Tdgraves big year 2019

[Galana]

Have a great trip to Kruger. A leopard would rather have an Impala ahead than a Tortoise. Enjoy.

[Tdgraves]

14 minutes ago, Galana said:

Have a great trip to Kruger. A leopard would rather have an Impala ahead than a Tortoise. Enjoy.

 

Thanks @Galana an impala would like to see a leopard in the Kruger 

 

at at least the migrants won’t be there.....

[Zim Girl]

Well done on the Treecreeper,  and have a great time in the Kruger.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @Zim Girl

 

i Was double pleased as I thought I had spotted a goldcrest which then lead me to the tree creeper and it was only when I got home that I confirmed that it was a goldcrest as well!

[Peter Connan]

21 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

 

Thanks @Galana an impala would like to see a leopard in the Kruger 

 

 

Is this on the same basis as the old Western saying to the effect that it's not the Indian you see that you need to worry about?

[Tdgraves]

No, I literally meant it’d be nice if we saw a leopard when we are there!

[Galana]

15 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

it’d be nice if we saw a leopard when we are there!

I am sure you will and send good wishes.

[Kitsafari]

On 8/22/2019 at 2:32 AM, Tdgraves said:

No, I literally meant it’d be nice if we saw a leopard when we are there!

 

 

i'm sure you will too! and have a great trip. 

[Tdgraves]

Can I ask if you agree that this distant speck could be a curlew sandpiper? It is the only shot of it that I have, unless @Peter Connan has another (before the hide with the snipe/flamingoes)....

 

 

[michael-ibk]

I´d rather say (juv.) Little Stint but might be too early for that one down South - when was the photo taken?

[Tdgraves]

7 minutes ago, michael-ibk said:

I´d rather say (juv.) Little Stint but might be too early for that one down South - when was the photo taken?

 

31/8/19 zibulo

[michael-ibk]

Hm, the Robert´s app says first record of a juvenile in the area is 30/8. So that would be a very early one. But it does seem to have the white stripes on the back typical for juv. LSs. But OTOH, it could be an adult still (more or less) in its breeding plumage, so that would fit as well and better match the timing.

[PeterHG]

I do agree it looks like a Little Stint rather than a Curlew Sandpiper

[Galana]

Little Stint gets my vote too. Sorry.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks all and no problem, that was my first thought and it will count either way...

[Tdgraves]

11 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

Thanks all and no problem, that was my first thought and it will count either way...

 

But of course it doesn’t, as I saw a little stint in Sri Lanka...

[Galana]

Just now, Tdgraves said:

But of course it doesn’t, as I saw a little stint in Sri Lanka..

[Tdgraves]

En route to the Kruger, we had a lovely morning out in Zibulo with @Peter Connan and his OH, even if the clouds (and birds) did not comply...given that it is in the heart of coal mining country, there is not a wealth of accommodation choices nearby, but we were able to get a self-catering unit in the Fortis hotel in Evander, a 30 min drive away, with the added bonus of freezing our supplies and keeping the rest chilled. They do offer normal rooms and have a restaurant, which we did not test.`

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/640

 

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/1600

 

 

276) Cape wagtail

[Tdgraves]

Zibulo bird hides, South Africa, 31/8/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/800, EV -1/3

 

 

277) White-fronted swallow

[Tdgraves]

Zibulo bird hides, South Africa, 31/8/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/1000

 

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1600

 

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1600

 

 

278) Red-knobbed coot

[Tdgraves]

Zibulo bird hides, South Africa, 31/8/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/800

 

 

279) Blacksmith lapwing

[Tdgraves]

Zibulo bird hides, South Africa, 31/8/19

 

Male

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/2000

 

 

 

Female

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 250, f6.3, 1/1600

 

 

280) Southern masked weaver

[Tdgraves]

Zibulo bird hides, South Africa, 31/8/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/640

 

 

281) Malachite kingfisher (unfortunately not improved upon in KNP)

[Tdgraves]

Zibulo bird hides, South Africa, 31/8/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/800

 

 

282) Steppe buzzard

[Tdgraves]

Zibulo bird hides, South Africa, 31/8/19

 

Canon 5D mark iv, 100-400 mm mark ii, ISO 800, f6.3, 1/800

 

 

283) Red-capped lark