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Wow, Rog!

Unusual pics there!

Dunno? Bateleur are often the first at the scene of a crime, so to speak...maybe they watch each other and come to investigate?

Pumbaa wrote:To spot one bateleur is already amazing but to get three is even better

We seem to be good at finding birds doing unusual behaviour.

Flutterby wrote:We've seen multiple bateleur together a few times...once we counted 11 in total together!!

Wow that must have been quite a sighting .

Toko wrote:I wonder why they have these meets sometimes
Good one, Roger

Lisbeth wrote:

Toko wrote:I wonder why they have these meets sometimes

Exchanging gossip?

Yes recon they catching up on whats happening

Richprins wrote:Wow, Rog!
Unusual pics there!
Dunno? Bateleur are often the first at the scene of a crime, so to speak...maybe they watch each other and come to investigate?

Yip probably do ,follow each other like the vultures

On our way out we stopped on the bridge to watch some birds :



The birds were scrabbling in the mud


Suddenly a juvenile Fish eagle swooped down and stole the catfish.


He flew up to a tree branch to enjoy his stolen feast


But it did not last long , an adult Fisheagle swooped down and took it away and flew off.


We stopped at the gate and pre-booked for New years day entrance ....

Lots of life around the water

Lovely pics

Jolly good pics there, Rog!

Terse commentary!

Lisbeth wrote:Lots of life around the water

Lovely pics

Yes it was clear the drought was taking effect all the grazing around the water points was gone .

Richprins wrote:Jolly good pics there, Rog!

Terse commentary!

Thanks would have liked to use a 400mm lense but pics came out fairly well.

Back in Marloth we had some visitors to the house :





We drove to the fence-line to watch the animals in the Crocodile riverbed and see the last sunset of 2015 ...

Interesting place, that Marloth!

Nice last sunset

Firefinch and nice skies indeed