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Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
Malachite Kingfisher and juvenile out fishing on a Sunday morning. Mankwe Hide, Pilansberg NP, South Africa.
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Uploaded on Feb 22, 2012
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Red Bishop
Southern Red Bishop, Euplectes orix, in glorious breeding plumage. Captured in Pilansberg NP, South Africa.
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Uploaded on Feb 15, 2012
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Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Common Mynas, a.k.a. Indian Mynas, belong to the starling family, Sturnidae. They are native to Asia but...
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Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012
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White-throated Robin-Chat (Cossypha humeralis)
This guy is a very talented singer and often imitates the call of other birds. Contact call sounds like the...
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Uploaded on Jan 15, 2012
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Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
Used to be called Plum-coloured Starling. Breeding intra-African migrant to southern Africa (Sept-May) from...
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2012
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Crimson-breasted Shrike (Laniarius atrococcineus)
One of the most striking birds in southern Africa and unlikely to be confused with any other species. Spotted in Pilansberg NP, South Africa.
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Uploaded on Jan 7, 2012
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Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
I was busy photographing ducks and their antics in a pond at Rietvlei NR, when suddenly, this guy joined...
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Uploaded on Jan 6, 2012
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Rufous-naped Lark (Mirafra africana)
They might not be amongst the most beautiful birds, but I just love to hear these larks singing,...
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Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012
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Red-winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)
Its name comes from its characteristic and quite conspicuous in flight, rufous wingtips. Captured in Pilansberg NP, South Africa.
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Uploaded on Dec 30, 2011
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it's the beauty of simplicity that brings me down to my knees
Wishing all my wonderful Flickr friends a blessed Christmas!
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Uploaded on Dec 23, 2011
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Grey Go-Away-Bird (Corythaixoides concolor)
Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
This guy was flying so low and making such a big noise, at one of the picnic spots in Pilansberg NP, I just...
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Uploaded on Dec 22, 2011
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Ostrich chicks
I didn't count them, but there were at least a dozen of them! I isolated these two, with the mother's legs...
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Uploaded on Dec 20, 2011
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Green (Red-billed) Wood-Hoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
It used to be called Red-billed Wood-Hoopoe, but its english name has recently officially been changed to...
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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2011
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Marsh Terrapin
Small terrapin 20-30 cm in carapace length. The two small tentacles, beneath his chin, are used to rub the...
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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2011
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One that didn't get away
Great Egret, Egretta alba, with prey, taken from the bridge over Crocodile river, just outside Kruger's Malelane Gate. Malelane, South Africa
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Uploaded on Dec 17, 2011
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Pair of Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
Listed as Endangered in southern Africa, but the Kruger population seems stable at present. Seen at...
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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2011
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Fork-tailed Drongo, juvenile (Dicrurus adsimilis)
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