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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15 comments:

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

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

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

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Hi Graham your pics are magnificent, the bird beating its wings is sublime

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  11. 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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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. Thanks Penny - yeah, they do look like they're just strolling around ... I wonder what they're chatting about?

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