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Wow! What a lot of different ones ^Q^ ^Q^

Great pics \O


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Thanks !

That was at Macaneta Wetlands, about 30 kms north of Maputo. Famous place where some ethousiastic birders come, even from South Africa, to see some rarities or vagrants.


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White-winged Stilt (Himantopus Himantopus) I am sure that you mean BLACK-winged stilt ;-)

I like the Whimbrel O/\ Never seen one :-0


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The sand-pipers all look exactly the same to me!! lol


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Dindin, your Sunbird is gorgeous, what colours!! ^Q^ ^Q^


What is your stork eating, Peter? It looks like ice lol


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Great pic of the heron (even if the legs look like those of a chicken lol ) ^Q^ ^Q^


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Lovely sunbird Dindingwe! \O

Nice low angle in your pics PRWIN. :yes:


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Dindingwe wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:56 pm At Cederberg Wilderness Area (Western Cape), I was lucky to see several Malachite Sunbirds for the first time ! They are magnificent birds.


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..Come to my 2 x Bottle feeders at home ...Greater Double Collared Sunbirds , Black Sunbirds and Malachite sunbirds atleast 3 males


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Thank you for the invitation O\/ Never saw a Black Sunbird.
Where do you live when you are not at Rooiputs lol


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