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bird in flight today..a pied kingfisher (ceryle rudis) looking me while...im doing the same thing.thank you mr Pied!!!
kosi bay ,KZN, south africa
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after the rain a fork tailed drongo(dicrurus adsimilis) is warming under the first ray of light
hluhluwe unfolozi np , KZN South Africa
the crowned eagle (stephanoetus coronatus) is a lifer sighting.
to find a couple is a real privilege.
for years I was haunted by the dream to meet the most powerful african eagle.
a bit smaller than martial eagle is considered stronger and surely more aggressive than the savannah cousin.
crowned eagles are now rare and always elusive.they stay usually hidden and hunt in the forest like a huge goshawk.those raptors prey mainly on mammals of medium /big size (till small antelopes of 30/40kgs) ,monitors and sometimes big birds but....they are specialized on monkeys.monkeys have pratically 4 hands with opposable fingers and it means they can damage the vital feathers of the predator before to die.
this is why the crowned eagle is equipped with incomparable weapons.
two opposable talons are very big and large.the eagles use it to pierce the skull of the prey to kill it instantly.
crowned eagles are famous to be also cooperative hunters, this is why my title ,"double trouble".
shot at big distance,bad light(almost backlight) ,duplicator and high iso.....next time will be better:-)
zululand forest,KZN, south africa
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Created for Kreative People ~ Treat This 277 - October 2021
Thanks to Lemon~art for starter images.
Background image taken by me - abandoned home in Umkomaas KZN.
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Kosi Bay Mouth is the one of its kind where the traditional Thonga Fish Kraals are found and a panoramic view awaits you where the sea feeds into the sanctuary. To access the Kosi Mouth and the Indian Ocean beaches is a 45 minute drive requiring a 4X4 vehicle.
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Have a great weekend.
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On a Golfing trip this weekend to Kzn South Coast , Saturday morning we woke to the end of a wind storm , finding huge surf and a wonderful sunrise . This was taken shortly before the sun actually arrived !
Yellow-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus), Sappi Wetland, KZN, South Africa www.flickr.com/photos/137494906@N04/46424463771/sizes/o/
On Monday 8th August for a two week period, the A257 was closed at Wingham due to works taking place on the bridge over the Nail Bourne. The Sandwich bound route 43 workings were diverted away from the A257 via the A2 and the B2046 past Aylesham to Wingham.
Wearing a all over white livery and branding for the Royal British Legion, Stagecoach South East 15442 KX08 KZN is seen here on Adisham Road near Aylesham whilst working a diverted route 43 from Sandwich to Canterbury. Monday 8th August 2022.
Scania N230UD 10.6m - ADL Enviro 400 (Ex-Stagecoach Oxford)
Taken in the Midlands, KZN, a very hilly, wooded and picturesque part of the province. It was late afternoon, the light was going so I used a high ISO, 3200 and have dodged the levels in Ps. Used an artistic filter as well to bring out the vibrant tones. The horse was photographed seperately and added.