PC's apologetically late and small year.

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Kitsafari

[Peter Connan]

42) Brown Snake-eagle

 

Bruinslangarend

 

Circaetus cinereus

 

10 August, Slangarend

[Peter Connan]

43) Black-backed Puffback

 

Sneeubal

 

Dryoscopus cubla

 

8 February, Marafika

 

 

9 & 10 August, Marafika

[michael-ibk]

The first Puffback is great Peter!

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @michael-ibk

[Peter Connan]

44) Swaynson's Spurfowl

 

Bosveldfisant

 

Pternistes swainsonii

 

10 August, Marafika

[Peter Connan]

Edit: Long-billed Crombec. Already posted as no. 21

 

 

6 August, Marafika

Edited November 24, 2020 by Peter Connan

[Peter Connan]

45) White-backed Vulture

 

Witrugaasvoel

 

Gyps africanus

 

 

8 August, Marafika

Edited November 24, 2020 by Peter Connan

[Peter Connan]

46) Lilac-breasted Roller

 

Gewone Troupant

 

Coracias caudata

 

 

 

6 August, Marafika

Edited November 24, 2020 by Peter Connan

[Towlersonsafari]

see now you are just showing off @Peter Connan!!!!!  lovely photos

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Towlersonsafari. Good light is good light, especially on a Lilac-breasted Roller!

[Tdgraves]

@Peter Connanyour tchagra is a Crombec

[PeterHG]

Great photos of the Roller!

 

[Galana]

1 hour ago, Tdgraves said:

your tchagra is a Crombec

I tend to agree. Bill was wrong, leg and eye colour wrong. No tail. I could not see that being a Tchagra but could not see what it was.

 

With @Tdgraves's guidance I would go for Long-billed Crombec despite a huge size difference.

[Kitsafari]

stunning roller. I didn't realise how green their crowns are (since I've never taken such close-ups before) which your photos show clearly

[Peter Connan]

21 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

@Peter Connanyour tchagra is a Crombec

Of course and thanks.

 

Thanks @PeterHG, @Galana and @Kitsafari

Edited November 24, 2020 by Peter Connan

[TonyQ]

A stunning Roller, and the Puffback is beautiful.

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @TonyQ

 

47) Yellow-breasted Apalis

 

Geelborskleinjantjie

 

Apalis flavida

 

 

6 August, Marafika

[Peter Connan]

And a new bird for me:

 

48) Barred Owlet

 

Gebande Uil

 

Glaucidium capense

 

 

9 August, Marafika

 

And that's it for this trip.

[Tdgraves]

Lovely owlet @Peter Connan

no sparrows or greater blue eared starlings???

[Galana]

Great Barred Owlet. A trip stealer.

[xelas]

Crazy good photos, @Peter Connan! 

[Peter Connan]

Thanks @Tdgraves, @xelasand @Galana

 

Tracy, no no Greater Blue-eared.

 

Now, this is a bit weird because I am showing the pictures in a sort of a reverse order, but I did not take them in reverse order. You may have noticed that a few of the photos have dates in February. I have been to this property twice this year, and the first time (which was just a weekend in Feb) I got a pretty nice portrait of Grey-headed Sparrow, so when I was there in August, I didn't take any shots of those, as the opportunities presented were all inferior to that first photo.

 

A long-winded way of saying Grey-headed is coming up later. Cape also, but that was taken here at home after the hard drive failure.

[Zim Girl]

Lovely picture of the owlet!

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Zim Girl