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Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:05 am
by Tina
when we returned we met a gentleman on the boardwalk who asked whether we had seen some birds. We talked for a while and he turned out to be Jotham Maduna, one of the local bird guides which we were thinking of hiring, but did not because we were not sure if and when we would get there. As he offered to walk with us we gladly accepted . In the end we were very happy having him around as I think else we would have seen nothing and on top we probably would have gotten lost.

we found a blue duiker that was too close for the lens

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narina trogon

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and beautiful flowers

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Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:06 am
by Tina
we had to return to Umlalazi and to check out. Then I took the short walk on the mangrove trail where I saw a crab and some fish eagles

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Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:07 am
by Tina
we went on another drive to the forest lodge to see if we could find more palm-nut vultures but we only saw a pied wagtail

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Thus we left Mtuzini and ...

Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:38 am
by Tina
St. Lucia 15.03.-18.03.2015

15.03.2015

we arrived at St. Lucia guest house at about 12:30 pm. At 4 pm we went on a cruise on the Estuary

the first sighting was a water monitor

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Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:40 am
by Tina
then an ant’s nest

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Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:41 am
by Tina
lots of hippos

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Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:41 am
by Tina
a pied kingfisher

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Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:42 am
by Tina
common sandpiper

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Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:44 am
by Tina
a giant kingfisher eating a crab

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Re: From Berg to bush in March 2015 part two – KZN

Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 8:45 am
by Tina
and fishing for another one

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