Tdgraves big(gest?) year 2017

[Tdgraves]

Letaba, in camp, KNP, 18/1/17

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

 

 

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

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f7.1, 1/250, EV +2/3

 

 

105) Southern black tit

Edited March 21, 2017 by Tdgraves

[Tdgraves]

Letaba, in camp, KNP, 18/1/17

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

 

 

106) Southern grey-headed sparrow

[Tdgraves]

Letaba, in camp, KNP, 18/1/17

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

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/200, EV +2/3

 

 

107) Green wood-hoopoe

[Tdgraves]

Letaba, in camp, KNP, 18/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1000, EV +1

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/640, EV +1

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 500, f7.1, 1/1000, EV +1

 

 

108) Golden-tailed woodpecker

[Tdgraves]

North of Letaba, KNP, 18/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/4000

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

109) Marabou stork

[Tdgraves]

On the Letaba river, KNP, 18/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/1250, EV +2/3

 

 

110) Cape turtle dove

[Tdgraves]

South of Letaba, KNP, 18/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/1250

 

 

111) African jacana

[Tdgraves]

Letaba in camp, KNP, 18/1/17

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

 

112) Hadeda ibis

[Tdgraves]

South of Letaba, KNP, 18/1/17

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

 

 

113) Red-crested korhaan

[Tdgraves]

South of Letaba, KNP, 18/1/17

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

 

 

114) Lilac-breasted roller

[Dave Williams]

Yep, S.A. on my to visit list. I'm inspired .Ta.

[Tdgraves]

@@Dave Williams please do - it's a great place with many different ecozones, as well as beaches, cities and mountains. Food and wine are pretty good too

[xelas]

Maybe next January, @@Dave Williams ?!

[Tdgraves]

Letaba in camp, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 640, f7.1, 1/320

 

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1000, f7.1, 1/500, EV +1

 

 

115) Brown-headed parrot

[Tdgraves]

Letaba in camp, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/320

 

116) Speckled mousebird

[Tdgraves]

Near Letaba, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 800, f5.6, 1/2500, EV +2/3

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, ISO 1000, f6.3, 1/6400

 

 

117) Sabota lark

Edited March 25, 2017 by Tdgraves

[Tdgraves]

Near Letaba, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 250, f7.1, 1/1250, EV +2/3

 

 

118) Southern carmine bee-eater

[Tdgraves]

Letaba in camp, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/200

 

119) Grey hornbill

[Tdgraves]

South of Letaba, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1250

 

 

 

120) White stork

[Tdgraves]

South of Letaba, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 200, f7.1, 1/1600

 

 

121) Black-chested snake-eagle

[Tdgraves]

Near Satara, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1000

 

 

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/1250

 

 

122) Wattled starling

[Tdgraves]

Near Satara, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/800

 

 

123) Emerald-spotted wood-dove

[Tdgraves]

Near Satara, KNP, 19/1/17

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/2500

 

 

Canon 5D mark iii, 100-400 mark i, ISO 320, f7.1, 1/2000

 

 

124) Lanner falcon

[Tdgraves]

Now for a bit of a U.K. interlude. I had the day off on Thursday and as it was forecast to be mild, I thought I'd try a new RSPB reserve, Ouse washes. This is a string of hides overlooking flood plains. As usual, it was blue skies and sunshine when I left home, but had completely clouded over by the time I got there. It did brighten up later on, but after most of my sightings. On the upside, the place was deserted, I walked three miles and in three hours I saw 25 species, including five new ones!

 

p.s. these places still all seem much further away from the birds than those that @@TonyQ visits in the West Midlands....

Edited April 1, 2017 by Tdgraves

[Tdgraves]

I'll start with the new species and this was one of my first sightings of the day...

 

Ouse washes reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, 30/3/17

 

Canon 7D mark ii, 100-400 mark ii, 1.4x extender mark iii, ISO 500-640, f8, 1/1000-1250, EV +1/3

 

 

 

 

 

 

125) Redshank