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Soukous birds in 2016


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I had hoped to start 2016 with a bang but on my first safari the weather was so wet and overcast that all the birds which are usually so colourful just looked like featureless blobs.

 

Anyway, here goes

1 per post, as that seems to be the preferred format

 

Levaillant's Cisticola

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Pied wagtail

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Purple Roller

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Woodland Kingfisher

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Amur Falcon

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Ant eating Chats

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Black Chested Snake eagle

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Cape wagtail

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Green Backed heron

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Ground Woodpecker (this was a first for me)

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HamerKops

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and a little egret

 

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Long tailed widow bird

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Namaqua Dove

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Red Collared widow Bird

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White Browed Sparrow weaver

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Yellow Billed Ducks

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you managed to find a bit of sunshine after all!

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michael-ibk

A Big "Big Year" 2016 for Safaritalk with so many taking part now, glad you´re participating again, Soukous. Sorry about the bad weather on your safari.

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Peter Connan

Some magnificent species already, and great photkgraphy always Martin!

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@@Soukous

Great that you have started- and lovely pictures. I probably should have paid more attention, but where was this safari?

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~ @@Soukous

 

The ground woodpecker image is especially nice.

Was it possibly photographed somewhere in South Africa?

I like the plumage details.

Thank you for posting in this section.

Tom K.

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~ @@Soukous

 

The ground woodpecker image is especially nice.

Was it possibly photographed somewhere in South Africa?

I like the plumage details.

Thank you for posting in this section.

Tom K.

@@Tom Kellie - it was photographed in Golden Gate NP, very close to Lesotho.

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Blacksmith's Plovers ( Lapwings)

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Grey heron

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Lilac Breasted Rollers

I'm sure I'll get better shots of these birds later in the year, but for now..

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