Kruger National Park Challenges - New Entries

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[Klipspringer]

Black storks are solitary

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Note the obvious white spots on the central tail

This is an African cuckoo on the S36

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Black Stork & Saddle-billed Stork

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[Flutterby]

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Openbills. Black Storks have red legs and bills and white on the front.

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Green-backed Heron (juv.) & Lesser Masked Weaver

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Blacksmith Lapwing & Hamerkop - 70 Points

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Egyptian Goose & Marabou Stork

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Violet-backed Starling female

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Violet-backed starlings nest in tree holes high off the ground, lining the nests with dung, leaves and other plant material. They have been known to reuse nests in successive breeding seasons. The oval, spotted blue eggs are incubated for a period of roughly 2 weeks. It is believed that only the female incubates the eggs, but both adults feed the hatchlings.

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Brown-hooded kingfisher: H4-1

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Malachite Kingfisher - Faai Stream