South Africa: October–November 2013
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From a South African Birding Trip

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Birds of South Africa
Common Ostrich, Velddrif, South Africa
Common Ostrich		 Common Ostrich With Chicks, Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa
Common Ostrich With Chicks		 Egyptian Goose, South Africa
Egyptian Goose		 Yellow-billed Duck, South Africa
Yellow-billed Duck		 Red-billed Teal (Red-billed Duck)
Red-billed Teal
(Red-billed Duck)
Cape Teal, South Africa
Cape Teal		 Cape Teal With Ducklings, South Africa
Cape Teal and
Cape Teal With Ducklings		 Helmeted Guineafowl
Helmeted Guineafowl		 Crested Francolin, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Crested Francolin		 Cape Spurfowl (Cape Francolin), South Africa
Cape Spurfowl
(Cape Francolin)
Natal Spurfowl (Natal Francolin), Kruger National Park, South Africa
Natal Spurfowl
(Natal Francolin)		 Nesting Little Grebe and Eggs, South Africa
Nesting Little Grebe
and Eggs		 Great Crested Grebe, South Africa
Great Crested Grebe		 Greater Flamingo, South Africa
Greater Flamingo		 Greater Flamingo, South Africa
Greater Flamingo, Page 2
Lesser Flamingo, South Africa
Lesser Flamingo		 African Penguin (Jackass Penguin), Boulders Beach, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa
African Penguin
(Jackass Penguin)		 African Openbill, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Openbill		 Wooly-necked Stork, South Africa
Wooly-necked Stork		 Marabou Stork, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Marabou Stork
Yellow-billed Stork, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Yellow-billed Stork		 White-breasted Cormorant, Kruger National Park, South Africa
White-breasted Cormorant
(Great Cormorant)		 Bank Cormorant
Bank Cormorant		 Crowned Cormorant, South Africa
Crowned Cormorant		 African Darter
African Darter
Great White Pelican, South Africa
Great White Pelican		 Hamerkop, South Africa
Hamerkop		 Goliath Heron, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Goliath Heron		 Grey Heron, South Africa
Grey Heron		 Little Egret, South Africa
Little Egret
African Sacred Ibis, West Coast National Park, South Africa
African Sacred Ibis		 Nesting Hadeda Ibis, South Africa
Nesting Hadeda Ibis		 African Harrier-Hawk, Noordhoek, South Africa
African Harrier-Hawk
(Gymnogene)		 White-backed Vulture, Kruger National Park, South Africa
White-backed Vulture		 White-headed Vulture, Kruger National Park, South Africa
White-headed Vulture
Wahlberg's Eagle, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Wahlberg's Eagle		 Tawny Eagle, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Tawny Eagle		 Immature Pale Chanting Goshawk
Pale Chanting Goshawk		 Crowned Eagle (Crowned Hawk-Eagle), South Africa
Crowned Eagle
(Crowned Hawk-Eagle)		 Long-crested Eagle, South Africa
Long-crested Eagle
African Goshawk, South Africa
African Goshawk		 Black Kite, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Black Kite		 Yellow-billed Kite, South Africa
Yellow-billed Kite
(Black Kite)		 Steppe Buzzard (Common Buzzard), South Africa
Steppe Buzzard
(Common Buzzard)		 Jackal Buzzard, South Africa
Jackal Buzzard
Red-crested Korhaan (Red-crested Bustard), Kruger National Park, South Africa
Red-crested Korhaan
(Red-crested Bustard)		 Red-knobbed Coot, South Africa
Red-knobbed Coot		 Blue Crane
Blue Crane		 Spotted Thick-knee, South Africa
Spotted Thick-knee		 Spotted Thick-knee With Young on a Night Drive in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Spotted Thick-knee With Young on a Night Drive
Black-winged Stilt, Kgomo Kgomo Floodplain, South Africa
Black-winged Stilt		 Pied Avocet, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Pied Avocet		 African Oystercatcher (Black Oystercatcher)
African Oystercatcher
(Black Oystercatcher)		 Blacksmith Lapwing (Blacksmith Plover), South Africa
Blacksmith Lapwing
(Blacksmith Plover)		 Crowned Lapwing (Crowned Plover), South Africa
Crowned Lapwing
(Crowned Plover)
African Wattled Lapwing, South Africa
African Wattled Lapwing		 Kittlitz's Plover, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Kittlitz's Plover		 Three-banded Plover, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Three-banded Plover		 Chestnut-banded Plover, South Africa
