#EyeOfTheWild #BirdOfTheDay #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife The eyes have it! Example of the nictitating membrane, aka the third eyelid showing on this beautiful Bateleur

#BirdOfTheDay #Yellow Southern yellow-billed hornbill aka The Flying Banana! #AfricanWildlife #BirdPhotography #Hornbill #Birds Kruger, SA.

#BirdOfTheDay #Yellow Southern yellow-billed hornbill aka The Flying Banana! #AfricanWildlife #BirdPhotography #Hornbill #Birds Kruger, SA.

#TantalisingTextures #birdOfTheDay #BirdPhotography #AfricanWildlife The electric blue Woodland Kingfisher, and welcome visitor in the Kruger, with its beautiful plumage, and call. Yes, its colours are that intense!

haha. Thanks Neil . Guess what, there were 5 in the tree (there had been a roadkill, and between stuffing their faces, they were chilling out at mine), I live in the woods, so perfect location for them. Here you go....

#Triplets #BirdOfTheDay #ukwildlife #BirdsofPrey #BirdPhotography Three #RedKites in the garden!

#ScreenFiller #BirdOfTheDay #Hornbill #AfricanWildlife #Birdphotography #Birds A young Southern Ground-Hornbill in Kruger.

#NewLife #BirdOfTheDay #RedKite #ukwildlife #birdphotography #birdsofprey #birds A +/- 5 wk old redkite 1 of 30 I was responsible for prior to their translocation & release as part of Reintroduction Project in Scotland & England. 1 chick taken from nests in the wild, but always leaving 1 in in nest

#UpandDown #BirdOfTheDay #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfPrey #AfricanWildlife The mighty Martial Eagle in Kruger looking up!

#Contortionist #BirdofTheDay #AfricanWildlife #BirdPhotography No idea! It must have been preening!

#BathTime #BirdOfTheDay #Duck #AfricanWildlife #birdPhotography Young Whistling Ducks enjoying a bath in the heat of the day, in Kruger, SA.

#Hamerkop #AfricanWildlife #BirdPhotography #CanonR5 #BirdsSeenin2026 The wonderfully named hamerkop without its crest showing (which gives the bird its name) Early morning in Kruger, SA.

#BirdOfTheDay #Lifer #birdsSeenIn2026 #AfricanWildlife #BirdPhotography Not an uncommon bird, but a first for me. In Kruger, SA, late March 26. Common Scimitarbill. What a beaut, and what a great name!

#WildMotion #BirdOfTheDay #birds #birdphotography #RedKite #BirdOfPrey #ukWildlife Red KIte in the Chilterns

#QuietReflection #BirdOfTheDay #africanWildlife #BirdPhotography #Heron Lovely heron seen at sunset at the aptly named 'Sunset Dam' in Kruger, SA.

#TheArtOfSurvival #BirdofTheDay #croc #africanWildlife or maybe the art of not surviving!

#ShowingOff #BirdOfTheDay #AfricanWildlife #BirdPhotography #BirdOfPrey #Eagle #Raptor Look at me! Tawny Eagle in Kruger, SA.

With great difficulty! ha. Thanks Doug. It was mid morning (my mistake thought it was later); the light was very strong. The bird was next to a dirt track I was driving on. 1/2000, 400mm F6.3 400 ISO ( not sure why!) I brought the levels up and cropped a little 7DII & 100-400mm lens. Another 1:

#BirdOfTheDay #Food #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife #Roller Down the hatch! European Roller in Kruger, with its lunch (in the midday sun!)

#Touchdown #BirdOfTheDay #Vulture #birdphotography #AfricanWildlife The marvellous and huge Lappet-faced Vulture! Kruger, SA.

#BirdOfTheDay #RedBeaks #birdphotography #africanWildlife #Hornbill The wonderful Red-billed Hornbill, feeding from fresh elephant dung that contains lots of nutrients from semi digested seeds/fruits/ as well as attracting insects to feed on it too. Kruger, SA.

#OutforaWalk #BirdOfTheDay Lappet-faced Vulture, and Secretary Bird, enjoying a stroll in Kruger. What a swagger from the vulture! #vulture #africanWildlife #Birds #birdphotography

#MultiColour #BirdOfTheDay #AfricanWildlife #BirdPhotography #Birds The wonderful Lilac-breaster Roller(s). Multicoloured birds, a common sight in Kruger, SA.

#Stripes #BirdofTheDay #BirdPhotography #owls #AfricanWildlife Yes, it's a 'spotted' eagle-owl, but I still see stripes 😜

#BirdIOfTheDay #TheGathering #birds #birdPhotography #AfricanWildlife #Quelea Red-billed quelea's in the Kruger!

#BorrowedPlaces #BirdOfTheDay #Kingfisher #birds #africanWildlife #BirdPhotography A Pied Kingfisher perched on a low level bridge, a great place to snap up a fish!

#lookingatyou #BirdOfTheDay #birds #RedKite #birdphotography #raptor #birdofprey #ukwildlife Taken through my kitchen window. A favourite perch (fallen tree) for the birds.

#lookingatyou #BirdOfTheDay #birds #africanwildlife #bateleur #birdphotograph #raptor #birdofprey A Bateleur staring right at me.

#BadFeatherDay #BirdOfTheDay #birds #vulture #africanWildlife #birdPhotography White-backed Vulture drying off early morning, after a light rain shower.

#FoodInBeaks #BirdoftheDay #birds #africanWildlife #Hornbill #birdphotography Almost in the beak! Grey Hornbill with no idea what!