PeterHG's fifth attempt

[PeterHG]

75 (SA 69) Yellow-billed Stork. Kruger, February. Taken at the Sunset Dam near Lower Sabie restcamp.

 

 

[TonyQ]

A superb collection from South Africa, beautiful photos.

[shazdwn]

Some great additions, especially that ground hornbill shot

[Galana]

Great photos.

[Soukous]

High quality stuff as always @PeterHG 

I particularly like the Green Wood Hoopoe as I know how hard they are to get close to.

[Kitsafari]

beautiful additions. The indigobird is stunning. 

[PeterHG]

Thank you, @TonyQ, @shazdwn, @Galana@sou, @Soukous and @Kitsafari

 

76 (SA 70) Three-banded Plover. Kruger. Seen several times, both in the Kruger NP and Marievale.

 

[PeterHG]

77 (SA 71). Common Sandpiper. Sunset Dam, Kruger.

 

[PeterHG]

78 (SA 72) White- crowned Lapwing. Also at the Sunset Dam, near Lower Sabie.

 

Edited March 15, 2020 by PeterHG

[Galana]

Very nice. I may have said this previously but I cannot understand why they chose the name "Crowned" for a bird having larger Wattles than the "Wattled!"

[xelas]

Lovely photos, @PeterHG. Only one correction, #78 / SA72 is White-crowned Lapwing - Vanellus albiceps. Important because there is also Crowned Lapwing - Vanellus coronatus.

 

@Galana, am I learning or not ?!

Edited March 15, 2020 by xelas

[Galana]

13 minutes ago, xelas said:

@Galana, am I learning or not ?!

You are learning.

[PeterHG]

Thanks, @xelas, of course it is! I can't think why I mistyped that. I really would not want to bother anyone with a Vanellus Coronatus in these troubled times

[Soukous]

16 hours ago, Galana said:

I cannot understand why they chose the name "Crowned" for a bird having larger Wattles than the "Wattled!"

 

I have wondered this many times. Possibly the Wattled was already named and so when another Lapwing (or was it Plover, for that's what it used to be) appeared with even bigger wattles they had to come up with a different name. But then there are many instances of bird naming that me wonder.  

[Galana]

14 minutes ago, Soukous said:

Lapwing (or was it Plover, for that's what it used to be)

Don't get me started on that topic.

I was brought up on Lapwings and Peewits and Pyewipes. Never heard of Green Plover let alone "Northern Lapwing"!  I am actually in favour of and understand the split between Vanellus and Charadrius but where does that leave Pluvialis?

Better give @PeterHG his page back.

[Dave Williams]

On 3/11/2020 at 8:27 PM, Galana said:

Do keep up Mr Tortoise!

 

Looks like a cousin, not me at all!

 

[PeterHG]

I'm glad you kept my thread alive, while I was idling at home

 

80 (SA 74) Green-winged Pytilia. Kruger

 

[PeterHG]

81 (SA 75). Lappet-faced Vulture. Kruger. We managed to see quite a few and they were always impressive.

 

[PeterHG]

82 (SA 76). Red-backed Shrike. Kruger. Rare in our country but very common in the Kruger NP.

 

[PeterHG]

83 (SA 77). Wahlberg's Eagle. Kruger. Not uncommon at all in the Kruger NP.

 

[PeterHG]

84 (SA 78). Steppe Buzzard. Kruger. Only seen a few times.

 

[PeterHG]

85 (SA 79). Magpie Shrike. Kruger. 

 

 

[PeterHG]

86 (SA 80). Long-tailed Paradise Whydah. Kruger

 

[PeterHG]

87 (SA 81). Jacobin Cuckoo.Kruger  One of four five different cuckoo species we saw.

 

[PeterHG]

88 (SA 82). Violet-backed Starling. Kruger. In my view one of the most beautiful starlings.