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51 images Created 3 Apr 2012

Birds

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  • Reflection of a greater flamingo feeding in shallow water.
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  • Pan-blur of a group of moving lesser flamngos.
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  • Pan-blur of a group of moving lesser flamngos.
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  • Flock of lesser flamingos moving through shallow water at Pelican Bay.
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  • Greater flamingos move gracefully and synchronised through the shallows.
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  • The strike of this Green-backed heron fishing is so fast that even with my fast 11 frames-per-second camera I only got two shots of a single strike!<br />
I liked this frozen moment with the wing stretched for balance and the nice water splash, even though its head is completely submerged.
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  • An African Skimmer in flight above the Chobe River is back lit by the very bright sun light reflecting from the water surface.<br />
Generally as a a rule in photography one should avoid having 'blown out' areas in an image as is the case here. However, rules can be broken at times in search of creativity!
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  • Two female Ostriches seem to be dancing, whilst in fact they are sorting out a little argument.
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  • Group of lesser flamingos marching across a flooded Kudiakam Pan
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  • Flock of Burchell's Sandgrouse coming in
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  • Red-headed Finches fying up from thorn bush
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  • Back-lit fighting Guineafowls kicking up dust
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  • African skimmers in Chobe Landscape
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  • Frontal view of two African Skimmers in hot pursuit
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  • African Skimmer chasing off a Grey-headed Gull.
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  • Two African Skimmers chasing each other
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  • African open-billed stork wading in the Chobe river in search of snails.
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  • Female Burchell's Sandgrouse standing on the ground in Mabuasehube (KTP).
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  • Calling Bateleur Eagle at waterhole
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  • Probably one of the most awesome aspects of wildlife photography is the acceptance by animals into their world. This beautiful female Bateleur allowed me to get closer and closer as she was drinking from a small waterhole. When we arrived there were in fact 6 individuals at the waterhole! All but one took off on the sound of our vehicle, this one however seemed not to care. Call me strange, but the few quiet minutes I spent with this magnificent bird will remain one of those encounters I will cherish forever.
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  • This Tawny Eagle seemed to really dislike rain! Now, I am not too fond of it myself, but it can produce interesting images. Although technically not perfect due to a rather challenging lighting situation I still liked the end result.
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  • Perched Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk
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  • African open-billed stork perched on a beautiful trunk in the Okavango delta
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  • Greater flamingos at Kudiakam Pan
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  • I was concentrating on photographing a hovering Black-shouldered Kite and had positioned myself waiting for it to come closer.  Then I noticed some other bird activity right in front of me on the ground; a female Plum-coloured Starling was chasing off a Familiar Chat from a little termite mound and started feeding on termites. A minute later, after the Starling left, the Chat was back having a feast. Next it was the turn for two little Blue Waxbills, which in turn were chased off by a beautiful male Plum-coloured starling (a.k.a Violet-backed Starling or Amethyst Starling - Cinnyricinclus leucogaster). I was amazed at how many termites this fellow managed to collect at a time. The year sure started off with some good pickings for him!.I never got to photograph the Kite, but I did not mind really; I will get that image some other time..Techs: Canon 1Dmk4 + EF500mm f/4L IS USM lens with 1.4x TC; 1/1250 sec. @ f/7.1, ISO 800..
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  • Three yellow-billed oxpeckers on a giraffe's neck
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  • Wattled Crane in flight
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  • African Jacana, a.k.a. a 'Jesus Bird', 'walking' over water.
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  • Portrait of a Malachite Kingfisher
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  • African Jacana, a.k.a. a 'Jesus Bird', 'walking' over water.
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  • Northern Black Korhaan in flight
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  • Displaying Kori Bustard
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  • European Bee-eater
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  • Close-up of a Lappet-faced vulture flying towards the camera
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  • Two crows allopreening.
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  • Immature Lanner falcons fighting.<br />
(Captured Experiences Competition 2010- 3rd Place Category Action & Behaviour)
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  • Juvenile bateleur calling.
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  • Juvenile spotted eagle-owl on ground.
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  • Squacco heron perched
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  • Squacco heron preening
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  • Scaly-feathered finch
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  • Close-up of Red-billed quelea flock in flight.<br />
(Certificate in the Fujifilm/Getaway competition 2009, Certificate in the Sasol Birds Category)
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  • African hawk-eagle on beautifully shaped dead tree
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  • Male white-winged widowbird singing
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  • Close-up portrait of a red-billed francolin.
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  • Silhouette of a cormorant with the setting sun
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  • Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleuca) perched in bush
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  • Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar) perched in a thorny tree.
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  • Ostriches copulating
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