Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens
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And then this special sighting - Paradise Flycatcher Family
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genial, super, beautiful... 
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That paradise flycatcher Family is magnificent 
and besides them love the red cheste cuckoo
What luck you had
and besides them love the red cheste cuckoo
What luck you had
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Stunning Duke!
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Fabulous!!
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Love the splish-splash sparrowhawk, but the paradise flycatchers are just adorable! 
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Wow Duke...great sightings and pics!! Think I'd better take a drive out there soon. 
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Wow Duke - some really amazing shots here. The Paradise Flycatcher sequence is out of the top drawer. WELL DONE.
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I took a trip to WSBG on 3 January. It's ridiculous that they only open at 08:00 - half the good light has gone already 
We spent about 4 hours there, leaving on the dot of 12:00 and just missing the massive storm that hit us about 15 minutes later.
Unfortunately the eagles weren't at home but there were a few other things to photograph.
Lesser-striped Swallow.
Helmeted Guineafowl with tiny chicks.
Kurrichane Thrush.
Spotted Border Butterfly. Correction : Common Dotted Border Butterfly
The waterfall. The two eagle's nests are visible - the first is under the overhang at the top of the picture and the second is below and left of the top nest.
NOT a Common Tigertail Dragonfly.
Masked Weaver.
A Triffid? It has a huge red flower that hangs over and faces the ground.
Another huge scary wasp.
Cape Weaver.
Koppie Foam Grasshopper.
One of the Acraea Butterflies.
We spent about 4 hours there, leaving on the dot of 12:00 and just missing the massive storm that hit us about 15 minutes later.
Unfortunately the eagles weren't at home but there were a few other things to photograph.
Lesser-striped Swallow.
Helmeted Guineafowl with tiny chicks.
Kurrichane Thrush.
Spotted Border Butterfly. Correction : Common Dotted Border Butterfly
The waterfall. The two eagle's nests are visible - the first is under the overhang at the top of the picture and the second is below and left of the top nest.
NOT a Common Tigertail Dragonfly.
Masked Weaver.
A Triffid? It has a huge red flower that hangs over and faces the ground.
Another huge scary wasp.
Cape Weaver.
Koppie Foam Grasshopper.
One of the Acraea Butterflies.
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