Rietvlei Nature Reserve through Greenies' Eyes

[Lisbeth]

Great birds and I love the black-shouldered kite, my favourite small raptor. Great to see a black wildebeest

The LBJ could maybe be a chat flycatcher

[Amoli]

[quote="steamtrainfan"]Ummmmmmm?????????????



Great pics you got STF. I think your ummm is a Female African Stone Chat.

[Richprins]

Great studies, stf!

Ja, that wildebeest is gorgeous!

[Lisbeth]

Amoli is right about the LBJ, female stone chat it is

[Toko]

I love the Squacco above the greenerie and the pretty wildebeest


The Hawkmoths should go outside and be a tasty morsel for a birdie

[steamtrainfan]

Thank you everybody for your lovely comments and Amoli for the ID of the "Ummmmm" bird and Toko for the ID of the moth.

[steamtrainfan]

Yesterday - 07.01.2016 - with the temperature reaching 38c in our home Joan and I decided to take refuge in the car with its air conditioning and headed for Rietvlei again. The outside temperature reached 41.7c.

Here are few pics of our 5 hour visit.

An Egyptian Goose keeping cool at Marais Dam.







With a Spurwing Goose that refused to wake up despite all the racket- another first for us at Rietvlei.



A European Bee-eater trying to get some relief from the heat.



Malachite Kingfisher at Otter Bridge.



These two made us make U-turn and backtrack as they were not going to get out the road.



So nice to have your eyes cleaned while eating.





Mother and child.



Coming up next - a first for us yet again.

[Richprins]

Looks hot!

[Lisbeth]

Excellent remedy against the heat

Cute zebras in the middle of the sun

[steamtrainfan]

Thanks very much R.P. and Lisbeth.