Chestnut-banded Plover		 Chestnut-banded Plover with Chicks, South Africa
Chestnut-banded Plover
With Chicks
African Jacana, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Jacana		 Ruff, South Africa
Ruff		 Curlew Sandpiper, South Africa
Curlew Sandpiper		 Little Stint, South Africa
Little Stint		 Grey-headed Gull (Gray-hooded Gull), South Africa
Grey-headed Gull
(Gray-hooded Gull)
Hartlaub's Gull
Hartlaub's Gull		 Kelp Gull
Kelp Gull		 Swift Tern, South Africa
Swift Tern		 Speckled Pigeon, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Speckled Pigeon		 Lemon Dove (Cinnamon Dove), South Africa
Lemon Dove
(Cinnamon Dove)
Laughing Dove, South Africa
Laughing Dove		 Grey Go-away-bird, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Grey Go-away-bird		 Levaillant's Cuckoo, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Levaillant's Cuckoo		 Red-chested Cuckoo, South Africa
Red-chested Cuckoo		 Burchell's Coucal (White-browed Coucal), South Africa
Burchell's Coucal
(White-browed Coucal)
African Scops-Owl, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Scops-Owl		 Juvenile Spotted Eagle-Owl, South Africa
Juvenile Spotted Eagle-Owl		 Adult Spotted Eagle-Owl, South Africa
Adult Spotted Eagle-Owl		 Square-tailed Nightjar (Mozambique Nightjar), Kruger National Park, South Africa
Square-tailed Nightjar (Mozambique Nightjar)
on a Night Drive		 Speckled Mousebird
Speckled Mousebird
Woodland Kingfisher, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Woodland Kingfisher		 Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Brown-hooded Kingfisher		 Giant Kingfisher, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Giant Kingfisher		 Pied Kingfisher, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Pied Kingfisher		 Little Bee-eater, South Africa
Little Bee-eater
European Bee-eater, Kruger National Park, South Africa
European Bee-eater		 Lilac-breasted Roller, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Lilac-breasted Roller		 Rufouse-crowned Roller (Purple Roller), Kruger National Park, South Africa
Rufous-crowned Roller (Purple Roller)		 Southern Red-billed Hornbill, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Southern Red-billed Hornbill		 Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Nest, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Nest		 African Grey Hornbill, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Grey Hornbill		 Crested Barbet, South Africa
Crested Barbet		 White-eared Barbet, South Africa
White-eared Barbet		 Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, South Africa
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Red-throated Wryneck (Rufous-necked Wryneck), South Africa
Red-throated Wryneck
(Rufous-necked Wryneck)		 Golden-tailed Woodpecker, South Africa
Golden-tailed Woodpecker		 Lesser Kestrel, en route KwaNdaba Game Lodge to Zaagkuildrift Road, South Africa
Lesser Kestrel		 Rock Kestrel (Eurasian Kestrel), West Coast National Park, South Africa
Rock Kestrel
(Eurasian Kestrel)		 Rose-ringed Parakeet, South Africa
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Common (Southern) Fiscal
Common (Southern) Fiscal		 Magpie Shrike, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Magpie Shrike		 Cape Batis, South Africa
Cape Batis		 Red Helmetshrike, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Retz's Helmetshrike		 Brown-crowned Tchagra, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Grey Cuckooshrike, South Africa
Grey Cuckooshrike		 Karoo Lark, South Africa
Karoo Lark		 Cape Long-billed Lark, South Africa
Cape Long-billed Lark		 Banded Martin, South Africa
Banded Martin		 Rock Martin
Rock Martin
Barn Swallow (European Swallow), South Africa
Barn (European) Swallow		 White-throated Swallow, West Coast National Park, South Africa
White-throated Swallow		 Wire-tailed Swallow, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Wire-tailed Swallow		 Lesser Striped Swallow, South Africa
Lesser Striped Swallow		 Grey Tit, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Grey Tit
Dark-capped Bulbu (Common Bulbu), Kruger National Park, South Africa
Dark-capped Bulbul (Common Bulbul)		 Cape Bulbul, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Cape Bulbul		 Cape Grassbird
Cape Grassbird		 Levaillant's Cisticola (Tinkling Cisticola), Dullstroom, South Africa
Levaillant's Cisticola
