michael-ibk
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All photos taken in the Savuti Marsh area (Chobe NP), Feb 5th 2019.
1: I had this down as a Tawny Eagle (which was my general impression when taking the photo) but now I´m having second thoughts because of the brownish eyes and the hint of a crest. Possibly a Wahlberg´s? Bill size and grey colour would point to Tawny though.
2: Greater Blue-Eared Starling (my guess) or Cape Glossy Starling? (Miombo Blue-Eared Starling cannot be completely excluded but would be extremely unlikely.) Both species do not occur in numbers in the area, the default Starlings are Burchell´s and (to a lesser degree) Meve´s.
3: A heavy crop of a distant low-quality picture to begin with so apologies for the quality. Normally I would just delete it and be done with it but the bright yellow eyes are intriguing me. Not quite sure what to make of this one.
4: Always struggling with Pipits - Buffy?
Thanks in advance!
1: I had this down as a Tawny Eagle (which was my general impression when taking the photo) but now I´m having second thoughts because of the brownish eyes and the hint of a crest. Possibly a Wahlberg´s? Bill size and grey colour would point to Tawny though.
2: Greater Blue-Eared Starling (my guess) or Cape Glossy Starling? (Miombo Blue-Eared Starling cannot be completely excluded but would be extremely unlikely.) Both species do not occur in numbers in the area, the default Starlings are Burchell´s and (to a lesser degree) Meve´s.
3: A heavy crop of a distant low-quality picture to begin with so apologies for the quality. Normally I would just delete it and be done with it but the bright yellow eyes are intriguing me. Not quite sure what to make of this one.
4: Always struggling with Pipits - Buffy?
Thanks in advance!