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Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:28 pm
by nan
May 2011
Egyptian Goose and African Darter - not always in good mood ;-)

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Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:20 pm
by Dewi
Great pics everyone. \O

Some of mine from Rietvlei & Rondevlei.

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Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:38 am
by Flutterby
Beautiful Dewi! \O

Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:43 am
by leachy
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Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:33 am
by nan
^Q^ Dewi, glad we didn't landing like that -O
^Q^ leachy, all "à la queue leu leu" (one after one ???) with klaxon -O

Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 9:48 am
by leachy
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Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 10:04 am
by nan
... and the Kingfisher is nearly stayed -O
a little bit scuffle... these Gooses 0*\

Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:48 pm
by nan
Kirstenbosch (Cape Town) 13.10.2012

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Kysna 14.10.2012

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Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:26 pm
by Amoli
The Egyptian Goose is believed to have been sacred to the Ancient Egyptians.

Artwork from that time suggests that the Ancient Egyptians had domesticated the bird.

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Re: Egyptian Goose - Bird of the Month: February 2013

Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:38 pm
by leachy
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ah haa !!!!!!!

hence the name......................

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how clever amoli .....

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must say i have never seen an image of an egyptian with a goose on his head ......

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