(Tinkling Cisticola)		 Cape White-Eye
Cape White-Eye
Karoo Prinia
Karoo Prinia		 Cape Sugarbird
Cape Sugarbird		 African Dusky Flycatcher (Dusky-brown Flycatcher), South Africa
African Dusky Flycatcher
(Dusky-brown Flycatcher)		 White-browed Scrub Robin (Red-backed Scrub-Robin), South Africa
White-browed Scrub Robin
(Red-backed Scrub Robin)		 Cape Robin-Chat
Cape Robin-Chat
White-throated Robin-Chat, Kruger National Park, South Africa
White-throated Robin-Chat		 White-browed Robin-Chat, Kruger National Park, South Africa
White-browed Robin-Chat		 Sentinel Rock-Thrush, Dullstroom, South Africa
Sentinel Rock-Thrush		 Cape Rock-Thrush
Cape Rock-Thrush		 African Stonechat, Dullstroom, South Africa
African Stonechat
Mocking Cliff-Chat, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Mocking Cliff-Chat		 Olive Thrush
Olive Thrush		 Wattled Starling, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Wattled Starling		 Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Greater Blue-eared Starling), South Africa
Greater Blue-eared Starling
(Greater Blue-eared
Glossy-Starling)		 Violet-backed Starling, South Africa
Violet-backed Starling
Red-winged Starling, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Red-winged Starling		 Red-billed Oxpecker on Burchell's Zebra, South Africa
Red-billed Oxpecker on
Burchell's Zebra		 Collared Sunbird, South Africa
Collared Sunbird		 Orange-breasted Sunbird
Orange-breasted Sunbird		 Scarlet-chested Sunbird, South Africa
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Female Malachite Sunbird
Female Malachite Sunbird		 Male Malachite Sunbird
Male Malachite Sunbird		 African Pied Wagtail, South Africa
African Pied Wagtail		 Cape Longclaw (Orange-throated Longclaw), South Africa
Cape Longclaw
(Orange-throated Longclaw)		 Golden-breasted Bunting, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Golden-breasted Bunting
Common Chaffinch, Noordhoek, South Africa
Common Chaffinch		 Forest Canary, South Africa
Forest Canary		 Brimstone Canary, South Africa
Brimstone Canary		 Sparrow and Weaver Nests
Sparrow and Weaver Nests		 Spectacled Weaver Nest, South Africa
Spectacled Weaver Nest
Cape Weaver
Cape Weaver		 Southern Brown-throated Weaver, South Africa
Southern
Brown-throated Weaver		 Lesser Masked Weaver, KwaNdaba Game Lodge, South Africa
Lesser Masked Weaver		 Nesting Southern Masked Weaver
Nesting
Southern Masked Weaver		 Southern Masked Weaver, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Southern Masked Weaver
Nesting Village Weaver, South Africa
Nesting Village Weaver		 Village Weaver, South Africa
Village Weaver		 Southern Red Bishop
Southern Red Bishop		 Long-tailed Widowbird, South Africa
Long-tailed Widowbird		 Swee Waxbill
Swee Waxbill
  Blue Waxbill (Blue-breasted Cordonbleu), Kruger National Park, South Africa
Blue Waxbill
(Blue-breasted Cordonbleu)		   Pin-tailed Whydah
Pin-tailed Whydah		  

Other Images From South Africa
South African Birding Tour
South African Birding Tour		 Hermanus, South Africa
Hermanus		 On a Tuk-Tuk
On a Tuk-Tuk		 Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Fernkloof Nature Reserve		 Baboon Warningr
Baboon Warning
Rooistompie Flower at Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Rooistompie
at Fernkloof		 Bietou Flower at Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Bietou
at Fernkloof		 Bobbejaanklou at Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Bobbejaanklou
at Fernkloof		 Keurboom at Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Keurboom
at Fernkloo		 Bloukappie Flower at Fernkloof Nature Reserve
Bloukappie
at Fernkloof
Shark Cage Dive
Shark Cage Dive		 Ready to Go, Shark Cage Dive
Joan, Ready to Dive		 Attracting Great White Sharks, Shark Cage Dive
Attracting Great White Sharks		 Great White Shark Portraits, Shark Cage Dive
Great White Shark
Portraits		 Cape Furs Seals Seen on Shark Cage Dive Trip
Cape Fur Seals
Southern Right Whales Seen on Shark Cage Dive Trip
Southern Right Whale		 en route-Hermanus to Cape Town
en route
Hermanus to Cape Town		 Rock Hyrax (Rock Dassie)
Rock Hyrax
(Rock Dassie)		 Signs at a Restaurant
Signs at a Restaurant		 Chachma Baboon
Chacma Baboon
Our South African Guides
Our South African Guides		 South African Scarecrows
South African Scarecrows		 en route Ceres to Velddrif, South Africa
