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Offline Mark Hardy

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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #20 on: November 16, 2011, 09:26:37 am »
Quote from: Pistonpete on November 16, 2011, 06:57:14 am
Quote from: Mark Hardy on November 15, 2011, 10:11:46 pm
Very interesting thread LD

I will dig out my collection of birds visited and seen from the saddle of my bike.

That might need re-phrasing....or is it just me?

 :imaposer: Sharp this morning PP  :thumleft:

no these will be the feathered kind  ;D
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #21 on: November 16, 2011, 09:31:29 am »
nice thread!

i like birds - those with feathers too!  :mwink:
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #22 on: November 16, 2011, 06:04:18 pm »
Grey headed king fisher:

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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #23 on: November 16, 2011, 06:08:21 pm »
Nice Beltzer. Where did you take that one?
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #24 on: November 16, 2011, 06:25:11 pm »
Quote from: LeonDude on November 16, 2011, 06:08:21 pm
Nice Beltzer. Where did you take that one?


In Malawi, but i have seen them at the coast in KZN
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #25 on: November 16, 2011, 06:27:50 pm »
African Openbill basking in the sun (Ugly mofo):






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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2011, 04:21:03 pm »
Great thread! Subscribed.
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2011, 04:57:14 pm »
Here are some of mine.  I don't know the correct names.
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2011, 01:49:06 am »
my guesses from top to bottom:

Lilac breasted roller
Red billed ox pecker
Bromvoel
Springkaaan voel
Burchals cougal = very nice pic
Dikkop
Lepelaar
Sacret Ibis
Whitefaced ducks
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2011, 05:51:47 am »
Ek het hierdie voëls almal in my tuin afgeneem. Foto se naam is die afrikaanse naam vir die voëls.
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2011, 03:01:48 pm »
Very nice photos TB   :thumleft:
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #31 on: November 20, 2011, 03:23:07 pm »
Nice thread...helps to keep thing real. :thumleft:
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #32 on: November 21, 2011, 12:24:46 am »
Saw this in my garden in Midrand this afternoon, pin-tailed whydah, what a cool bird.
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #33 on: November 21, 2011, 07:38:29 pm »
nice!
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #34 on: November 30, 2011, 08:15:46 pm »
Here's my attempt at a Fish Eagle, taken at Marloth park municipal campsite.
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #35 on: November 30, 2011, 08:27:28 pm »
Awesome thread!
love bird pics..especially the raptors.
Have to confess to knowing few of the names but marvel at them non the less  ;D
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #36 on: November 30, 2011, 09:59:48 pm »
Fantastic tread ... now lets get this one to 188 pages, like the other bird thread on the forum!
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #37 on: December 01, 2011, 01:52:26 am »
We have these owls in our garden



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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #38 on: December 01, 2011, 02:29:54 pm »
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Re: Birds of South Africa
« Reply #39 on: December 30, 2011, 02:02:29 pm »
Quote from: dual on December 01, 2011, 01:52:26 am
We have these owls in our garden


Youre lucky! I love owls
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