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!
Mostly Birding 