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Posted

Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1250, f7.1, 1/4000, EV +2/3

 

51884744992_ab7581a367_k.jpg7T4A8395a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

41) Amur falcon

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Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1250, f7.1, 1/800

 

51885714526_e11192dd39_k.jpg7T4A8397a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 2000, f5.6, 1/320, EV +1

 

51886020674_4a10d1b650_k.jpg7T4A8255a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

42) Fiscal flycatcher

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Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 2000, f5.6, 1/640

 

51884710817_8ed50ca6f2_k.jpg7T4A8136a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/2500

 

51885792318_f80db145d3_k.jpg7T4A8385a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

43) Long-tailed widowbird

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Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1250, f6.3, 1/3200

 

51886009459_9f3dd3b444_k.jpg7T4A8194a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/2500

 

51886346575_b1fb9db439_k.jpg7T4A8247a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

44) Red-collared widowbird

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Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 7D mark II 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/200

 

51904313097_6321bb9494_k.jpgJ19A6390 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

45) Karoo thrush (apologies for the DOF issue :angry:)

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Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 4000, f5.6, 1/640

 

51886365820_e0644f019f_k.jpg7T4A8403a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

46) Grey lourie (I have never seen them behave like this before....)

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Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/8000

 

51884733857_0dbc8abb02_k.jpg7T4A8279a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

47) Cape white-eye 

Edited by Tdgraves
better photo
Posted

Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1000

 

51885719606_5c200142ab_k.jpg7T4A8456a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

48) Western cattle egret

Posted

Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1000

 

51886044234_e34de32848_k.jpg7T4A8459a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

49) Common myna

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Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/500

 

51886369525_f4950e1293_k.jpg7T4A8449a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

50) Common ostrich

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Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa, 29/1/22 

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 5000, f5.6, 1/1250

 

51885715681_9450ea7db3_k.jpg7T4A8414a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/4000

 

51885795383_a3e1be4f1e_k.jpg7T4A8438a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

51) Amethyst sunbird

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I think that is it for Rietvlei. I have an unidentified weaver which is probably a duplicate from KNP and a juvenile drongo that I will post with an adult from KNP (when I get around to it!). We identified 50 species in all, which is probably a bit low for the time of year (no gulls, no korhaan etc)

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Still a satisfying harvest from the Rietvlei reserve, with some good species! Don’t you think #40 may be a Black-headed Heron ?

Posted

Stunning shot of the Sunbird.

 

Agree with Peter. 

Posted

Impressive batch from Rietvlei - I often feel like I´m the only BYer who has never been there. Killer shots of the Kite!

Posted
1 hour ago, PeterHG said:

Still a satisfying harvest from the Rietvlei reserve, with some good species! Don’t you think #40 may be a Black-headed Heron ?


you’re absolutely correct @PeterHG I had it written down as that, but never look at my list whilst posting! I guess if I only posted in batches, a few at a time I may have also noticed. I think I’ll have to find one locally as I don’t recall seeing one in KNP….

 

1 hour ago, Peter Connan said:

Stunning shot of the Sunbird.


Which one?

 

1 hour ago, michael-ibk said:

Impressive batch from Rietvlei - I often feel like I´m the only BYer who has never been there. Killer shots of the Kite!


you must put it on your list! Very convenient to do on the last day of a trip as it is literally half an hour from the airport…

Posted

A nice bunch of birds. I had to laugh at your Pied Crow.:D

Congratulations on your half century with or without the BH Heron.

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Thanks @Galana they laughed at me as well, but many a BY has passed when I have seen them with no photographic evidence, usually as you are on the motorway….

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1 hour ago, Tdgraves said:

Thanks @Galana they laughed at me as well, but many a BY has passed when I have seen them with no photographic evidence, usually as you are on the motorway….

 

Exactly! I also confused people because I asked our guide to stop in the middle of a city just to get a Pied!

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Well done on reaching 50 with a beautiful Ostrich among the flowers

Posted (edited)

Thanks @TonyQ shot of the day….

Edited by Tdgraves
Typo - damn autocorrect
Posted
On 2/26/2022 at 6:06 PM, michael-ibk said:

I often feel like I´m the only BYer who has never been there.

And that is so easily to correct :D.

 

@Tdgraves, your Rietvlei collection is quite extensive. With excellent photos. I am looking forward to see what Kruger has delivered.

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Curious, I scrolled back to the Ostriches and by heck, I loved those flowers  ~ with sunbirds attached.:D

Posted

Thanks @Galana and @xelas you may be in for a bit of a wait….

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Also liked the Ostriches among the pink flowers!

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