PeterHG's fifth attempt

[PeterHG]

42 (SA 37). Wood Sandpiper. Marievale, January.

 

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43 (SA 38). Purple Heron. Marievale, January.

 

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44 (SA 39). Goliath Heron. Marievale, January

 

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45 (SA 40) Black Heron. Marievale, January

 

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46 (SA 41) Squacco Heron. Marievale, January.

 

 

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47 (SA 42) Glossy Ibis. Marievale, January

 

[PeterHG]

I'll come back to South Africa in a moment, but just after we got home in February, this rarity was spotted a few hundred metres from our home.....

 

48. Bohemian Waxwing. Amersfoort, February

 

[TonyQ]

Excellent start to your South Africa collection. I love the Widowbirds, and the Ostrich.

The Waxwing from your local area is beautiful.

[Kitsafari]

That's, a very attractive waxwing.

[xelas]

Birding and photographing with @Peter Connan is always spectacular. As is the Waxwing.

[PeterHG]

Thanks, @TonyQ, @Kitsafari and @xelas (good to see you back and hope to see some photos soon!)

 

49 (SA 43). Greater Flamingo. Marievale, January

 

 

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50 (SA 44) Cape Shoveler. Marievale, January

 

 

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51 (SA 45) Red-knobbed Coot. Marievale, January

 

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52 (SA 46) Yellow-billed Duck. Marievale, January

 

 

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53 (SA 47). White-throated Swallow. Marievale, January

 

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54 (SA 48) Southern Masked Weaver. Marievale, January

 

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55 (SA 49) Egyptian Goose. Marievale, January. Seen almost  every day on all locations. Also quite common in our country nowadays.

 

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56 (SA 50). Pin-tailed Whydah. Marievale, January.

 

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57 (SA 51) Black Headed heron. Marievale, January

 

[PeterHG]

58 (SA 52). Cattle Egret. Marievale, January.

 

[Peter Connan]

It looks like we were at Marievale on different days Peter. Your photos are magnificent whereas mine are nearly all rubbish!

[PeterHG]

2 hours ago, Peter Connan said:

whereas mine are nearly all rubbish!

This surely cannot be true, Peter? I remember quite a few shots you managed to grab that looked very good.

[Galana]

Great shots as always and congrats on the half century.

Nice Waxwing too. They are getting scarcer as 'our' normal influx has not happened for two winters now.

More please.

[PeterHG]

59 (SA 53) Brown-throated Martin. Marievale, January

 

[PeterHG]

60 (SA 54) Black Heron. Marievale, January. We did see the 'umbrella' display, but the light was not good enough for any decent photos.