For the birds
This business of being on my own, here in Johannesburg, is for the birds I think. Fortunately Rob will be winging (eish, that is crushingly bad!) her way back to … Continue reading For the birds
Tag: bird photography
Coot crossing
Why does a coot cross the road? To demonstrate its flair? Marievale, Nikon D500. Nikon 70-300mm. Processed in Lightroom and Colour Efex Pro
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Spotted thick-knee, Marievale
We saw this Spotted thick-knee, otherwise known as a Dikkop, standing behind the car park at the Visitors Centre at Marievale around 10am on Easter Friday; it was still there, … Continue reading Spotted thick-knee, Marievale
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Amur Falcon Female
You knew at once, didn’t you, that this was a female Amur falcon? Of course you did. Well, I didn’t, and though I paged up and down and sideways through … Continue reading Amur Falcon Female
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Red-knobbed coot, Marievale
Photographed at the Marievale Bird Sanctuary on Easter Friday. The nest was directly in front of the hide.
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Grey-headed gull, Marievale
Evidently something of a rarity in these parts: a Grey-headed gull, photographed at Marievale on Easter Friday.
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Flight – Five Images
Little Egret – Marievale. Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng. I left in the power lines and pylons deliberately, as well as traces of the reeds and the trees, as I … Continue reading Flight – Five Images
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Skittering across the water – the (un)Common Moorhen
Marievale Bird Sanctuary is a small area of wetland, bounded by farms, distant dwellings, power pylons, a highway, about an hour’s drive east of Johannesburg, and – despite its size … Continue reading Skittering across the water – the (un)Common Moorhen
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Not such good bird photos
Bird photography is one of the most challenging areas of photography, at least in my experience. Finding them in the first place – birds, I mean – and getting them … Continue reading Not such good bird photos
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Rosy-Faced Lovebirds
We were standing in our garden one evening, not long after we’d moved in. There were birds in the high branches of the tree that stands outside our wall, on … Continue reading Rosy-Faced Lovebirds
