10 May 2023 - Glen Austin Pan
Early morning winter sun at Glen Austin Pan is magical, as long as the birds cooperate a little. I spent an hour on the eastern side of the pan and managed a few of the resident waterfowl - Cape Shoveler
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Cape Shoveler (Spatula smithii) |
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Male Cape Shoveler (Spatula smithii) |
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Female Cape Shoveler (Spatula smithii) |
and Red-billed Teal were the only species cooperating this morning
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Red-billed Teal (Anas erythrorhyncha) |
I had a Wattled Lapwing flyby
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African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) |
and managed to get the resident Malachite Kingfisher as it was hunting on the fringes
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Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristata) |
Overhead, there were many Brown-throated Martin, but always difficult to photograph, as their flight is so unpredictable, especially when swinging the heavy 600mm prime
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Brown-throated Martin (Riparia paludicola) |
And a surprise White-rumped Swift
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White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer) |
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