Birds 2012

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Dr. Harout
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+1
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Dr. Harout wrote:+1
Make that 2!
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mvanrheenen wrote:
Dr. Harout wrote:+1
Make that 2!
3!

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Just fabulous photos and species Robbie, thanks for sharing.

Duck in the marshes last week-end.

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Very nice david antony...

I finally got round to processing some Malachite Kingfisher images from earlier this year..

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David,
Great Duck "shooting". :)

Robbie,
Nice set of Kingfishers. Is that fish in the mouth of the Kingfisher in the first shot?

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Wonderful birds shots all. I especially like the Swallow and the Kingfisher of course ! I like DA's duck hiding in the reeds too :)
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Hi David Antony, : )

Neat duck with a sweet face and feathers.

Missed your work. Thanks for sharing.


Hi Robbie, : )

A spectacle of great kingfisher shots; Bright colours and a special kind of kingfisher too.

Thanks for sharing,

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Inspirational captures RobbieA, I like the duck too DA.
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Yes Sury, that's a fish in the mouth of the kingfisher..

Thank you all for your positive comments..

I came across a Woodland Kingfisher yesterday in some thick brush.. more a record shot but still nice..

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I also by chance discovered this Green Wood Hoopoe nest and the parents were in and out feeding every 20 minutes or so..

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Thank you Robbie, for such visual delight.... :) I take it all these birds are around where you live.
In the urban jungle I live, I have to go look for them.

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Unfortunately not Sury.. I travel quite a bit around the regions where I live to capture these images. The Hoopoe was about 2 and half hours drive... and for avian photography you have to be at your destination at sunrise which is just after 5am here at the moment.. so I was up at 2am, left by 2.30 and at the nature reserve by 5am...
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Wow. I appreciate the shots all the more, now that I know how much of an effort went into it,
not to mention the talent. Thank you.

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Robbie, you can't imagine how I enjoy your shots (also envy :oops: ).
Well done buddy.
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