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Birds of a feather

Posted on August 26, 2018

The bush is so diverse that often first time safari-goers and seasoned travelers may experience sensory overload. Expectations to look for the larger animals may be high and one might miss out on the other creatures that the bush also has to offer.

This post highlights the astonishing bird life that could be seen on safari or even while walking along the lodge’s pathways.

Raptors

Image by - Stuart Buy 16 LSP

Image by - Johan de la Ray 22 Image by - Johan de la Ray 13 Image by - Johan de la Ray 8 DCG

Vultures

Image by - Johan de la Ray 16

Image by - Cal Butler 23 Image by - Cal Butler 26

Owls

Image by - Stuart Buy 17 Image by - Stuart Buy 3

Image by - Johan de la Ray 23 Image by - Johan de la Ray 18

Image by - Cal Butler 11

African Barred Owlet - Cal Butler 6

Passerines

Rufous naped Lark

Image by - Johan de la Ray 30

Yellow Fronted Canary - Cal Butler

Image by - Cal Butler 17

Dark-capped Bulbul - Cal Butler

Kingfishers

Image by - Stuart Buy 8

Image by - Johan de la Ray 9 Image by - Cal Butler 21

Image by - Cal Butler 16

Brown-hooded Kingfisher - Cal Butler

Malachite Kingfisher - Cal Butler

Bee-eaters

Image by - Johan de la Ray 19 Image by - Johan de la Ray 21

Image by - Cal Butler 15

Water birds

Image by - Stuart Buy 24

Image by - Johan de la Ray 11 Image by - Johan de la Ray 10 Image by - Johan de la Ray 15 Image by - Johan de la Ray 5 Image by - Cal Butler 27 Image by - Johan de la Ray 26 Image by - Johan de la Ray 32

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Other

Image by - Johan de la Ray 1 Great Spotted Cuckoo Image by - Johan de la Ray 14 Image by - Johan de la Ray 17

Image by - Cal Butler 10

Burchell's Coucal - Cal Butler

Image by - Johan de la Ray 34

 

Grey Go-away Bird - Cal Butler Yellow-billed Hornbill - Cal Butler

Image by - Stuart Buy 23 Image by - Stuart Buy 20 Image by - Stuart Buy 7 IS8A0179 Image by - Johan de la Ray 28

Written by: Cal Butler

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