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What a naughty Buff! Unbelievable that he started chasing you LarissaVW!

That Secretary Bird really needs some shade! What an awesome sighting of the kill and feeding! Great pictures too!

Some lovely night regulars there, LaVW. Definitely a kill worth logging too. Interesting that the buff chased you; do tell more: did he do a quick charge and pass or did he chase you for a while?

Gorgeous pics of the night time residents.

Super pics and sightings ....great kill photos.

Buff charging must have been quite an experience.

Great sightings all around LarissaAW .
Stunning raptor kill .
Interesting about the buff chasing you whilst he was all alone .
Thanks for sharing .

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The moment the buff came storming onto the road, my SO said that he was obviously very nervous and scared of something. He might have stumbled across a predator or snake or something on his way back up from the river.
He was tripling around, swinging his head from side to side, when he spotted us. He immediately came trotting in our direction, still making snorting sounds and swinging his head. The trot became a full blown quick charge, for about 100m. We backed up, out of harms way, and he just stopped.

Just before the other vehicle chased him off the road, another Buff appeared from the same spot. The friend wasn't nearly as jittery as the first one.

So we don't really know why, but he was quite irate, and we were probably the first thing available for him to take his irritation out on?

Day 7
This day was a day for birds...

I took a whole lot of of a group of Southern Carmine Bee-eaters while feeding. I got some really nice pics of them... especially the ones where the adult/male is feeding the female/juvenile.
(maybe someone more knowledgeable than me can tell if it was a female or juv?)


playing with your food

I could spent hours in watching Carmine bee eaters or bee eaters in general.

Thanks for the brilliant pictures Larissa

The one which is being fed is indeed a juvenile

Lol well if it isn't enough that one has to becareful of charging ellies now the buffs are doing it too lol hey maybe the big guy was just having a really bad day and taking it out on the bushes wasn't enough to satisfy him

Absolutely beautiful pictures

Stunning pictures of the Carmine Bee-eaters LarissaVW!

Hi there, lovely story and gr8 pictures.

thanx

Awesome birdie pic's .
Thanks for sharing

Wonderful pic ...captured beautifully.