Sharon's 4th Year

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21 - Green-backed Camaroptera - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

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22 - Brown-necked Parrot (at least that's what eBird calls it, our guide called it a grey-headed parrot) - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

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23 - Hadada Ibis - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

Edited February 5, 2023 by shazdwn

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24 - Red-faced Mousebird - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

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25 - White-fronted Bee-eater - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

[BRACQUENE]

Great sequence of photos even if the conditions were as challenging as in Brussels this morning 

[xelas]

Well done, Sharon!

[Dave Williams]

Nice start Sharon!

Is your Common Bulbul not a Dark-capped Bulbul? Confused? I am !

They look identical but seems "they" separated the species at some stage without sending me a personal notification so I was surprised to find my South African Bulbul seen last year was no longer a Common one.

[TonyQ]

A great start to your African trip

[shazdwn]

26 - Black Heron - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

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27 - Little Egret - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

[shazdwn]

On 2/5/2023 at 11:33 PM, Dave Williams said:

Nice start Sharon!

Is your Common Bulbul not a Dark-capped Bulbul? Confused? I am !

They look identical but seems "they" separated the species at some stage without sending me a personal notification so I was surprised to find my South African Bulbul seen last year was no longer a Common one.

 

@Dave Williamsto be honest this is something that confused me the whole time I was in Africa, your question seems to clarify the matter.  What appeared to me to be the same bird was variously called common bulbul or dark-capped bulbul by different guides, I wasn't sure which was which or if it was two different species at all.  I'm pretty much relying on the Merlin ap for my bird ID so went with common as that is what is says occurs in Vic Falls, but I will edit now to dark-capped.  Does that mean then that the ones I saw in Kenya are common bulbuls and therefore another species?

[shazdwn]

28 - Swainson's Spurfowl - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

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29 - Ring-necked Dove - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

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20 - Red-backed Shrike - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

[TonyQ]

Great to see the Black Heron doing its thing!

[Dave Williams]

Count the two Bulbuls if you are in two different places in my opinion Sharon

[shazdwn]

On 2/19/2023 at 9:58 PM, Dave Williams said:

Count the two Bulbuls if you are in two different places in my opinion Sharon

Thanks - ebc 😁

[Galana]

I share your pain and frustration at name changes.

Your excellent Black "Heron" has yellow feet like an Egret and is called Egretta but some folks have decreed it a Heron.

Enjoyed your good start.

[shazdwn]

On 2/23/2023 at 8:47 AM, Galana said:

I share your pain and frustration at name changes.

Your excellent Black "Heron" has yellow feet like an Egret and is called Egretta but some folks have decreed it a Heron.

Enjoyed your good start.

Interestingly the egrets in Australia have black feet.  I was stunned to see a little egret with yellow feet.  

 

[shazdwn]

21 - Arrow-marked Babbler - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

 

Not the best setting but oh well

 

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22 - Red-billed Firefinch - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

 

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23 - Brown-crowned Tchangra - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

 

 

 

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24 - African Gray Hornbill - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23

 

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25 - Scarlet-chested Sunbird - Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2/1/23