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Meandering Mouse wrote

I don't think the birds mourned my cat one bit.

Welcome back! :lol:

Thanks Tosha

just sent my answers in.. never as simple as one expects. I am loving this. It is teaching me so much and getting my monkey mind to focus on detail.

9/10 for me..... no. 8 :wall:

Thanks PL - nice challenge!

Welcome back MM and good luck :thumbs_up:

Well done tosha :clap:

#8 was a

for me as well.

Took a very good guess and... :big_eyes:

10/10 for me :dance:

Challenge #3/July 2012

Good afternoon Ducklings, with this cold weather the challenge and answers are going quite slow but here we go. We had 6 participants for this weeks challenge of which 2 scored 10/10, 2 scored 9/10, 1 scored 8/10 and 1 got 6/10.

Herewith the answers and explanations:

1. Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Green spots on wings reflect in direct sun, also an all dark bill.

2. Southern White-faced Owl
Overall grey appearance with black streaks and a white facial disk. Normally the eyes present orange but the angle and the early morning sun might be playing tricks with the camera. Some did opt for Spotted Eagle-Owl but the size in relation to the leaves and fruit of the Bushwillow is off.

3. Yellow-billed Stork
Large, mostly white bird with long yellow bill.

4. Bearded Scrub-Robin
Rufous markings on the breast and flanks combined with bald black and white head markings and a "broken" wing-panel.

5. White-headed Vulture
Perhaps a bit deceiving seeing as this bird is still an Immature so the head has brown not white feathers/down, but the head is not bare and red as would be seen in Lappet-faced Vulture.

6. Red-billed Oxpecker
All red bill with a conspicuous yellow eye-ring.

7. Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac throat and breast with blue belly.

8. Lesser Masked-Weaver
Face mask almost non-existing due to the fact that the bird is in non-breeding plumage. To identify to species level one would take into account the dark horn-coloured bill combined with the blueish-grey legs. The birds also have a pale eye.

9. African Barred Owlet
Barring on the head, throat and upper-breast with tear-drop shaped blotches on the belly.

10. Yellow-breasted Apalis
Combination of the yellow breast and red eye is diagnostic.

Challenge #1 August 2012

So for this weeks challenge it's a mix of both Free State and Kruger. The first 5 being birds photographed in the Free State and the last 5 photographed in or just outside Kruger.

Enjoy and remember to pm your answers to me. :thumbs_up:

10.

To our very special birder

a very happy birthday from a very appreciative mouse.

Thank you very much MM!

A very happy birthday PL

Thank you

for the new challenge

Thank you very much Sharifa! :thumbs_up:

10/10 for me :dance:

Thank you PL

louis dreyer wrote

9/11

Ditto

, a vast improvement to the 6/10 I got last week. I since it is 9 of 11 (with only 10 pictures) I guess it is worth looking at all the birds on the pictures :doh:

All the best Michael.

10/11 for #1 for August.... I think no.1 got me :wall:

Well done Great Dane, Louis Dreyer and Sharifa :clap:

Well done everybody! :clap:

I just love these challenges! My birding knowledge improved so much these past few weeks :thumbs_up:

a BIG thanks to Dabchick and Pantera leo for putting this up every week :gflower:

#1 I got 11/11 :dance: