Rietvlei Nature Reserve through Greenies' Eyes

[Toko]

stf, looks like a super outing, love the eland herd

Levaillant's Cisticola and African Stonechat

Will you please post the Whiskered Tern on the challenge topic

[steamtrainfan]

Hi Toko - W.T. on challenge plus three others.

A first for us at Rietvlei was this malachite kingfisher seen at Island View hide who obliged by posing so nicely for us. Of course we took a gazillion photos but will not bore you with all of them but only a few.









More to follow.

[steamtrainfan]

Female thick billed weaver.


Long-tailed widow bird.


Not a very good photo but another first for us - juvenile fork tailed drongo


Yet another first - a very friendly Bokmakirrie.




More to follow.

[Toko]

Love your birdies, stf, the malachite kingfisher series is

[Amoli]

The bokmakierie is a beautiful bird and your pics gives it due...

Stunning pics of the malachite..

[Lisbeth]

The malachite kingfisher is splendid

[Toko]

First time I see the oak tree there

Love the birdies

[Lisbeth]

First time I see the oak tree there

I noticed it too! I never thought that they grow at this latitude

The oak tree grows in most climatic conditions especially in Mediterranean semi-desert and subtropical rainforest. The pedunculate or English oak is the most common in southern and central British broadleaved woods. It grows in most conditions except marshy grounds.

[Mel]

Love the variety of birdies, stf! Glad to hear that there are still more to come.

[steamtrainfan]

Thanks very much Toko, Amoli, Lisbeth and Mel for the lovely comments.

First time I see the oak tree there

There a whole lot of oak trees growing near the restaurant. One can sit and have breakfast, which we were doing, under the oak trees. A really lovely setting.