Having the Time of my Life revisited (October 2016)

Post by **nan** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:06 pm

the Crimson ... I would like to see that too $\O$

superb $O/\$

love too the magnificent Bateleur

Post by **Pumbaa** » Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:36 pm

Caught up, Mel,

and you obviously saw all the brownies at Grootkolk

plus lovely cheetahs and his majesty $O/\$ and cute critters

and then to your bird - Love the bee eaters but for sure the crimson breasted chicks are the cutest $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$

Post by **Flutterby** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:44 am

Great to see the shrike chicks!

Lovely pics of the bee-eaters.

Post by **Mel** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:19 pm

I knew it... as soon as the birds come out it becomes a girls' only event

But thank you ladies

I shall swiftly add some more

Post by **Mel** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:22 pm

The Lifers

Green-winged pytilia

Short-toed rock thrush

I had never ever seen those birds in the park before, but this time they were at every corner

Post by **Mel** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:23 pm

Green woodhoopoe

Post by **Mel** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:26 pm

Then the raptors

The black-shouldered kite were everywhere when I usually have to content to see like four or five.

Plenty of bateleur along both riverbed sides.

Oh, listen up Jeep-t-shirt lady: This is what a real bateleur looks like

Post by **Mel** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:30 pm

Quite a few snake-eagles around as well, but by far not as plenty as the BSK or the bateleurs.

And if you dare to ask me which of the two it is, I will have to kill you because I'm totally unsure

But my guess is that it is a black-chested snake-eagle (which is called black-breasted snake-eagle these days

)
because of its total front looks like an adult just in kinda reverse colours

Post by **Lisbeth** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:32 pm

Great birds and shots, Mel

.........and comments too $\O$

Post by **Mel** » Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:32 pm

And in contrast there is this which might be rather the brown snake-eagle

But either way... this is an important bird, even if the capture isn't that great. I didn't have much time to adjust my settings.
Something was coming into the way $0*\$

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