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Some fabulous sights and captures. Love the breeding plumage shots of some species before they return to dull LBJ's. I think of them all the Wryneck I would put top of my wish list, after the BW Kite of course!!

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Skukuza in camp, KNP, South Africa, 19/1/22   Canon 7D Mark II, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/400   J19A2453 by tdgraves, on Flickr   Canon 7D Mark II, 100-400 Mark I

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Some lovely shots - for what it's worth my pick is the second photo of the long-tailed Widowbird

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47 minutes ago, lmSA84 said:

Some lovely shots - for what it's worth my pick is the second photo of the long-tailed Widowbird


thanks @lmSA84 I like that one too!

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liking that ostrich in pretty pink. :)  

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A replacement for the misidentified no. 40, we did see a grey heron in the KNP...

 

Sunset Dam, KNP, South Africa, 22/1/22

 

51928399536_eb3e4c49d9_k.jpg7T4A6520a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

51929029405_43d6568e8e_k.jpg7T4A6530a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

To prove the ID...

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/1000

 

51928399431_5ee4ae8b8b_k.jpg7T4A6527a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

40) Grey Heron

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Slowly getting the photos processed. Starting at the beginning, rather than trawling everything...

 

Berg-en-Dal in camp, KNP, South Africa, 16/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 4000, f5.6, 1/320, EV +2/3

 

51928399626_1a5552c69c_k.jpg7T4A4899a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

52) Retz's helmetshrike

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Berg-en-Dal in camp, KNP, South Africa, 16/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2000, EV +2/3

 

51928489078_c497e2629a_k.jpg7T4A4739a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53) African fish eagle

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Berg-en-Dal in camp, KNP, South Africa, 16/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/2500, EV +2/3

 

51929031110_8edaacf804_k.jpg7T4A4766a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

54) Hadeda ibis

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Berg-en-Dal in camp, KNP, South Africa, 16/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/640, EV +1 2/3

 

51928400941_11e871dbc4_k.jpg7T4A4798a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

55) Black-crowned night heron

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Berg-en-Dal in camp, KNP, South Africa, 16/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1000

 

51929030845_469582223b_k.jpg7T4A4822 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

56) Brown-headed parrot

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Berg-en-Dal in camp, KNP, South Africa, 16/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1250

 

51928399776_908a998d48_k.jpg7T4A4873a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

57) Speckled mousebird

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Berg-en-Dal in camp, KNP, South Africa, 16/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 4000, f5.6, 1/640, EV +1

 

51927425067_3bd3477486_k.jpg7T4A4859a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 4000, f5.6, 1/800, EV +1

 

51928400386_4c402d4025_k.jpg7T4A4855a by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

58) Trumpeter hornbill

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Great photos of the Trumpeter Hornbill! Berg-en-Dal was also on our itinerary, should we have gone. Did you like your stay there?

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Thanks @PeterHG always good birding in camp and usually good sightings there as well…

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Fantastic shot of the heron landing on the hippo, bravo

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That hornbill close-up ... just fantastic!

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Excellent shots all round. We only stayed in B-E-D for one night in late September. Highlight was the Brown Headed Parrot but there wasn't a lot other to be seen then.

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8 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

Excellent shots all round. We only stayed in B-E-D for one night in late September. Highlight was the Brown Headed Parrot but there wasn't a lot other to be seen then.

Sorry to hear that Dave, it is usually a good bet for purple crested turaco, although admittedly we have only been in September once and are mostly there in Jan...

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Skukuza in camp, KNP, South Africa, 18/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/1600

 

51931165002_212638fec1_k.jpg7T4A5381 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

59) Green-backed cameroptera

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Skukuza in camp, KNP, South Africa, 18/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/640

 

51932475299_3c3c357d45_k.jpg7T4A5390 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

60) Black-collared barbet

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Skukuza in camp, KNP, South Africa, 18/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/800

 

51932145011_94f8f764a6_k.jpg7T4A5364 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

61) White-browed scrub-robin

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Skukuza in camp, KNP, South Africa, 18/1/22

 

Canon 5D Mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/800

 

51932222308_ace299b25c_k.jpg7T4A5376 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

62) White-bellied sunbird

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