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Some photos of various bird species seen on our recent trip to Namibia.

Although we saw quite a number of species throughout the trip, I did not get as many photos as I normally manage on a trip, but at least I got some that were new to me. O/\

First up is Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus

We saw this one on the roadside between Rietfontein and Halali, along with a Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii, (which I will post next).

A nomadic species that I'd long wanted to see, so it was great to finally catch up with one so close to the roadside.

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This Burchell fellow certainly gets a lot of coverage! :shock:


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A very elegant bird ^Q^ ^Q^


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Pretty bird ^Q^ ^Q^


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indeed, pretty one O/\
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This Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii, was close by the Burchell's and at first glance, we thought it was a young Burchell's until we saw the crown colouration and the underbelly pattern.

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Not much difference though ;-) Still a very pretty bird \O

It also has a design on the wings that the other one does not have, which makes it more interesting :yes: :yes:


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Both are very pretty!


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Lovely coursers. \O


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Another species I caught up with on this trip was Rüppell's parrot Poicephalus rueppellii.

I found their regular roosting trees and saw them every morning and evening in the same spot. Trying to photograph them was another matter entirely though.

Here a pair take in the morning sun and preen before heading off to feed.

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