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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
Unread postPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:42 am 
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Hi Ducklings
Here are the answers to Sky 22. I waited for a couple of Ducklings but if I don't give the answers now it will be to late

1) A Bathawk Dark sooty brown with varying amounts of white below,pale eye-lids and false white eye spots on the napeIn flight has long pointed wings (key feature) and shortish square tail. At rest, wingtips protrude past tail
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2) A Juvenile Black Sparrowhawk Upperparts black , underparts vary from white (most common) to completely black with small white troat patch. Juveniles Two colour phases, rufuos(most common phase) or white.
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3) Blue cheeked Bee-eater
Key id features for this species is the green crown and pale blue to whitish forehead
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4) Brown snake Eagle The largest snake eagle. The dark brown plumage, large yellow owl-like eyes, upright posture and round head is very distinctive' Legs scaled and featherless
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5) Crowned eagle The female is considerable larger than the male and has 2 (not 3 ) narrow bars on the flight feathers. The most powerfull eagle on the continent and with it's large size, dark plumages and blotched and barred underparts it is unlikely to be confused with anyother raptor in the region. The crest (crown) at the back of the head is not often seen held upright
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6) A Dwarf Bittern The Smallest bittern, upper parts greyish black, underparts with broad vertical streaks
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7) Fulvous Whistling duck The golden brown head distinctive; unlikely to be confused with any other duck in the region
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8 ) Golden Pipit A small Pipit with bright yellow underparts and broad black breast band. Superficiallly similar to the larger Yellow-throated Longclaw, but brilliant yellow flight feathers very distinctive
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9) Karoo Korhaan Overall darker than Ruppell's Korhaan and without the black throat stripeand facial markings
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10) A Southern Pied Babbler The all white body with black wings and tail seperates it from the bare-cheeked babbler
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and the BB A Secretary Bird
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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
Unread postPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 6:55 am 
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Well done Soft Top! :clap: :clap:

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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings
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Hi Ducklings.
With Sky currently in KNP I was requested to submit Sky 24. Remember to PM your answers to me by Thursday 28 March 2013.
Don't think this one is to difficult. All the birdies was photographed in KTP.

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#6
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#7
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#8
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#9
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#10
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Hope you will enjoy this challenge :thumbs_up:

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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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Barry, thanks for taking on the mantel. Looks like a good one but not sure I can even see the BB!

Hey-ho - off to hit the books.


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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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Such a pity that I cannot participate! :P

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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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hilda wrote:
Such a pity that I cannot participate! :P


Why - just in case you don't get 10/10 and the BB!

That might be embarrassing :redface:


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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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Soft Top wrote:
Why - just in case you don't get 10/10 and the BB!That might be embarrassing


You are right Soft Toppie! It would be embarrassing if I don't get 10/10 and the BB, because these are pictures of the birdies we took in KTP! barryels is my SO in case you didn't know.) :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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Thanks for the lekker challenge barry and hilda :gflower:
I got 10/10 and the BB :dance: :dance:

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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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Congratulations Heksie! Clever girl! :clap: :clap:

8/10 for me for Sky 23 and my BB was also wrong! :D

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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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9/10 and the BB for Sky 24. :dance: :dance: :dance: Thanks Barryels for the fantastic photos. :clap:


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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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hilda wrote:
Soft Top wrote:
Why - just in case you don't get 10/10 and the BB!That might be embarrassing


You are right Soft Toppie! It would be embarrassing if I don't get 10/10 and the BB, because these are pictures of the birdies we took in KTP! barryels is my SO in case you didn't know.) :lol:


That was my meaning.


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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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Soft Top wrote:
That was my meaning.


Soft Top! :thumbs_up:

Well done umtali1! :clap: :clap:

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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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Well done Heksie and umtali1.

8/10 plus BB for me.


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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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Well done Soft Top! :clap: :clap:

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13 - 17/10/2013 - Lower Sabie
17 - 19/10/2013 - Crocodile Bridge

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 Post subject: Re: Birding school for ducklings.
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[Hi Hatchlings
Here are the answers
The first 2 birds are easily confused
Nr 1 is a Greater Striped Swallow and nr 2 a Lesser Striped Swallow
Robberts and other books all speak of more heavily streaked or less heavily streaked and the comparitive sizes of the birds but if I don't see them both at the same time it actually doesn't help meu much. Johan van Rensburg showed me the feature that helped me most the Greater has pale cheeks and the Lesser rufous cheeks. This takes all the guessing out of it for me
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3) THESE 2 were a Red winged and Pale winged Starling
The Red winged has a dark eye and the Pale winged a orange eye In a sitting position the colour of the wing patches can be confusing
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5) A Three banded Plover

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6) Cape Gannet
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7) Black chested Snake eagle
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8) A White breasted Cormorant
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and a BB an African Scops owl


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