For the birds
This business of being on my own, here in Johannesburg, is for the birds I think. Fortunately Rob will be
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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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