South Africa 2015:
Krugerpark, Golden Gate National Park, Amakhala/Shamwari, Addo Elephant Park, Tsitsikamma National Park, Garden Route, Cape Town.
Many thanks to Rob Nagtegaal , http://www.pbase.com/tonbenrob to help with the identification of the birds.
Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)
Lilac-breasted roller
African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
Plains zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)
African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
African elephants @ hippo pools
African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Impalas and Blue wildebeests
Bearded Woodpeckers (dendropicos namaquus)
White backed vulture (gyps africanus)
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
White backed vultures (gyps africanus)
White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Giant kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) with „kill“
Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis)
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Sunrise @ Sabie river
Lion (Panthera leo)
Brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)
Leopard (Panthera pardus)
Greater kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
Lions (Panthera leo)
Lions (Panthera leo)
Lions (Panthera leo)
Blue wildebeests
Martial eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus)
Lilac-breasted roller
Common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)
Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
African fish eagles (Haliaeetus vocifer)
African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)
Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo)
Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
Woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)
Southern ground hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
African elephants (Loxodonta africana)
Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
African bush squirrel
Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
Lilac-breasted roller
No Fires! @ Golden Gate National Park
Plains Zebras (Equus quagga burchellii) @ Golden Gate Highlands NP
Camdeboo National Park
Cape Mountain Zebras (Equus zebra zebra) @ Camdeboo NP
Sable
White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
Lion ♂ (Panthera leo)
Lion (Panthera leo)
Lions (Panthera leo)
African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Cape hare (Lepus capensis)
Hadeda ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
Common ostrich (Struthio camelus)
Cape Weaver (Ploceus capensis)
Reed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus)
Dung beetles
Southern nightsky
Seal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis
Blooming Little Karoo
African Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
Tsitsikamma National Park
Blue cranes and Egyptian geese
Cape Agulhas Lighthouse (southernmost lighthouse in Africa)
Southern Right whale (Eubalaena australis)
Southern Right whale (Eubalaena australis)
Southern Right whale (Eubalaena australis)
Jumping whale (Southern Right whale (Eubalaena australis)?)
Southern Right whale (Eubalaena australis)
African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
The Dutch Reformed Church, Franschhoek
Boulders Beach
Boulders Beach
Green Point Lighthouse, Cape Town
Cape Point Lighthouse (Diaz Point)
Cape of Good Hope
Paarl – The pearls
Clocktower, Cape Town
Lions Head in the clouds
Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus africanus)
Bo-Kaap, Cape Town with Tablemountain
Cascade Manor House, Paarl
Relax…
Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) @Camdeboo NP
Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus)
Red-necked Francolin (Francolinus afer)
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) @ Addo Elephant Park
Southern Red Bishop ♂ (Euplectes orix) @ Addo Elephant Park
Southern Red Bishop ♂ (Euplectes orix) @ Addo Elephant Park
Southern Masked-Weaver ♂ (Ploceus velatus) @ Addo Elephant Park
Southern Masked-Weaver ♂ (Ploceus velatus) @ Addo Elephant Park@Addo Elephant Park
Southern Red Bishop ♀ (Euplectes orix) @ Addo Elephant Park
Cape Weaver (Ploceus capensis) @ Addo Elephant Park
Southern Red Bishop ♂ (Euplectes orix) @ Addo Elephant Park
Brown-hooded kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris)
Bar-throated Apalis (Apalis thoracica)
Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris)
Dark-capped bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)
Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus)
Greater blue-eared starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
Magpie Shrike (Corvinella melanoleuca)
Greater Double Collared Sunbird (Cinnyris afer)
Southern Fiscal (Lanius collaris)
Bokmakierie Bushshrike (Telophorus zeylonus)
Booted eagle (Hieraeetus pennatus)
Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus)
Bar-throated Apalis (Apalis thoracica)
Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)
Okay, du hast es geschafft – ich bin neidisch. Tolle Bilder!!!!
Prima, dann hat das ja geklappt 😉
Schöne Bilder. Wer sagte: Vögel sind langweilig?
Nein, sind sie nicht, vor allem, wenn sie so schön bunt sind.