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 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
Unread postPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:43 am 
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Leeukos wrote:
According to Roberts VII, there are an estimate of 250 Secretary Birds in the Kruger National Park.


Interesting that! I seriously doubt there are more than 50 in KNP - maybe only even 20-30 if that. Would be interesting to no for sure though!

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Jan van Wyk
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
Unread postPosted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:07 pm 
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Few images from our December 2010 to the Kgalagadi

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Crested Val
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
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Beautiful Jan. :clap:

My offerings are no way near as good, but we were thrilled to see them. :thumbs_up:


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okie
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Two birds enjoying a bath somewhere down the S100 in April

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Crested Val
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
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Okie. I love your bedraggled feathered friends/ :clap: :clap:

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okie
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
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CV :thumbs_up: This one just for you :)


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3 - 6 Sept 2013 - Punda.
7 - 10 Sept 2013 -Shingwedzi .
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normana53
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
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Looks like he needs a visit to the stylist for a comb and blow dry!

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Jan van Wyk
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
Unread postPosted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:35 pm 
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Great sightings :clap: :clap:

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normana53
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
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Today, while driving north to Punda Maria from Shingwedzi, we came across a Secretary Bird and a Tawny Eagle walking side by side through the bush. It was the oddest sight! :shock: Neither one seemed to have made a kill, and both wandered together for over a half hour, before getting far enough from the road that we lost sight of them.

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threedogs
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
Unread postPosted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 3:17 am 
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We saw Secretary birds on a few occasions this August/September - will have to get out the sightings book to check where we saw them.

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Jan van Wyk
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
Unread postPosted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:48 pm 
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Kgalagadi December 2012

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threedogs
 Post subject: Re: Secretary Bird
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Stunning pics! They really are photogenic aren't they?

I looked back at our sightings book but we only recorded one of our sightings :slap: on the S37.

In 2010 we recorded a sighting on the Shimuwini private road.

We didn't realise they were so uncommon in Kruger.

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