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Amazing bird pics, Touareg! The black winged stilt is my absolute favourite.

Thank you lionspoon. I will miss you in the KTP by 2 days. My first night in TR is on 31 March. Would have been great to meet you.

Wow Touareg,

your bird pictures are out of this world

Love the Acacia barbet After finally got a shot of the crested barbet after the 6th attempt I am now looking for that bird

Love also your flamingos

Awesome pics. Thanks for posting them.

I was in the Bontebok Park this last weekend and the swallows there were awesome. Constantly swooping here and there catching insects, but too quick to get on camera unfortunately

Thank you Carol. Much appreciated.

Stunning photos...your teal looks almost artificial, since it is just so clear and perfect..like it has been polished.
Thanks so much

Thanks KTF. The Teal just appeared out of nowhere so was slightly uprepared. I will keep a sharper lookout next time.

The long weekend has come and gone and that only meant I could get down to Langebaan and add to my bird collection. There was quite a stir in Langebaan and the birding community with the Hudsonian Godwit having been spotted at the See Berg hide. Birders from all over th ecountry arrived to get a glimpse of this rarity. I too managed to see it on Saturday afternoon and managed to get a long shot of the birds in flight. But that is not what I wanted share with you. I managed to get quite a number of nice shots during the two days. Here are a few of them. First up a Curlew Sandpiper in breeding plumage. (You should have seen my breeding plumage in the day )

This little Barn swallow kept me going, at one stage it felt like I was playing twister as I had to contort my body to keep pace with its flight pattern.

Next up this common Whimbrel speeding by in the South Easter.

I believe this beauty to be aCommon Greenshank. (please correct where you differ)

Next up this European Swallow giving it all.

I'll post again in the next few days.

Lovely photos Toureg.

I do not think you are a Siffneck member???? Perhaps some of your birds have not yet been ticked for 2010???

Love the swallow.

They are wonderful Tuareg

Love them too, Touareg

You have really captured these birds perfectly...they are so clear, and yet are in motion. Well done.
Thanks again.

Well done Touareg, your bird pics are just fantastic.

Please do join the Stiffneck Birding Club if you have not already done so, I am sure you have a lot to offer us.

Let me continue with the posts of the weekend's pictures. From the Geelbek hide these Common Whimbrels in flight.

At the Abrahamskraal hide this Pelican which came in to land, was one of many visiting the dam on the day. Unfortunately they keep to the far right of the dam.

These little Grebes were in a foul mood with many scraps breaking out. You just saw handbags flying

Here is a black winged stilt on a fast fly-by at the Geelbek hide. There were so many birds present which made it special to see. Many of them already in their breeding plumage.

This little fellow kept me busy for quite a while, but I eventually managed a few focussed shots.