Tdgraves smaller big year 2023

[BRACQUENE]

Congratulations on a fantastic year ; if this is a small one what will the next one be ?

[Tdgraves]

39 minutes ago, BRACQUENE said:

Congratulations on a fantastic year ; if this is a small one what will the next one be ?

smaller! thanks Peter

[xelas]

2 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

just come back from a walk as the sun finally came out

Early starters get the ... bird!

Edited January 1 by xelas

[Tdgraves]

I knew it would happen - just took the card out of the camera and there were a couple of shots that had not been transferred over

 

Kicheche Valley in camp, 30/11/23

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400, ISO 1000, f5.6, 1/5000

 

7T4A5719 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

463) Rock martin

[Tdgraves]

And a bonus duplicate

 

7T4A5724 by tdgraves, on Flickr

[PeterHG]

A very respectable score for 2023! May the new year bring even more birds, but apparently you already made a flying start on the first day.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @PeterHG

[michael-ibk]

That´s a great Oxpecker photo to finish! Really enjoyed your Big Year, looking forward to the next one. Bearded Reedling to start 2024 - that's pretty cool!

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @michael-ibkand a passable, if distant shot to post to boot!

[xelas]

Hopefully the Big Year 2024 thread will be up and open soon.

[Kitsafari]

On 1/1/2024 at 6:52 PM, Tdgraves said:

Thanks @Galana @xelas @Peter Connan and @Kitsafari

just come back from a walk as the sun finally came out - saw and photographed bearded reedlings as well as stonechat, which I don’t think I even saw until November 2023….

 

The sun came out, the bearded tits were posing, the stonechat was sunning - all on the first day. A good omen for 2024 for you!

[Tdgraves]

Just now, Kitsafari said:

 

The sun came out, the bearded tits were posing, the stonechat was sunning - all on the first day. A good omen for 2024 for you!

and today normality has resumed - it is very wet and grey 

[pedro maia]

Congrats on #400 and on a very good BY, great collection from Kenya with some very nice duplicates!

Edited January 3 by pedro maia

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @pedro maia

[Zim Girl]

Congratulations on getting way past 400.  Enjoyed your Kenyan birds a lot, and a really brilliant set of duplicates.

[Tdgraves]

Thanks @Zim Girl

[Tdgraves]

Just choosing favourites from our Kruger trip and I found this. It is the only shot I got, could it be a Stierling's wren-warbler? Seen at Phalaborwa gate, 15/9/23

 

7T4A8970 by tdgraves, on Flickr

[Dave Williams]

Some excellent shots in an extremely creditable score. Well done. 

I see you lost the way to label them all too, I totally empathise. Is that a Tawny Eagle with the Lapwing in its talons?

[Tdgraves]

3 hours ago, Dave Williams said:

Some excellent shots in an extremely creditable score. Well done. 

I see you lost the way to label them all too, I totally empathise. Is that a Tawny Eagle with the Lapwing in its talons?

Yes it was

[Galana]

22 hours ago, Tdgraves said:

could it be a Stierling's wren-warbler?

Well it may as well be. It's your list.

[Tdgraves]

OK, well that's as good as I had hoped for...

 

Kruger National Park, 15/9/23

 

Canon 5D mark IV, 100-400 Mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/800

 

7T4A8970 by tdgraves, on Flickr

 

464) Stierling's wren-warbler

[Tdgraves]

eBird says that I saw 524 species last year, so I am missing 60. Maybe could try and consolidate the lists, but given I have two TRs outstanding and am off to the Kruger again next week, maybe not!!

[PeterHG]

Even though you are 60 short, it’s a very respectable score with many excellent photos. Enjoy your Kruger trip!

[Galana]

Not a problem. Seeing is not necessarily photographing so bound to be a shortfall.

Enjoy Kruger. and lets ave those Reports.

[Tdgraves]

28 minutes ago, Galana said:

Not a problem. Seeing is not necessarily photographing so bound to be a shortfall.

Enjoy Kruger. and let’s ave those Reports.

There are always a few missed, but I was surprised at quite how many there were…