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50 minutes ago, Peter Connan said:

Love the starling sunset!

Some really nice close-ups as well.

Thanks Peter. It’s not Marievale, but the winter light makes it really magical.

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This year is definitely going to be smaller. Our two Africa trips are both to South Africa, reducing the possible pool and we are going to the Kruger at the "wrong" time for summer migrants, so the to

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Kanoneiland, South Africa, 25/1/23    Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1250, f7.1, 1/2000, EV +1 1/3   7T4A6546 by tdgraves, on Flickr   40) Red-faced mousebird

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Kanoneiland, South Africa, 25/1/23    Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/2500   7T4A6515 by tdgraves, on Flickr   Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO

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Great photos in those last few sets.  Love the second red sunset.

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wow gorgeous light and sunset in what must have been a lovely sunny day !

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4 hours ago, Kitsafari said:

wow gorgeous light and sunset in what must have been a lovely sunny day !

Started and ended sunny, the middle portion, not so much!

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Looks like I missed a walk in August. I was probably too busy thinking about packing. Anyway it was a (distant) lifer!! I had seen it a few times and dismissed it as a moorhen, but when someone else reported these at the same site, I took more notice the next time I saw them, lesson learnt.

 

RSPB Ouse Fen, UK, 27/8/23

 

Canon 1DX mark III, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/1250

 

53145155763_d49c929148_k.jpgD14I4622 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

53144874604_6c4817a316_k.jpgD14I4624 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

375) Water rail

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Not quite into the EBC folder yet, but have only had one sighting of these all year, so may as well post now

 

WWT Welney, UK, 8/2/23

 

Canon 1DX mark III, EF 200-400 f/4, ISO 320, f4, 1/2000

 

53072124701_d3d27d8228_k.jpgD14I6246 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

376) Pied avocet

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2 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

Not quite into the EBC folder yet

No room? The Water Rail got there first!

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Have finally had a chance to process the Kenyan bird photos (although not the rest of them!!). I'll start with the lifers, although my eBird list clearly needs some work, as it suggested that a Cape Teal was a lifer. No time for that at present!!

 

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 20/11/23

 

Canon 1DX mark III, EF 200-400 f/4 with 1.4x extender, ISO 640, f5.6, 1/1000

 

53398753637_edb47c75f5_k.jpgD14I0806 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

377) Plain-backed pipit

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This one gives you an idea of how wet it was

 

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 20/11/23

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1600, f7.1, 1/1000

 

53402928617_dd5d0b0c67_k.jpg7T4A9907 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

378) Fulvous whistling duck (a lifer for our guide as well)

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Mara North Conservancy, Kenya, 26/11/23

 

Canon 1DX mark III, EF 200-400 f/4 with 1.4x extender, ISO 500, f5.6, 1/800

 

53401534956_4d0285add0_k.jpgD14I4030 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

379) Northern anteater chat

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 22/11/23

 

Canon 1DX mark III, EF 200-400 f/4, ISO 500, f4, 1/1250

 

53401104751_57c752e6fb_k.jpgD14I1712 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Naibosho Conservancy, Kenya, 30/11/23

 

Canon 1DX mark III, EF 200-400 f/4 with 1.4x extender, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/4000

 

53402310590_3161059463_k.jpgD14I7299 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

380) Grey-headed social-weaver

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 21/11/23

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/2000, EV +1 1/3

 

53404173224_3482f685d1_k.jpg7T4A9765 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

381) Speke's weaver

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 22/11/23

 

Canon 1DX mark III, EF 200-400 f/4 with 1.4x extender,, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/800, EV +1 1/3

 

53401531005_518c97d880_k.jpgD14I1591 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

382) Common rock thrush

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 22/11/23

 

Canon 1DX mark III, EF 200-400 f/4 with 1.4x extender, ISO 1250, f5.6, 1/400

 

53400170212_6658a2d3ae_k.jpgD14I1565 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

383) Reichenow's seedeater

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These lead us a merry dance. It was virtually dark and they kept diving into the middle of the bushes. I also used lightroom denoise for the first time, out of necessity - it's amazing!

 

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 22/11/23

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 16000, f5.6, 1/640

 

53402301510_c371409e6e_k.jpgJ19A7546-Enhanced-NR by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 16000, f5.6, 1/800

 

before

 

53400938737_38729e9e9a_k.jpgJ19A7554 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

after

 

53400944767_cfb3164e7b_k.jpgJ19A7554-Enhanced-NR by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

384) Black-lored babbler

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 22/11/23

 

Canon 1DX mark III, EF 200-400 f/4 with 1.4x extender, ISO 1600, f5.6, 1/1250

 

53411444552_83559d4ff1_k.jpgD14I1790-Enhanced-NR by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

385) Blue-cheeked bee-eater (another lifer for our guide)

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16 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

I also used lightroom denoise for the first time, out of necessity - it's amazing!

 

Modern software is indeed amazing. And one should not constrain to use it ... the noise itself is an artificial result of the sensor anyway. 

 

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Good to see your lifers from Kenya!

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Carrying on with the lifers. 

 

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 23/11/23

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/1000, EV +1

 

53403000862_11dd39c814_k.jpg7T4A1084 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

386) Greater honeyguide

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 23/11/23

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/320, EV +1/3

 

53404360865_18d66673c9_k.jpg7T4A1068 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

387) Pale white-eye

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Possibly my favourite of the new ones...

 

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 23/11/23

 

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

 

53404357195_bd6ceecb34_k.jpg7T4A0989 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

388) Tiny cisticola

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 23/11/23

 

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

 

53404246294_1231581cad_k.jpg7T4A1006 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

389) Holub's golden weaver

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I am justifying this EBC by stating that it was very dark due to the rain and it was our first sighting of the drive, so the camera wasn't set up properly yet (I know, schoolgirl error). It had caught a lapwing and landed on the other side of the vehicle from where I was and our arrival scared it off. This allowed a pair of tawnies come and steal the kill (to follow). Therefore I had no real chance...

 

Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, 23/11/23

 

53406354394_0d48816fd2_k.jpg7T4A1219-Enhanced-NR by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

390) Black goshawk

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A good selection from Kenya. No need to justify an EBC to us:)

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