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callierhino
@callierhino Feb 28, 2020, 8:38 AM UTC

The white-throated swallow (Hirundo albigularis)

Hi guys, So this past past weekend I got this picture of this really cool moment where these white-throated swallows were having a bit of a squabble, the were fighting over who is going to sit on the…

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callierhino
@callierhino Feb 23, 2020, 6:25 PM UTC

The malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus)

Spotted this sub adult at Rietvlei Nature reserve⁠, my favorite shot of a malachite yet! Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed taking this photo!⁠ Hope everyone had a good weekend and a good week ah…

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callierhino
@callierhino Feb 18, 2020, 8:23 PM UTC

The malachite kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus)

So I think I found my new favorite spot to go birding! It is called Rondevlei nature reserve in Cape Town, it is where I got some of my best photos of the last month or so. Here is one photo I am rea…

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callierhino
@callierhino Feb 15, 2020, 11:52 AM UTC

The African spoonbill (Platalea alba)

Hi guys, so I finally got my computer fixed after it broke and I have good news! I finally got photos of the African spoonbill, a bird that I have been wanting to photograph for the longest time now!…

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callierhino
@callierhino Jan 19, 2020, 5:01 PM UTC

The black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris)

Hi guys, so yesterday I went to a local birding spot called Strandfontein and I came across this beautiful black shouldered kite! At first he was sitting in the tree for about 10 minutes I sat there…

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callierhino
@callierhino Jan 16, 2020, 4:30 PM UTC

The white rhinoceros or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

Hi guys, so I found this small group of white rhino on a local private game reserve (https://www.botlierskop.co.za/) here in South Africa, but they were really shy on the day and this is just about t…

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callierhino
@callierhino Jan 13, 2020, 9:30 PM UTC

The Cape batis (Batis capensis)

Hi guys, today I have this shot of a Cape batis, this was the first time I got a glimpse of this beautiful tiny bird! I spotted this female at my holiday accommodation near the town of Roberston in S…

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callierhino
@callierhino Jan 7, 2020, 8:58 PM UTC

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

I spotted this flamingo in the town of Great-Brak River in the Western Province of South-Africa during my holiday. I spotted this guy at a part of town called The Island, because it is literally an i…

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callierhino
@callierhino Jan 5, 2020, 10:54 PM UTC

The ant-eating chat or southern anteater-chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora)

This tiny bird was a first time for me, I saw him near the town of Robertson, South Africa. The photo was taken on my Nikon D500 with the Nikon 200-500mm lens. Hope you all have a great day!

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callierhino
@callierhino Jan 3, 2020, 9:44 AM UTC

The Cape genet (Genetta tigrina), also known as the South African large-spotted genet

Hi guys, sorry for the long time since my last post, I was on holiday and the good news is that I got a few good shots of some awesome creatures, some I have never spotted before, with this one in pa…

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