Zvezda & Alex Part V: The Hare Strikes Back

[xelas]

21 minutes ago, michael-ibk said:

Why not count the White-Breasted Cormorant ("lucidus")?

Because I was following Birds of East Africa by Stevenson&Fanshawe year 2003. Obviously before next trip I will have to get a newer/better book. Any suggestions? And thank you, I have added BY 074 and changed the names!

 

[Galana]

3 hours ago, xelas said:

Any suggestions? And thank you, I have added BY 074 and changed the names!

Good heavens to Betsy @michael-ibk Don't encourage him. He is hard enough to control with his Bulbuls without starting on sub-species of Phalacrocorax carbo or he will be haring off down to the sea seeking Ssp.carbo sinensis as fast as his little legs can carry him.

And I will be looking out of my lounge window too.

[Dave Williams]

Some lovely shots , particularly envious of the Shoebill, it's on my dream list.

[xelas]

10 hours ago, Galana said:

without starting on sub-species of Phalacrocorax carbo

 

And why not?! There are several to chose from, like marrocanus, hanedae, novaehollandiae, and closest to me already mentioned sinensis. But that will only happened ... never. As I am obviously not knowledgeable enough to make a distinction between species, how on Earth I would do so between ssp ? OK, by location. Hmm, is Slovenia in the west of Europe or in the central Europe 

[xelas]

1 minute ago, Dave Williams said:

Some lovely shots , particularly envious of the Shoebill, it's on my dream list.

 

Easy to turn your dreams into reality, just go and visit Uganda ... when int'l travels will open. Shoebills are plenty and easy to find, but a Shining-blue Kingfisher, or a Flufftail , for those you need both much luck and a very good guide.

[xelas]

BY 075 / UG 037

Black-chested Snake Eagle - Circaetus pectoralis

 

Lake Mburo, 29-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 076 / UG 038

Brown Snake Eagle - Circaetus cinereus

 

Lake Mburo, 29-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 077 / UG 039

Western Banded Snake Eagle - Circaetus cinerascens

 

Kibale, 11-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 078 / UG 040

African Marsh Harrier - Circus ranivorus

 

 

Mabamba swamp, 10-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 079 / UG 041

Western Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus

 

Mabamba swamp, 10-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 080 / UG 042

Lizard Buzzard - Kaupifalco monogrammicus

 

QENP - Ishasha sector, 16-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 081 / UG 043

Little Sparrowhawk - Accipiter minullus

 

Bwindi - Buhoma, 19-Feb-2020

 

Entebbe Botanical Garden, 9-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 082 / UG 044

African Harrier-Hawk - Polyboroides typus

 

Entebbe Botanical Garden, 9-Feb-2020

[Peter Connan]

Lovely shot of the Little Sparrowhawk with it's prey!

[xelas]

BY 083 / UG 045

Augur Buzzard - Buteo augur

 

Bwindi - Ruhija, 21-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 084 / UG 046

Mountain Buzzard - Buteo oreophilus

 

Echuya, 24-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY --- / UG 047

Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo

 

Kibale, 12-Feb-2020

[Dave Williams]

Some more crackers there! 

[PeterHG]

Western Banded Snake Eagle with a catch! Well done, Zvezda!

[xelas]

20 minutes ago, PeterHG said:

Western Banded Snake Eagle with a catch! Well done, Zvezda!

 

She gets lucky with snakes in the air!

[xelas]

BY 085 / UG 048

Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax

 

QENP - Kasenyi sector, 14-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 086 / UG 049

Wahlberg's Eagle - Hieraaetus wahlbergi

 

QENP - Ishasha sector, 17-Feb-2020

 

Entebbe Botanical Gardens, 09-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 087 / UG 050

Bateleur - Terathopius ecaudatus

 

QENP - Ishasha sector, 17-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 088 / UG 051

Long-crested Eagle - Lophaetus occipitalis

 

QENP - Kasenyi sector, 14-Feb-2020

[xelas]

BY 089 / UG 052

Martial Eagle - Polemaetus bellicosus

 

QENP - Mweya sector, 16-Feb-2020