Rietvlei Nature Reserve through Greenies' Eyes

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So.......

you want to ID me.... who do you think I am.... :-0

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A hammerkop :-?

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An ostrich chick... =O:

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A double-folded banded chick.... O**

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A brown bishop..... 0-

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I, my dear, am an Ant-eating chat - and proud of it... :-0 :-0

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[O] [O] [O]


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Rietvlei got a visit from me yesterday -

first of all to look for the European Bee-eaters... :-0 :-0 :-0
and to pull the plug and let the weeks' happenings drain.. \O

STF, I found the bee-eaters, yet they were a distance.. my poor lens stretched and stretched and only just got these blurrs... but I saw them.... ;-) Summer is officially here... O/\ O/\

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I didn't see anything NEW, so I concentrated on 'in flights'. Here are some try-shots..

Cormorant
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Pin tailed Wydah
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Black Headed Night Heron
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a bit blurry, as he caught me off guard.. :-)
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A red bishop
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An Egret
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Yellow billed duck
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Some Waterbuck
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A this one I do not recognise - it was eating on a worm... -O-
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Pin-tailled Wydah O/\ O/\ O/\
Ant-eating Chat... who would be a Hammerkop :-0
the lats one, maybe the female Wydah ;-)

nice episodes with a lot of different species ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Excellent BIFs, Amoli ^Q^ ^Q^ \O And your Ant-eating chat story very entertaining O\/ O\/


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Amoli wrote:So.......

you want to ID me.... who do you think I am.... :-0

[O] [O] [O]
=O: =O: =O: =O:

Lovely series of Photos Amoli. ^Q^ ^Q^


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Thursday 8 November 2013 Part 3/3.

Who is a handsome boy then????
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A tiny "whats-it"?
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A cape wagtail checking us out.
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One of the many babies in Rietvlei at the moment.
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A pair of waterbuck.
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An eland giving us the once over.
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Sunset over Rietvlei Dam.
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My little mik en druk managed to get this rhino/sunset picture.
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Our final pic was the ultimate highlight. A lone aardwolf lying in the grass at 18:45. It was very dark so Joan used an ISO of 3200 thus the grainy effect.
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Until next time - 0/* 0/* 0/*


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Great outings, Amoli and stf! O:V

I also had a good :-0 at your ant-eating chat episode, Amoli. ^Q^

In contrast to nan, I believe that your last birdie is a female red bishop. -O-

Dewi!!! 0:

stf, for your handsome boy, I'd say long-tailed widowbird and the second one a neddicky.
But no guarantee. O**


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The "what's it" could also be a warbler -O-

Cute zebbie \O

Are aardwolfs common in Rietvlei?


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Fantastic sightings and pics Amoli & stf!! \O \O

stf...an aardwolf!!!! :shock: What luck you guys have!! O/\ O/\ ^Q^ ^Q^


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and an Aardwolf :shock: O/\ O/\ O/\
nice tiny Zébras and superb Rhino in the sun ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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