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African paradise flycatcher
Not very good light but I had to take it just for that tail!- nick scarle
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- african botswana flycatcher paradise terpsiphone viridis
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- Category: Africa
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White-backed Vultures
I just loved the way they were framed against the setting sun!- nick scarle
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- african botswana gyps africanus white-backed vulture
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- Category: Africa
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African paradise flycatcher
African paradise flycatcher- nick scarle
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- african flycatcher paradise terpsiphone viridis
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- Category: Africa
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African Openbill
Openbill stork with a taste for snails!- nick scarle
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- african anastomus lamelligerus openbill stork
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- Category: Africa
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swahili sparrow
sparrowday... african grey-headed sparrows #3 In honor of the sparrow day, I uploaded three different african grey-headed sparrows. To see the differences, compare their beaks. And try to find other differences. Best regards fink- Fink
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- african sparrow sparrowday swahili passer
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parrot-billed sparrow
sparrowday... african grey-headed sparrows #2- Fink
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- african parrot-billed passer sparrow sparrowday
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- Category: Africa
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grey-headed sparrow
sparrowday... african grey-headed sparrows #1- Fink
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- african grey-headed passer sparrow sparrowday
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- Category: Africa
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Black-shouldered Kite
This chap looked distinctly unimpressed with us stopping to watch him, so we took a snap and took the hint and left !- Binty
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- africa african black-shouldered grey kite raptor white
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- Category: Africa
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Secretarybird
Another bird we managed to get with an Elephant backdrop in Namibia - the Elephants are so obliging, and I love the pose this Secretarybird gave us !- Binty
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- africa african bird of prey birds raptor sagittarius serpentarius secretarybird
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Blue Waxbill
It took me a while to get used to the blue on these cute little birds - they just don't have an exotic shape to go with the colour !- Binty
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- africa african birds blue uraeginthus angolensis waxbill
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Little Bee-eater
It would have been wonderful to see these on a sunny day, but every time we saw them it was overcast !- Binty
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- africa african bee-eater birds black green little red yellow
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Jackal Buzzard
Another wonderful chap that wasn't bothered by us, we sat so long there that we ended up leaving before he did !- Binty
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- africa african bird of prey birds buzzard jackal raptor
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Black-headed Heron
This wonderful Heron wasn't at all bothered by us so we were able to sit with him for a long time- Binty
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- africa african birds black black-headed grey headed heron white
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African Grey Hornbill
We are used to seeing the Yellow-billed Hornbill in the Northern Cape, but I hadn't seen an African Grey Hornbill until we were in Namibia, where they were a common sight- Binty
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- africa african birds grey hornbill namibia tockus nasutus white
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Pygmy Falcon
The smallest falcon on the African continent, these tiny raptors are only about 20cm long and not always easy to spot !- Binty
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- africa african bird of prey birds falcon polihierax semitorquatus pygmy raptor small
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Greater Kestrel
One of the largest Kestrels in the falcon family, this chap was very busy and we had to wait for quite a while for him to pose for us, but it was worth it ! He is a beauty.- Binty
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- africa african birds of prey falco rupicoloides greater kestrel raptor
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African Oystercatcher
African (Black) oystercatchers on the rocks by the beach at Langebaan- nick scarle
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- african black haematopus moquini oystercatcher
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- Category: Africa
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Jacana and lilies
African jacana lily-trotting ... I love the way it's foot mirrors the form of the flower!- nick scarle
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- actophilornis africanus african flower jacana lily
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- Category: Africa
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Permission to land
African Geese landing in the pond at Pommerit le vicomte Northern France- Brian/Brittany
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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African Collared Dove
African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) Photographed in Parguera, Puerto Rico, USA. Coastal mangrove swamp on the Caribbean side of the island, sea level.- Stanley Jones
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- african collared dove parguera puerto rico roseogrisea streptopelia usa
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Bird-of-the-day #6 at MamboViewPoint
More here! http://www.valeryschollaert.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1137&Itemid=387 Dont forget to click on the right flag according to the language you need!- Valéry Schollaert
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- african birding mamboviewpoint photo stonechat tanzania
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Behind You!!!
African Spoonbill strolls along, feeding nonchalantly, very close to a crocodile. Although it looks like it might be lunchtime for the croc, it was just sunning itself and waiting for birds to clean its teeth. The spoonbill had waded along in front of it for some distance and was well aware of...- Bartail
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- african crocodile platalea alba spoonbill
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African Hoopoe
- Paul Tiller
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- africa african hoopoe kenya
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