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richardharris
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You don't need to even leave the camps - these were taken from the Letaba restaurant. They were flying under the verandah roof, catching flies etc with a very loud 'snap' then perching to enjoy the feast!

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Johan van Rensburg
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What is unusual about this bird?

Well, it was seen (photographed) in an area where they are not supposed to be - at Augrabies National Park about eight kilometres into the game reserve.

As posted by cybeR@NGER, who wrote:
Distribution: From southern Gabon to south-western Uganda. In southern Africa, largely restricted to north and east. In Namibia, restricted to far north; common in Caprivi. In Botswana, locally common in Okavango Delta and along Chobe River. Widespread throughout Zimbabwe and Swaziland. In South Africa, common only in lowveld woodland of NW and Limpopo Provinces, Mpumalanga and Kwazulu-Natal. Isolated populations in Free State/N. Cape along the Vaal, Modder, Riet and Vet rivers. Absent from arid and semi-arid Namib, Kalahari and Karoo, and from Lesotho highlands and Eastern Cape.


Roberts VII shows all the places the WFBE had previously been recorded and the Augrabies NP is about 400 km north-west of the closest record!

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Jumbo
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Taken on the S56 18 Oct 07

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Some more litle beauties. :D

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Elsa
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The latest one seen this year in Kruger. :D

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Have not spotted the W F BEE EATER but spotted this SOUTHERN CARMINE BEE EATER near OLIFANTS
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and this EUROPEAN BEE EATER ( i think) in the same area
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Mike1916
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Sat watching 6 on The Red Rocks Road on our latest trip:
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Crested Barbet
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White-fronted bee-eater fighting with insect.

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Robbie A
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Plenty of action at Pafuri this last weekend with these guys..

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Bush Baptist
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Fantastic pic Bob :thumbs_up:

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Robbie A
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Thanks BB.. had a great time shooting these guys...

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Some pics from the Biyamiti "breeding bank" :)

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Rusty Justy
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I just found one of these guys in Grahamstown, seems a small breding population has started up in the Fish River here in the Eastern Cape..quite good news!

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