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    Bluetooth Speakers For Playing Calls

    Birding here in South Africa, within certain terrains like the Karoo's arid nature, finding skulking birds often relies heavily on playback calls (in moderation, and with due respect to the environment of course). I've been looking for something small, portable but still good enough quality to...
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    Unidentified Shearwater

    I recently saw this bird on a pelagic cruise, along with quite a few other birders, and it's causing quite a bit of interest among those that saw it. Originally it was identified as a Little Shearwater based off the white eyebrow which extends from the back, above the eye, through to the front...
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    2000 Birders on a Boat

    I was recently part of the Flock at Sea 2017 birding cruise, organized by Bird Life South Africa. The cruise saw nearly 2000 birders on board the MSC Sinfonia, as we departed from Cape Town harbour and made our way south into the open oceans. On board was sea birding expert Peter Harrison...
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    Canon 50d vs Canon 550d (For Birds)

    I realize this is quite a thread bump, but I'm always stuck with the decision of which forum 'no no' to commit. Posting a thread on the exact same subject that already exists, or bumping up an old one. I am stuck in the same predicament as the OP, that is to say that I am stuck between the...
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    Canon 550D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L Combo - Image Quality

    Hey guys, I am currently shooting with a Canon 550D and until recently I was using it with a Sigma 50-500mm lens, but the images were a bit soft for me, so I upgraded to a Canon 400mm 5.6 L, after reading rave reviews from almost all it's users. Since having the lens my image quality as...
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    I Bring A Challenge - South Africa

    I headed out this morning and spent the day with the goal of just seeing some raptors, after following a Jackal Buzzard (common) around a bit, in the far distance, as a dot in the sky - I saw the bird in the picture. Unfortunately it really was just a dot in the sky, and even at 500mm it is very...
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    All Gone Up in Flames

    I live in Somerset West, a relatively small town outside of Cape Town, my place is situated on the corner of the local nature reserve, which is where I do most of my bird watching, and while there are other areas around which offer similar vegetation and habitats the nature reserve is a great...
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    One Month In

    This blog entry will serve as a future benchmark as to my progression in birding... It's been one month since I began birding. Prior to this I have primarily focused my photography on severe weather, though not exclusively. I've always been a fan of wild life and animals in general, in fact I'm...
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    First Outing Documenting

    I'm fairly new to birding, usually just been into storm chasing and general nature interests. I've headed out before to grab shots of nature (do it often), but yesterday was my first day going out for the sole purpose of getting shots of birds and starting to fill my guide book. Was fairly...
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    Identification Help

    First real post here, I'm wondering if anyone could possibly help me identify a bird I came across today. I'm new to birding. I'm currently using the Kenneth Newman 'Birds of Southern Africa' guide, I've gone through it several times now hoping to identify the bird, though while I've seen some...
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    New Member from South Africa

    Good day, For the past 7 years I've been focusing most of my energy on severe weather photography and storm chasing, though living in Somerset West, Western Cape - It leaves me with hundreds of days of 'down time'. I've always been interested in nature and photography, and recently having...
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