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ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Recent content by Jenny S

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    Owl in South Africa

    Another fantastic feature to look out for are the pink eyelids.
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    Owl in South Africa

    Verreaux's Eagle Owl (previously known as Giant Eagle Owl).
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    Help with 2 from Madagascar

    I'm happy to go with Sakalava Weaver. It was the pale bill and pinkish legs that got me thinking about the lark.
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    Help with 2 from Madagascar

    First looks like a female Madagascar Magpie Robin of the albospecularis subspecies. Possibly a Madagascar Lark for number 2? Jenny
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    Madagascar in August.

    Hi Jens Whatever you do, if you fly Air Madagascar at any stage make sure you have an extra day. We were fortunate in that we flew down south at the start of our trip and only lost out on one night as Air Madagascar departed 4 hours late and then detoured to another airport without notice. We...
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    Joburg - Cape Town - Joburg 11th Nov to 25th Nov 2014

    Hi Paul If you want to see endemics around the Karoo, then you must definitely book a day's outing with Japie Claasen - one of the true gentlemen of the birding world (although you may find his Afrikaans accent a little difficult. He will go out of his way to show you everything in the area. I...
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    Pics of the Spoon billed Sandpiper

    My husband and I leave for Thailand in 36 hours. I just hope we get half as good a look at a Spoonie as you managed:) The photos are amazing!
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    Botswana info.

    Hi Lorne Probably one of our favourite places to stay is Drotsky's Cabins on the panhandle. A lovely place to stay and we have seen Pels in the camp site there. A trip on the river is essential. From there it is quick and easy to get into the Caprivi Strip. We have driven there in a...
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    New member

    Thanks to all of you. We did enjoy the Birdfair immensely and managed to control our spending a little bit - our exchange rate of R13.50 to the Pound was somewhat restrictive. We also managed to see the Ospreys and spent a bit of time in a couple of the hides. The people we met up with in the...
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    Namibian Birds

    The Glossy Starlings are quite tricky but the Greater looks much longer legged and more upright on the ground than Cape and in direct sunlight the Greater definitely looks almost electric blue-turquoise whereas the Cape Glossy looks darker and more green-turquoise. Also the calls are fairly...
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    SA plans for 2013

    If you have decided to do Underburg/Sani Pass then I can highly recommend Malcolm Gemmel at Button Birding www.buttonbirding.com as a guide for the area. The accommodation is pretty good too.
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    New member

    Hi to all on Birdforum, I am from Johannesburg, South Africa and my husband and I are really excited to be visiting the UK in August for the Birdfair
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