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Elsa
 Post subject: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
Unread postPosted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:26 pm 
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Seen in the Kgaligadi T.P. recently.

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la lionne
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Also in KTP. :wink:

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Another one for pleasure.


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Jumbo
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KTP, September 2006.

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Tilandi
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
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Seen @ Barberspan yesterday :D
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Touareg
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
Unread postPosted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:07 pm 
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Two more from my ongoing trip report.
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Josh of the Bushveld
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
Unread postPosted: Mon May 10, 2010 8:34 pm 
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Very beautiful bird. Great pics guys

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o-dog
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
Unread postPosted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:50 pm 
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Great pics!

The most interesting place I have recorded this bird was a good number of them in a little valley area next to the one house you can stay over at on the 4X4 trail in the Karoo National Park. It was June/July around 2002/3.
Wonder if anyone else has seen it in this Park?
If I remember correctly it wasn't on the list and at the time no books showed it coming anywhere near the locality at all!

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Rusty Justy
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
Unread postPosted: Thu May 20, 2010 6:28 pm 
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Jumbo, very impressive image! Still need to see this bird! :D

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Jumbo
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
Unread postPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:21 am 
A seriously belated “Thank you” RJ (sorry, missed your comment :redface: )
Well, considering that one of your locations are in the Waterburg area….you might find the following interesting. :wink:
This is not my best pic of this specie, but it was quite special to, this past weekend, have a sighting of it in Marakele. 8)

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Josh of the Bushveld
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
Unread postPosted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 11:38 am 
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Am pretty sure I saw one on Welgevonden (adjacent to Marakele) a few years ago but didn't get a positive ID :(

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Duke Ellieton
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
Unread postPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:34 pm 
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Saw this mating ritual in KTP on 10 October

The male caught an insect

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offers it to the female

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she sums him up to see if he will be agood provider for her and the chicks

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and accepts him

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WillemK
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
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Now that is what I called "the bride's fee". Looks like she was impressed with the "fee" after all.

More serious - excellent series of photos and well captured!!!

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WillemK
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
Unread postPosted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:37 am 
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For those who don't read trip reports, a few photos from my recent trip to Mokala national park:

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Duke Ellieton
 Post subject: Re: Bee-eater: Swallowtailed
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Stunning photos WillemK :clap: :clap: :clap:

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