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What will almost certainly be a quiet little year - Soukous 2019


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2 hours ago, Soukous said:

75. Black-bellied Bustard - Eupodotis melanogaster

Nope!

At the risk of offending @wilddog , and in memory of another great birder Eric Morecambe, you could try "Bollards!".:D

Save the more common Black-bellied for later but what you have posted are nice photos of the NE African endemic Hartlaubii. Keep the point as it's Hartlaub's Bustard.

Nice obliging Courser.

Looking at your photos I wonder if you were in the same area as another correspondent of mine whose pictures carry a lot of commonality of location and times?

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.. And could I ask you all to take care with spelling when typing 'Bustard' :P ;) :D I am a woman of great sensibilities... Not. 

 

How common is the Hartlaub? 

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13 minutes ago, wilddog said:

How common is the Hartlaub? 

 

A bird that doesn't overdo the fake tan and wear curlers in public for starters:o

 

Superb photography Martin. 

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 Curlers? 😂

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Lots of great photos again in the last bunch @Soukous

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1 hour ago, wilddog said:

 Curlers? 😂

Some of us can remember them.

@Dave Williams The tortoise forgot to mention the headscarf, hairnet and drooping Woodbine in the corner of her mouth.

Real common as muck!:P

It displaces the BBB in those areas where wearing curlers is more the norm such as in Rhyll and Llandudno on a Friday night!:o

However to the legitimate question/answer..Not "uncommon" where it occurs in dry bushland. Serenget/Ndutu is the southern limit of its range up through Kenya to parts of Ethiopia and even Sudan.

 

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Sadly I can remember rollers too :( but never in the street. And the Woodbines...classic image.

 

Thanks for the info on The Hautlaub 

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Excuse the interruption Martin, sat in Liverpool airport i was astounded to see that there were some females in the departure lounge wearing their curlers/rollers call them whatever ready to board the flight to Ibiza. All set to party. Must be my age but I was glad I wasn't on the flight too.

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On 5/3/2019 at 11:49 AM, Galana said:

Nope!

At the risk of offending @wilddog , and in memory of another great birder Eric Morecambe, you could try "Bollards!".:D

Save the more common Black-bellied for later but what you have posted are nice photos of the NE African endemic Hartlaubii. Keep the point as it's Hartlaub's Bustard.

Nice obliging Courser.

Looking at your photos I wonder if you were in the same area as another correspondent of mine whose pictures carry a lot of commonality of location and times?

 

and there was innocent little me thinking the Sex Pistols had established that 'bollocks' was acceptable. :rolleyes:

apparently in their context it simple means 'rubbish'

 

@Galana entirely possible. I am pretty sure there were other people on safari in Ndutu at the same time. Not that I talked to any of them. Maybe I should have and got my IDs sorted out. :wacko:

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81, African Hawk Eagle - Hieraaetus spilogaster

Ndutu, Tanzania. Feb 2019

 

African Hawk Eagle

 

African Hawk Eagle

 

African Hawk Eagle

 

 

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82. Fischer's Lovebird - Agapornis fischeri

Ndutu, Tanzani. Feb 2019

 

I'll admit to a bit of overkill here, but I just love these little birds and they are one that I am always thrilled to see.

Fischer's Lovebirds

 

 

Fischer's Lovebird

 

Fischer's Lovebird

 

Fischer's Lovebird

 

Fischer's Lovebirds

 

 

 

 

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83. Yellow-throated Longclaw - Macronyx croceus

Ndutu, Tanzania. Feb 2019

 

Yellow-throated Longclaw

 

 

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84. White-bellied Bustard - Eupdotis senegalensis

Ndutu, Tanzania. Feb 2019

 

White-bellied Bustard

 

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85. Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse - Pterocles exustus

Ndutu, Tanzania. Feb 2019

 

male

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (m)

 

female

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (f)

 

 

 

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86. Fischer's Sparrow-Lark - Eremopterix leucopareia

Ndutu, Tanzania. Feb 2019

 

Fischer's Sparrow Lark

 

 

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87. Greater Kestrel - Falco rupicoloides

Ndutu, Tanzania. Feb 2019

 

Greater Kestrel

 

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1 hour ago, Soukous said:

87. Greater Kestrel - Falco rupicoloides

Hmmm. Funny that you mentioned the Sexpistols.  They were  a Rock group too.

 

3 hours ago, Soukous said:

I am pretty sure there were other people on safari in Ndutu at the same time.

Yes. It is hardly a place that qualifies for Lonely Planet. My friends, two American couples 'seniors'. Seen their photos and the similarity is so striking you could be in the same vehicle.

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Beautiful set of images, @Soukous ,

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1 hour ago, Galana said:

Hmmm. Funny that you mentioned the Sexpistols.  They were  a Rock group too.

 

 

Seriously? I'd use far worst words than bollocks to describe the Sex Pistols. Even when I could listen to punk music they were awful.

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Seriously? does this mean you think it is a Rock Kestrel? Or am I over thinking it?

Surely a Rock Kestrel has a grey head and, although this does resemble a juvenile Rock Kestrel, there should be a lot more white around the eye.

Some clarification please Sensei.

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4 hours ago, Soukous said:

Even when I could listen to punk music they were awful.

Here was I thinking you were a fan. I could not even quote them like you did.

 

4 hours ago, Soukous said:

Seriously? does this mean you think it is a Rock Kestrel?

Jip! My money is on your bird being an Imm. female Common/Rock.

Reasons:- The breast and belly in Gtr is very red and much 'streakier'. Gtr of all plumages do not have falcon moustache/malar stripe. Your bird has.   Gtr does not have 'light' patch cheek. Your bird does.

That's just my view of course.;)

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10 hours ago, Galana said:

Here was I thinking you were a fan. I could not even quote them like you did.

 

 

To be a music fan you need to know what IS NOT music. :ph34r: Could any of them actually play an instrument? I seem to recall that they boasted they could not.

 

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10 hours ago, Galana said:

Jip! My money is on your bird being an Imm. female Common/Rock.

Reasons:- The breast and belly in Gtr is very red and much 'streakier'. Gtr of all plumages do not have falcon moustache/malar stripe. Your bird has.   Gtr does not have 'light' patch cheek. Your bird does.

That's just my view of course.;)

 

I really must get it into my head that the illustrations in field guides are not exact, but usually have features exaggerated. I was looking for a much more distinctive malar stripe and cheek patch.

Looking more closely at the two birds I now notice that the tail barring is also quite different. 

Thank you, as always, for the education. It is much appreciated.

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88. Silverbird - Empidornis semipartitus

Ndutu, Tanzania. Feb 2019

 

This one was another first for me. I've probably seen them before but this was the first one I managed to photograph

 

Silverbird

 

Silverbird

 

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89. Coqui Francolin - Francolinus coqui

Ndutu, Tanzania. Feb 2019

 

Coqui Francolin

 

Coqui Francolin

 

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90. Black-chested Snake Eagle - Circaetus Pectoralis

Ndutu, tanzania. Feb 2019

 

Black-chested Snake Eagle

 

Black-chested Snake Eagle

 

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