Great birds and I love the black-shouldered kite, my favourite small raptor. Great to see a black wildebeest
The LBJ could maybe be a chat flycatcher
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[quote="steamtrainfan"]Ummmmmmm?????????????
Great pics you got STF. I think your ummm is a Female African Stone Chat.
Great pics you got STF. I think your ummm is a Female African Stone Chat.
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Great studies, stf!
Ja, that wildebeest is gorgeous!
Ja, that wildebeest is gorgeous!
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Amoli is right about the LBJ, female stone chat it is
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I love the Squacco above the greenerie and the pretty wildebeest
The Hawkmoths should go outside and be a tasty morsel for a birdie
The Hawkmoths should go outside and be a tasty morsel for a birdie
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Thank you everybody for your lovely comments and Amoli for the ID of the "Ummmmm" bird and Toko for the ID of the moth.
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Yesterday - 07.01.2016 - with the temperature reaching 38c in our home Joan and I decided to take refuge in the car with its air conditioning and headed for Rietvlei again. The outside temperature reached 41.7c.
Here are few pics of our 5 hour visit.
An Egyptian Goose keeping cool at Marais Dam.
With a Spurwing Goose that refused to wake up despite all the racket- another first for us at Rietvlei.
A European Bee-eater trying to get some relief from the heat.
Malachite Kingfisher at Otter Bridge.
These two made us make U-turn and backtrack as they were not going to get out the road.
So nice to have your eyes cleaned while eating.
Mother and child.
Coming up next - a first for us yet again.
Here are few pics of our 5 hour visit.
An Egyptian Goose keeping cool at Marais Dam.
With a Spurwing Goose that refused to wake up despite all the racket- another first for us at Rietvlei.
A European Bee-eater trying to get some relief from the heat.
Malachite Kingfisher at Otter Bridge.
These two made us make U-turn and backtrack as they were not going to get out the road.
So nice to have your eyes cleaned while eating.
Mother and child.
Coming up next - a first for us yet again.
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Looks hot!
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Excellent remedy against the heat
Cute zebras in the middle of the sun
Cute zebras in the middle of the sun
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Thanks very much R.P. and Lisbeth.
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