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Love the action shots of the Lanner. "Birds from my Balcony" what a title for a book!

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Love the action shots of the Lanner. "Birds from my Balcony" what a title for a book!

 

It'd be a very short book!!

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Mata Mata in camp, 14/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/2000

 

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Near Sitsas, KTP, 15/9/16

 

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 160, f7.1, 1/1250

 

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Urikaruus from the balcony, KTP, 15/9/16

 

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 160, f7.1, 1/1250

 

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Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000, EV +2/3

 

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209) White-browed sparrow-weaver

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Near Craig Lockhart, KTP, 15/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f8.0, 1/800

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Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 160, f7.1, 1/500, EV +2/3

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Lower Auob valley, KTP, 12/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1000-2000

 

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Near Urikaruus, KTP, 16/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1250

 

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210) Swallow-tailed bee-eater

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Upper dune road, KTP, 16/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/2000

 

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Upper dune road, KTP, 16/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/1600

 

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North of Nossob, 16/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000, EV +2/3

 

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211) Chat flycatcher

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Near Urikaruus, 15/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000

 

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Near Urikaruus, 15/9/16

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1250

 

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212) Crimson-breasted shrike

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Near Urikaruus, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1600, EV +2/3

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Near Urikaruus, 16/9/16

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1000

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Lower Auob valley, KTP, 12/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/1000

 

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213) Gabar goshawk

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Near Urikaruus, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/2000

 

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South of Mata Mata, 14/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f6.3, 1/1600

 

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Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1250

 

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Near Urikaruus, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1250, EV +2/3

 

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Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1250, EV +2/3

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Juvenile, Lower Auob valley, KTP, 12/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f6.3, 1/4000, EV +2/3

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Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1600, EV +2/3

 

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214) Black-shouldered kite

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Upper Dune Road, KTP, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1600

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North of Nossob, 17/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000

 

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Upper Dune Road, 19/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1600

 

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North of Nossob, 17/9/16

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/1000, EV+2/3

 

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215) Kalahari scrub-robin

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These just get better.

Black-shouldered Kites. One of the most photogenic of birds. How many images do we all have?

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Upper Dune Road, KTP, 16/9/16



Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1600



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216) Northern black korhaan


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Upper Dune Road, KTP, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/2500

 

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Lower Auob valley, KTP, 13/9/16

Canon 5D mark III, 100-400 mark I, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1000

 

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217) Ant-eating chat

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Upper Dune Road, KTP, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/2000

 

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Upper Dune Road, KTP, 19/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/500

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218) Black-headed heron

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Upper Dune Road, KTP, 19/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/2000

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South of Nossob, KTP, 18/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1250, EV +2/3

 

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Juvenile

 

South of Mata Mata, KTP, 22/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1000

 

 

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Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f6.3, 1/1600

 

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Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/640, EV +1

 

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219) Pale chanting goshawk

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Upper Dune Road, KTP, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/2500, EV +2/3

 

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Upper Dune Road, KTP, 19/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1600

 

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Not great shots I'm afraid

 

220) Greater kestrel

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There's never a double like button when you need one! Love the PC Goshawk. (the kestrel's fine too.)

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Upper Dune Road, KTP, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/2000

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Twee Rivieren in camp, KTP, 12/9/16

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1600

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Upington, 22/9/16

 

Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/800

 

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Canon 7D mark II, 100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/1600

 

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221) White-backed mousebird

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There's never a double like button when you need one! Love the PC Goshawk. (the kestrel's fine too.)

 

Double like means no like? As in a double negative. Maybe you clicked twice, as there is no "like"... ;)

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There's never a double like button when you need one! Love the PC Goshawk. (the kestrel's fine too.)

 

Double like means no like? As in a double negative. Maybe you clicked twice, as there is no "like"... ;)

 

Perish the thought. I must just have forgotten to click at all in my excitement! :rolleyes:

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Beautiful! The Swallow-tailed bee-eaters are stunning - and I love the Black-shouldered kite and the Pale chanting goshawk

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Dikbaardskolk, KTP, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II,100-400 mark II, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/640

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Dikbaardskolk, KTP, 19/9/16

Canon 7D mark II,100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/500, EV+1/3

 

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Canon 7D mark II,100-400 mark II, ISO 640, f8, 1/1000

 

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222) African red-eyed bulbul

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Dikbaardskolk, KTP, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II,100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f9, 1/200

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Canon 7D mark II,100-400 mark II, ISO 250, f6.3, 1/1600

 

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223) Acacia pied barbet

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Lovely Barbet shots!

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Cubitje Quap, KTP, 16/9/16

Canon 7D mark II,100-400 mark II, ISO 320, f5.6, 1/1250

 

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Near Marie se Draai, KTP, 18/9/16

Canon 7D mark II,100-400 mark II, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/2000. EV +1/3

 

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224) Scaly-feathered finch

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