Here’s a further selection of my favourite photos taken during 2017 – from our travels, holidays and birding trips
If you have any favourites, do let me know by adding your comment!
The Birds (Continued)
Southern Ground Hornbill, Chobe Game Reserve, BotswanaKelp Gull, Vleesbaai, Western CapeSouthern Double-collared Sunbird, Mossel BayChinspot Batis, Verlorenkloof in MpumulangaWhite-fronted Bee-eater, VerlorenkloofCapped Wheatear, Chobe RiverfrontYellow-billed Stork, Phinda Game Reserve in North Kwazulu-NatalPied Kingfisher, PhindaRed-capped Robin-Chat, Pigeon Valley DurbanSouthern Carmine Bee-eater, Chobe RiverfrontMalachite Kingfisher, Chobe RiverReed Cormorant, Chobe RiverLittle Egret, Chobe RiverAfrican Spoonbill, Chobe RiverYellow-billed Oxpecker, Chobe RiverLong-toed Lapwing, Chobe RiverYellow-billed Stork, Chobe RiverPied Starling, Vlaklaagte near Bronkhorstspruit, GautengMountain Wheatear (female), near OudtshoornHottentot Teal, Marievale GautengBooted Eagle, Mossel BayFork-tailed Drongo, north of Herbertsdale, Western Cape
The Reptiles
Mole snake, Delmas areaBoomslang, Bushfellows Game Lodge near Marble HallSkaapsteker (?) near Mossel BayAfrican Crocodile, Chobe River
The Butterflies
Guineafowl (Hamanumida daedalus), Mabusa Nature Reserve in MpumulangaPoplar leopard butterfly (Phalanta phalanta aethiopica), Vic Falls NationalParkButterfly, Mossel Bay (No ID yet – can’t find it in the book)
Mauritius
Air Mauritius sunsetSnorkeling – GeraldineSnorkeling – Moorish idolSnorkelingSnorkeling – the view from the seaSunset, Le Victoria hotel, MauritiusLe Victoria hotel, Mauritius -early morning
Flock at sea cruise
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Other stuff
Snail, Boschkop Dam near PotchefstroomFine flowers, VerlorenkloofSea shell, Mossel Bay
Wishing all who may read this a 2018 that meets all of your expectations!
Here’s a selection of my favourite photos taken during 2017 – from our travels, holidays and birding trips – chosen from my collection of over 2500 photos for the year. Each one has a story attached which I have tried to capture in a few words………..
If you have any favourites, do let me know by adding your comment!
The Places
Kasane Forest Reserve – lush after good summer rainsEarly morning, Delmas area – on my way to do some bird atalsingChampagne Valley – a weekend in the DrakensbergDrakensberg grasslandBourkes Luck Potholes – on tour with our Canadian familyThaba Tsweni lodge – near Sabie, MpumulangaVictoria Falls National Park – more touring with the canadiansThe bridge at Vic Falls National ParkKingdom Hotel Vic FallsChobe sunset, Kasane – incomparableFlock at Sea Cruise – back in Cape Town Harbour early morningSandbaai near HermanusVictoria Bay surfer actionTop dam, Verlorenkloof – our favourite breakaway spotKasane, Sundowner spotBronkhorstspruit area – another early morning of bird atlasingSpring Day in Mossel BayKuilfontein near ColesbergAtlasing north of Herbertsdale, near Mossel BayMossel Bay golf estate – our home for part of the yearGamkakloof near Calitzdorp – Klein KarooNorth of Herbertsdale
The Wildlife
Klipspringer, Prince AlbertChacma Baboons, Chobe Game ReserveZebra, Chobe Game ReserveHippo, Chobe Game ReserveLions, Phabeni area, Kruger National ParkHippo, Zambezi CruiseImpala, Chobe game drive – M for McDonaldsChacma Baboon (Juvenile), Chobe game driveAfrican Elephant greeting, Game cruise ChobeLion, Chobe RiverfrontChobe RiverfrontBlack-backed Jackal, Chobe RiverfrontHippo, Chobe RiverCape Buffalo, Chobe RiverAfrican Elephant, Chobe RiverAfrican Elephant, Chobe RiverAfrican Elephant, Chobe River
The Birds
Familiar Chat, Prince AlbertAmur Falcon, Garingboom Guest farm, SpringfonteinLong-tailed Widow, Mabusa Nature ReserveDouble-banded Sandgrouse, Chobe Game ReserveCommon Sandpiper, Delmas areaEuropean Roller, Satara-NwanetsiWhite-fronted Bee-eater, Zambezi CruiseAfrican Fish-Eagle, Game cruise ChobeBronze-winged Courser, Kasane Airport perimeterLilac breasted Roller, Chobe Game ReserveYellow-billed Oxpecker, Chobe Game Reserve
Part Two includes more birds, the reptiles, butterflies and other stuff
Wishing all who may read this a 2018 that meets all of your expectations!
Mostly Birding 