alex 4th time: Just birdin'

[Galana]

Great waders.

[michael-ibk]

Agree, beautiful shots there. I see we will overlap quite a bit with our species from Southern Africa. 

[xelas]

Those at iSamngaliso Wetland park were taken at huge distance. I am looking forward to see if Seewinkel will get them closer to the lens.

[xelas]

BY 110 / SA 065

Caspian Tern - Hydroprogne caspia

 

 

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, 5-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 111 / SA 066

Swift Tern - Thalasseus bergii

 

 

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, 7-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 112 / SA 067

Sandwich Tern - Thalasseus sandvicensis

 

 

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, 7-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 113 / SA 068

Whiskered Tern - Chlidonias hybrida

 

 

Zibulo, 17-Feb-2019

[xelas]

Moving away from water. First a set of easily photographed birds.

 

BY 114 / SA 069
Ring-necked Dove - Streptopelia capicola
 

 

Mkhuze Game Reserve, 2-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 115 / SA 070
Red-eyed Dove - Streptopelia semitorquata
 

 

Kempton Park, 15-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 116 / SA 071
Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis
 

 

Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, 16-Feb-2019
 

[xelas]

BY 117 / SA 072
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove - Turtur chalcospilos
 

 

Mkhuze Game Reserve, 3-Feb-2019
 

[xelas]

BY 118 / SA 073
African Green Pigeon - Treron calvus
 

 

iMfolozi Park, 8-Feb-2019
 

[xelas]

A few more large and colourful birds, for your enjoyment!

 

BY 119 / SA 074
Livingstone' Turaco - Tauraco livingstonii
 

 

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, 7-Feb-2019
 

[xelas]

BY 120 / SA 075
Purple-crested Turaco - Tauraco porphyreolophus
 

 

Hluhluwe Park, 11-Feb-2019
 

[xelas]

BY 121 / SA 076
Grey Go-away-bird - Corythaixoides concolor
 

 

Kempton Park, 16-Feb-2019
 

[xelas]

BY 122 /  SA 077
Burchell's Coucal - Centropus burchelii
 

 

Mkhuze Game Reserve, 3-Feb-2019
 

[xelas]

BY 123 / SA 078
Diederik Cuckoo - Chrysococcyx caprius
 

 

Zibulo, 17-Feb-2019
 

[xelas]

BY 124 / SA 079
Red-chested Cuckoo - Cuculus solitarius
 

immature

 

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, 7-Feb-2019
 

[PeterHG]

Beautiful set of Turaco's, @xelas!

[Peter Connan]

Great shots, and a Livingstone's! Wow!

[Galana]

All the above. Your birding is improving every trip. I can see you will prove a great asset next February. As @Peter Connan. "WoW"

[xelas]

Why are Swifts placed between Nightjarss and Mousebirds, and not with Saw-wings and Swallows?1

 

 

BY 125 / SA 080

White-rumped Swift - Apus caffer

 

 

Zibulo, 17-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 126 / SA 081

Speckled Mousebird - Colius striatus

 

 

Walter Sisulu Botanical Garden, 16-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 127 / SA 082

Red-faced Mousebird - Urocolius indicus

 

 

iMfolozi Park, 9-Feb-2019

[Galana]

1 hour ago, xelas said:

Why are Swifts placed between Nightjarss and Mousebirds, and not with Saw-wings and Swallows?

Not totally sure but it is something to do with their place in the evolutionary process. On the other hand it could be just to puzzle us mere mortals which it certainly does.