Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Etosha Birds - Part 1

Part one of some of the bird-life I snapped during my last visit to Etosha - I'm not a bird expert and may have misidentified some, but what's in a name anyway? If you think I've made a mistake, please let me know.





European Bee-eater




Grey Loerie




Crowned Lapwing (Plover)






Ostrich




Helmeted Guineafowl




African Grey Hornbill

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  1. DianeMay 26, 2010 at 8:22 AM

    Great photos and they look to me like they have the right names. I am much better on African birds than the European ones. The latter are generally much more like LJB's but once one gets used to them them I guess it is easy. Thanks for the African memories. Diane

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  2. OneStonedCrowMay 26, 2010 at 9:09 AM

    Thanks Diane - I've a whole file marked "Unidentified Birds" - I struggle a lot with the birds of prey ... I've got two more Etosha bird posts which I'll schedule for when I'm off-line again ...

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  3. auroraMay 26, 2010 at 12:11 PM

    Fantastic photos Graham!

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  4. OneStonedCrowMay 26, 2010 at 12:33 PM

    Thanks Monica - glad you enjoyed them ... :)

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  5. PeggyMay 26, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    Great photos as usual,we only see ostrichs in the wildlife park, they look quite majestic in their natural habitat.

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  6. OneStonedCrowMay 26, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    Thanks Peggy - I love it when the Ostriches have a whole gang of chicks running around with them ...

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  7. dave hambidgeMay 26, 2010 at 6:20 PM

    We both love the procession of ostritches, magic. We are very keen birdwatchers, not twitchers (that is list makers) but will sit for hours just watching, oh to see a few of these in britland!

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  8. OneStonedCrowMay 26, 2010 at 6:26 PM

    Howzit Dave - well, if the ostriches won't come to the Hambidges then the Hambidges must ... when can I expect you folks?

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  9. Bill LislemanMay 26, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    oh the two pics of the European bee-eater are prize winning. Did you ever think of entering them in National Geographic (American based I know) or some other magazine?

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  10. OneStonedCrowMay 26, 2010 at 8:55 PM

    Thanks for the compliment lisleman - yeah, I dunno, I think that the photo resolution is a bit too low to make nice prints or appear in prestigious mags like Nat Geo - if they were 'hot' news images it might me another matter ...

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  11. SciaradaMay 27, 2010 at 11:12 AM

    Hi Graham your pics are magnificent, the bird beating its wings is sublime

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  12. Gena DMay 27, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    Awesome captures - they are all very well captured, Graham!!!! I love the flyinbg bee-eater as it's not always easy to get a movement capture that still reflects decent enough detail ..... Gena D
    Thinking Aloud

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  13. OneStonedCrowMay 27, 2010 at 11:41 AM

    Heya Sciarada - Thanks for your visit and kind comment - I appreciate it.


    Thanks Gena - I have great difficulty photographing birds - that was just a lucky shot ...

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  14. JoyfulMay 27, 2010 at 6:25 PM

    Fabulous photos ` all of them. I especially like the one of the two ostriches side by side. They look like two good friends out for a walk, lol.

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  15. OneStonedCrowMay 27, 2010 at 9:08 PM

    Thanks Penny - yeah, they do look like they're just strolling around ... I wonder what they're chatting about?

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