Some smallish birds...

BigAl

...from my recent trip to one of our premier national parks.

Lesser Masked Weaver in non-breeding plumage



Heuglin's Robin


Pied Kingfisher (waited for us every morning when we entered the park)




Pearlspotted Owl


African Jacana


Burchell's Coucal

BBiggs

Nice series! I really like the first kingfisher shot and the last burchell shot! I like warm tone in your pictures! Its something I really enjoy in bird shots

BigAl

BBiggs wrote:

Nice series! I really like the first kingfisher shot and the last burchell shot! I like warm tone in your pictures! Its something I really enjoy in bird shots

Thanks for your kind words.

Here's a Lilacbreasted Roller to add to the set:

Travis

Love'm
Beautiful series.

Osprey Whisperer

Nice set Al. That's an attractive kingfisher.

Shasoc

Beautiful pictures of beautiful birds, Al. Enjoyed seen them.

m_granite

I like the robin shot!

And it got better gong down.

dbaker1221

excellent set Al!! some cool shots of birds I've not seen before!!

Bigma.. I hope

ShepsMom

What an assortment!! That Lilacbreasted Roller looks like a little lady with make-up. Very nice set

Maestro

What a variety. The kingfisher, coucal and the lilac breasted roller are my favorites by far!

Harryb

Outstanding series Al

BigAl

Travis wrote:

Beautiful series.

Thanks Travis!

BigAl

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Nice set Al. That's an attractive kingfisher.

Thanks Mike. Between me and the missus we must have taken about a hundred shots of that kingfisher

Ric Grupe

That first Kingfisher is quite the shot.

I've never been able to get near his cousins here.:cry

BigAl

Shasoc wrote:

Beautiful pictures of beautiful birds, Al. Enjoyed seen them.

Thanks Socrate!

BigAl

m_granite wrote:

I like the robin shot!

And it got better gong down.

Thanks! You don't realize how lucky I was to get that robin shot. They normally spend their day deep in the bush teasing you with their really beautiful songs.

BigAl

dbaker1221 wrote:

excellent set Al!! some cool shots of birds I've not seen before!!

Bigma.. I hope

Thanks Dave - Bigma as always (wouldn't change it for anything at this stage!).

BigAl

ShepsMom wrote:

What an assortment!! That Lilacbreasted Roller looks like a little lady with make-up. Very nice set

Thanks Marina - the Lilacbreasted Roller is certainly a looker!

BigAl

Maestro wrote:

What a variety. The kingfisher, coucal and the lilac breasted roller are my favorites by far!

Thanks Stephen. It was quite strange on this trip, normally the coucals skulk in the bush and disappear as soon as you stop - this time we must have seen well over a hundred on our travels, all posing to have their pics taken.

Skippy

BigAl wrote:

...from my recent trip to one of our premier national parks.

Lesser Masked Weaver in non-breeding plumage
Heuglin's Robin
Pied Kingfisher (waited for us every morning when we entered the park)
Pearlspotted Owl
African Jacana
Burchell's Coucal

Beautiful Series BigAl
Love the little Kingfisher.
The Burchell has incredible Red Eyes, wonder why that is ??
Thanks for sharing ......... Skippy
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raptorcaptor

Great shots Big Al!

BigAl

Harryb wrote:

Outstanding series Al

Thanks Harry!

BigAl

Ric Grupe wrote:

That first Kingfisher is quite the shot.

I've never been able to get near his cousins here.:cry

Thanks Ric. This one was just friendly enough to want to pose . Normally they sit on the other side of the reeds/tree just to make sure you can't get a clear shot

BigAl

Skippy wrote:

Beautiful Series BigAl
Love the little Kingfisher.
The Burchell has incredible Red Eyes, wonder why that is ??
Thanks for sharing ......... Skippy
.

Thanks Skippy! We have quite a few birds with red eyes, but normally not quite as vivid as the two coucals I've shown here. Could be something to do with spring coming

BigAl

raptorcaptor wrote:

Great shots Big Al!

Thanks Glen!