en route Ceres to Velddrif		 OK Grocer,Velddrif, South Africa
OK Grocer		 Steenbok, Velddrif, South Africa
Steenbok
Adams Herbal Shop…, South Africa
Adams Herbal Shop &		 Striped Mouse, South Africa
Striped Mouse		 West Coast National Park, South Africa
West Coast National Park		 Angulate Tortoise, South Africa
Angulate Tortoise		 Pink Pea, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Pink Pea
Caterpillar, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Caterpillar		 Milkweed Grasshopper, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Milkweed Grasshopper		 Cape Countryside, South Africa
Cape Countryside		 Kommetjie, South Africa
Kommetjie		 Bontebok, South Africa
Bontebok
Gray Squirrel, South Africa
Gray Squirrel		 Baboonery, South Africa
Baboonery		 Black Girdled Lizard, South Africa
Black Girdled Lizard		 Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa
Cape Point		 Chacma Baboon, South Africa
Chacma Baboon
Chacma Baboon Takes a Walk in the Parking Lot, South Africa
Chacma Baboon:
A Walk in the Parking Lot		 East Cape License Plate, South Africa
East Cape License Plate		 Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa
Cape Point - Page 2		 Roadside Ostrich, Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa
Roadside Common Ostrich		 Common Eland, Cape Point, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa
Common Eland
Signs at Boulders Beach, Table Mountain National Park, South Africa
Signs at Boulders Beach		 Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, South Africa
Kirstenbosch National
Botanical Garden		 King Protea, South Africa
King Protea		 Scrub Hare, South Africa
Scrub Hare		 Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, South Africa
Kirstenbosch National
Botanical Garden
Lavender Hill, Cape Town, South Africa
Lavender Hill		 Spider Web, South Africa
Spider Web		 David, One of Our South African Guides, South Africa
David, One of Our South African Guides		 Gateway Country Lodge, Umhlanga, South Africa
Gateway Country Lodge		 Snail, South Africa
Snail
Twin Dotted Border, South Africa
Twin Dotted Border		 Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa
Umhlanga Rocks		 Umhlanga Waste Water Treatment Works, South Africa
Birders Will Go Anywhere
Water Treatment Works		 Vervet Monkey, South Africa
Vervet Monkey		 Burchell's Zebra, South Africa
Burchell's Zebra
Southern (Common) Reedbuck, South Africa
Southern Reedbuck
(Common Reedbuck)		 Scenes From Zululand, South Africa
Scenes From Zululand		 Ongoye Forest Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
In Ongoye Forest Reserve		 Hippopotamus, South Africa
Hippopotamus		 Dung Beetle, South Africa
Dung Beetle
Waterbuck, South Africa
Waterbuck		 Greater Kudu, South Africa
Greater Kudu		 Vervet Monkey, South Africa
Vervet Monkey		 Samango Monkey, South Africa
Samango Monkey
(Sykes's Monkey)		 Warthog, South Africa
Warthog
Bushbuck, South Africa
Bushbuck		 African Buffalo, South Africa
African Buffalo at  iSimangaliso Wetland Park		 Blue Wildebeest, South Africa
Blue Wildebeest		 Red Duiker, South Africa
Red Duiker		 White Rhinoceros, South Africa
White Rhinoceros
South African Woman, South Africa
South African Woman		 Banco Trading Store near Mkuze
Banco Trading Store		 Leopard Tortoise, South Africa
Leopard Tortoise		 Mkuze Game Reserve, South Africa
Mkuze Game Reserve		 African Lizard, South Africa
African Lizard
Nile Monitor (Water Monitor), South Africa
Nile Monitor
(Water Monitor)		 Baby Nyala, South Africa
Baby Nyala		 Giraffe, South Africa
Giraffe		 En route Mkuze to Wakkerstroom, South Africa
En route
Mkuze to Wakkerstroom		 Statue of Paul Kruger, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Statue of Paul Kruger
Kruger National Park
Spotted Hyena, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Spotted Hyena		 Common Evening Brown Butterfly, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Common Evening Brown Butterfly		 Sign on a Golf Course, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Sign on a Golf Course		 At Skukuza Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
At Skukuza Rest Camp		 Sable Antelope, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Sable Antelope
