Africa Wild

Posted: **Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:53 pm**

What an amazing four hours you had Flutterby and all those lifers - truly amazing.

Your pics are the greatest - especially the Aumur Falcon in flight. well done.

Posted: **Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:27 pm**

Rietvlei is showing that summer is taking a bow...

Sitting at Otterbridge I found myself counting the yellow leaves that have started falling,

and Red Bishops aren't that red anymore..

This Rhino looked on edge and I found myself being weary...

and a Toko made his presence known...

and this was such a pretty picture for me...

more to follow :

Posted: **Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:35 pm**

This is the first chameleon I have seen in Rietvlei

as for Yellow fronted Canary (is this id correct?)

And a glossy Ibis (non breeding?)

Think I stumbled over a nest of Ant eating Chats - great to see them in numbers again.

A lifer for me is the African snipe - I found myself saying : my, what a long beak you have.

Posted: **Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:38 pm**

Beautiful, Amoli

Posted: **Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:37 pm**

wow again $O/\$

Posted: **Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:48 am**

Fantastic sightings and pictures here

WoW Some birdies would have been lifers for me as well

Posted: **Sun Mar 23, 2014 3:19 pm**

Great sightings Amoli!! $\O$ $\O$ Love the chameleon!

Posted: **Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:37 pm**

Snipe as a lifer -

Funny colour on the chameleon, but adds to its charm nevertheless.

Posted: **Mon Mar 24, 2014 11:16 am**

After my stop at the coffee shop I headed to Fern Fountain hide hoping to see the European Honey Buzzard but no luck. I did see this colourful fellow but he was too quick for me.

A BSK.

Then something I've never seen in Rietvlei before...a snake.

Not sure what model it is.

These waterbuck were very skittish, but very pretty!

Daddy was keeping his eye on me...

...and so were the moms!

This Cape Longclaw had a lot to say for itself!

Back at Otter Bridge another first in Rietvlei...a crab. $\O$

I started heading out the park, and saw the falcons flying around again and a Black-chested Snake-eagle but still couldn't get a decent pic.

As I approached the tree where Amoli said she had seen her falcon I could see a bird perching there, and what do you know...my chance to get a close up of an Amur Falcon!! $O/\$ $O/\$ Thanks Amoli!

Posted: **Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:50 pm**

I don't think that the Amur falcon is sitting there the whole day, so you were very lucky $O\/$ $O\/$

You really saw lots

$\O$

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