PRETORIA BOTANICAL GARDENS

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Going to pop in at Pretoria Botanical gardens for a few hours tomorrow morning.

Hopefully I can bring back a few photos.


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good idea \O
have a nice visite O/\


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Eish - I have some bit as usual far too many even after deleting a lot.

Trying to decide which ones to post. :-? :-? :-?


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Start with some birds :-0


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Thank you for positive comments guys.

A poor shot of a Common Moorhen having a swim in the restaurants dam.
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Also seen at this dam a family of Egyptian Geese.

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Common Moorhen and Egyptian Goose.

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Crowned Lapwing with an injured foot.

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Helmut Guineafowl coming down for a drink.

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Then getting his feet wet.

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More to follow.


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^Q^ :ty:
poor Lapwing :-(


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View of another dam. This will be buzzing with Weaver activity and kingfishers in spring.

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A lower section of the forest waterfall near another restaurant where had breakfast. Frome here there is a pathway to the top of the hill with some stunning views. Unfortunately we did not have the time to do this.

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Middle section of waterfall. I could not a decent shot of the top section which was hidden by plants and trees.

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Honeysuckle and unidentified yellow flower.

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This arrow marked babbler was sitting so beautifully in the sun but he took off just as I pressed the trigger. O/ O/

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Painted Lady.

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Black Heart.

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More to follow.


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