Third time lucky? Peter Connan's year.

[xelas]

Good job, @@Peter Connan and congratulations on passing by the 200 milestone!

[PeterHG]

You passed the 200 mark with some beautiful Grebe shots @@Peter Connan !

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @@TonyQ, @@xelas and @@PeterHG

[elefromoz]

@@Peter Connan, taking advantage of a quiet afternoon to catchup. Great Yellow Billed Stork, looks "battle ready" with war-paint. The Snipe is terrific and what a perfect photo of that Little Bee-eater just sitting on the branch all fluffed up and pretty.

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @@elefromoz

[dlo]

Just noticed you got to 200! Congrats on a really good year. I'm looking forward to posting some of the birds we got in Kenya, we must have added 20-30 birds I had never heard of.

[Peter Connan]

205) Bar-throated Apalis:

 

Bandkeelkleinjantjie Apalis thoracica

16 November, Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, in the great company of @@xelas and Zvezda.

Edited December 3, 2016 by Peter Connan

[Peter Connan]

206) Common Fiscal:

 

Fiskaallaksman Lanius collaris

 

Same day and place.

[Peter Connan]

207) Red-chested Cuckoo:

 

Piet-my-vrou Cuculus solitarius

 

Same day and venue

[Peter Connan]

And just a few doubles already on the list:

 

Bronze Mannikin:

 

 

Kurrichane Thrush:

 

 

Southern Boubou:

 

 

African PAradise Flycatcher:

Male:

 

 

Female:

 

 

Grey Heron:

 

 

Common Moorhen:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[xelas]

I knew there must be some excellent photos from @@Peter Connan !

[PeterHG]

A beautiful set of pictures @@Peter Connan! I'm glad you decided to show your doubles, too!

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @@xelas and @@PeterHG!

Edited December 3, 2016 by Peter Connan

[TonyQ]

@@Peter Connan

Great photos!

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @@TonyQ

[Atdahl]

@@Peter Connan, awesome photos. You captured lots of great behavior. Love the thrush photo with the worm.

 

Alan

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much Allan @@Atdahl.

 

I am not quite down and out yet though.

 

Going to Marakele National Park for the last few days of the year...

[elefromoz]

@@Peter Connan, I enjoyed the Birds "dining" also, that was a good worm feast, and the Grey Heron enjoying his snack.

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @@elefromoz

[Peter Connan]

We spent the last few days of 2016 (from the 26th to the morning of the 31st) at Marakele National Park, near the town of Thabazimbi. Neither the weather nor the birds co-operated particualrly well, so most of the photos that follow are of relatively poor quality, being shot against bad light and heavily cropped to boot...

 

208) Red-backed Shrike:

 

Male:

 

 

 

Female:

 

 

Rooiruglaksman Lanius collurio

Edited January 6, 2017 by Peter Connan

[Peter Connan]

209) Cinnamon-breasted Bunting:

 

 

 

Klipstreepkoppie Emberiza tahapisi

[Peter Connan]

210) White-browed Sparrow-weaver:

 

 

 

Koringvoeltjie Plocepasser mahali

[Peter Connan]

211) White-winged Widowbird:

 

 

Witflerkflap Euplectes albonotatus

[Peter Connan]

212) Golden-tailed Woodpecker (female):

 

 

 

Goudstertspeg Campethera abingoni

[Peter Connan]

213) Bennett's Woodpecker:

 

 

Bennettse Speg Campethera bennettii