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the Crimson ... I would like to see that too

superb

love too the magnificent Bateleur

Caught up, Mel,

and you obviously saw all the brownies at Grootkolk

plus lovely cheetahs and his majesty and cute critters

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

Great to see the shrike chicks!

Lovely pics of the bee-eaters.

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

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

Green woodhoopoe

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

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

Great birds and shots, Mel .........and comments too

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