Vervet Monkey, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Vervet Monkey With Baby		 African Elephant, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Elephant		 Impala, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Impala		 African Buffalo, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Buffalo at
Kruger National Park		 African Elephant, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Elephant
Spotted Hyena, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Spotted Hyena		 A Herd of African Buffalo, Kruger National Park, South Africa
A Herd of African Buffalo		 Giraffe, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Giraffe at Kruger		 Leopard on a Night Drive in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Leopard on a Night Drive		 Side-striped Jackal on a Night Drive in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Side-striped Jackal
on a Night Drive
Impala on a Night Drive in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Impala on a Night Drive		 Springhare on a Night Drive in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Springhare on a Night Drive		 Elephant on a Night Drive in Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Elephant
on a Night Drive		 Flap-necked Chameleon on a Night Drive in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Flap-necked Chameleon
on a Night Drive		 Giraffe, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Giraffe at Kruger (2)
Olifant's Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Olifant's Rest Camp		 Slippery When Wet, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Slippery When Wet		 Leopard in a Cave, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Leopard in a Cave		 Beware..., Kruger National Park, South Africa
Beware of…		 Nile Crocodile, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Nile Crocodile
Lion, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Lion		 Vervet Monkey, Letaba Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Vervet Monkey at Letaba, Page 1		 Vervet Monkey, Letaba Rest Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Vervet Monkey at Letaba, Page 2		 Blue Wildebeest, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Blue Wildebeest		 Baobab, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Baobab
African Elephant, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Elephant		 Waterbuck, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Waterbuck		 Bathing African Elephant, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Bathing African Elephant		 Browsing African Elephant, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Browsing African Elephant		 Steenbok, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Steenbok
African Elephants on the Road, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Elephants
on the Road		 Fruit Bats, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Fruit Bats		 African Wild Cat, Kruger National Park, South Africa
African Wild Cat
on a Night Drive		 Cape Porcupine, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Cape Porcupine
on a Night Drive		 Small-spotted Genet, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Small-spotted Genet
on a Night Drive
Waterbuck, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Waterbuck on a Night Drive		 Hippopotamus, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Hippopotamus
on a Night Drive		 Common Duiker, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Common Duiker
on a Night Drive		 Spoitted Hyena, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Spotted Hyena on a Night Drive		 Drakensberg Escarpment, South Africa
Drakensberg Escarpment
Roadside Souvernir Stand, Drakensberg Escarpment, South Africa
Roadside Souvenir Stand		 Joan and a Local Guide at the Drakensberg Escarpment, South Africa
Joan and a Local Guide		 Flat Lizard Species, Drakensberg Escarpment, South Africa
Flat Lizard Species		 Cattle, Dullstroom and Mkhombo Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa
Cattle		 Mkhombo Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa
Mkhombo Dam
Nature Reserve
Flat Tire, Mkhombo Dam Nature Reserve, South Africa
Trouble in Paradise		 Rust de Winter Area, South Africa
Rust de Winter		 Water Lilies, Rust de Winter Area, South Africa
Water Lilies		 Snakes, Phakama Game Lodge, South Africa
Snakes		 At the Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa
At the Airport

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