Zvezda & Alex 4th time: Just birdin'

[xelas]

This one is an iconic African colourful bird that should not be missed in any such retrospective. Although this time around, they were not that cooperative.

 

BY 128 / SA 083

Lillac-breasted Roller - Coracias caudatus

 

 

iMfolozi Park, 9-Feb-2019

[xelas]

The European cousin must have understood that we had covered a great distance to see him.

 

BY 129 / SA 084

European Roller - Coracias garrulus

 

 

Hluhluwe Park, 10-Feb-2019

[xelas]

Gloomy weather today in Slovenia so lets bring some more vivid colours to our lives!

 

 

BY 130 / SA 085

Brown-hooded Kingfisher - Halcyon albiventris

 

 

Mkhuze Game Reserve - 2-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 131 / SA 086

Striped Kingfisher - Halcyon chelicuti

 

 

iMfolozi Park, 9-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 132 / SA 087

Malachite Kingfisher - Corythornis cristata

 

 

Royal Natal NP, 13-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 133 / SA 088

Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis

 

 

Zibulo, 17-Feb-2019

[xelas]

Good morning, both Peters! No weather for birding also on your locations ?? Then let me add more of the colourful ones to bright up the day .

 

 

BY 134 / SA 089

Little Bee-eater - Merops pusillus

 

 

iMfolozi Park, 8-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 135 / SA 090

White-fronted Bee-eater - Merops bullockoides

 

 

iMfolozi Park, 9-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 136 / SA 091

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - Merops persicus

 

 

Mkhuze Game Reserve, 4-Feb-2019

[Peter Connan]

No, but it looks like the sun might come out later!

 

Lovely colourful birds!

[xelas]

BY 137 / SA 092

European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster

 

 

Mkhuze Game Reserve, 2-Feb-2019

[xelas]

Hopefully it will, @Peter Connan. A brief delay on here as there must be a pheasant very near, as I hear him calling.

[PeterHG]

Thank you @xelas! This is exactly the kind of splash of colour I needed this morning. Very dull here, too. Beautiful mix of both resident and migrant Rollers and Bee-eaters!

[Galana]

I also need a splash of colour to brighten the skies after some horrible rain on Thursday.

Thanks and compliments on the IDs and quality of shots.

[xelas]

Moving forward, to another #100.

 

BY 138 / SA 093

African Hoopoe - Upupa africana

 

 

Royal Natal NP, 13-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 139 / SA 094

Green Wood Hoopoe - Phoeniculus purpureus

 

 

juvenile

 

Kempton Park, 16-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 140 / SA 095

Common Scimitarbill - Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

 

 

Mkhuze Game Reserve, 4-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 141 / SA 096

Crowned Hornbill - Lophoceros alboterminatus

 

 

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, 6-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 142 / SA 097

Trumpeter Hornbill - Bycanistes bucinator

 

 

juvenile

 

Hluhluwe Park, 11-Feb-2019

[xelas]

As Liverpool played yesterday, today's PL afternoon has no interest to me, thus I can continue posting of South African birds.

 

 

BY 143 / SA 098

Acacia Pied Barbet - Tricholaema leucomelas

 

 

iMfolozi Park, 8-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 144 / SA 099

White-eared Barbet - Stactolaema leucotis

 

 

iMfolozi Park, 8-Feb-2019

[xelas]

Reaching another #100, this time of South African origin.

 

BY 145 / SA 100

Crested Barbet - Trachyphonus vaillantii

 

 

Royal Natal NP, 14-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 146 / SA 101

Black-collared Barbet - Lybius torquatus

 

 

Mkhuze Game Reserve, 2-Feb-2019

[xelas]

BY 147 / SA 102

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird - Pogoniulus bilineatus

 

 

iSimangaliso Wetland Park, 7-Feb-2019

[michael-ibk]

Ah, now you are at the best part of the book! Beautifuly collection of my (everybody´s?) favourite bird families.