PRETORIA BOTANICAL GARDENS

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This Black Heart really co-operated by turning around.

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Darkcapped Bulbul.

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We saw a number of sunbirds but this is my "best" shot of a White-bellied Sunbird. :-( :-( :-(

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A healthy looking Stralitzea.

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A Cormorant sunning himself.

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Hadeda.

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Very nice ^Q^ ^Q^


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The Guinea Fowl stream taken from the bridge.

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Its nest making time for the Masked Weaver.

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White Eye in a Coral Tree.

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Resting time for the nest maker.

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Three of the E.G. goslings in a huddle.

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And finally - another huddle of E.G.'s. I never knew that they had a flash of green under the wing.

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super nice ^Q^
it seems the Babbler... run like an arrow :o0ps: =O:
love the Stralitzea ^Q^


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Great variety of birds and you found a new butterfly for our books O\/ O\/ O\/

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Great pics stf...it really looks lovely there!! \O Are the gardens in the Lynwood area?


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They are next to Silverton almost on the corner of N1 and R104.


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\O


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We went for a walk in the gardens on Saturday afternoon.

Funnily enough not many birds but I did manage to take this photo:

Giant African Snails mating.

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interesting \O
nice picture ^Q^


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