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Steve Macomber | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> South Africa birds in flight tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

South Africa birds in flight

A collection of 224 South Africa birds in flight species over a five year period.

If you key the photo sometimes there are many more of the same species.
southern_masked-weaver
:: southern_masked-weaver :: 		grey_crowned_crane
:: grey_crowned_crane :: 		norhern_black_korhaan
:: norhern_black_korhaan :: 		southern_yellow-billed_hornbill_
:: southern_yellow-billed_hornbill_ :: 		black_-collarded_barbet
:: black_-collarded_barbet ::
long-tailed_widowbird
:: long-tailed_widowbird :: 		burchells_starling
:: burchells_starling :: 		crested_barbet
:: crested_barbet :: 		cape_weaver
:: cape_weaver :: 		yellow-crowned_bishop
:: yellow-crowned_bishop ::
whistling_duck
:: whistling_duck :: 		greater_double_collard_sunbird
:: greater_double_collard_sunbird :: 		green_winged_pytilia
:: green_winged_pytilia :: 		pin-tailed_whydah
:: pin-tailed_whydah :: 		common_myna
:: common_myna ::
sparrow_hawk
:: sparrow_hawk :: 		blue_cheeked_bee_eater
:: blue_cheeked_bee_eater :: 		european_bee-eater
:: european_bee-eater :: 		White fronted Bee eater
:: White fronted Bee eater :: 		southern_carmine_bee_eater
:: southern_carmine_bee_eater ::
little_bee_eater
:: little_bee_eater :: 		swallow_tailed_bee_eater
:: swallow_tailed_bee_eater :: 		village_indigo
:: village_indigo :: 		lilac-breasted_roller
:: lilac-breasted_roller :: 		white-throated_swallow
:: white-throated_swallow ::
african_hoopoe
:: african_hoopoe :: 		yellow_fronted_canary
:: yellow_fronted_canary :: 		african_fish_eagle
:: african_fish_eagle :: 		natal_spurfowl
:: natal_spurfowl :: 		swainsons_spurfowl
:: swainsons_spurfowl ::
spotted_flycatcher
:: spotted_flycatcher :: 		red_winged_starling
:: red_winged_starling :: 		cape_glossy_starling
:: cape_glossy_starling :: 		spur-winged_goose
:: spur-winged_goose :: 		secretarybird
:: secretarybird ::
cape_robin
:: cape_robin :: 		yellow_canary
:: yellow_canary :: 		Crowned Lapwings
:: Crowned Lapwings :: 		bateleur
:: bateleur :: 		peregrine_falcon
:: peregrine_falcon ::
Pied Kingfisher
:: Pied Kingfisher :: 		tawny-flank_prinia
:: tawny-flank_prinia :: 		white-winged_widowbird
:: white-winged_widowbird :: 		Blacksmith Lapwings
:: Blacksmith Lapwings :: 		woodland_kingfisher
:: woodland_kingfisher ::
white-bellied_sunbird
:: white-bellied_sunbird :: 		chestnut_vented_tit_babbler
:: chestnut_vented_tit_babbler :: 		Grey Herons
:: Grey Herons :: 		lesser_striped_swallow
:: lesser_striped_swallow :: 		greater_flamingo
:: greater_flamingo ::
cinnamon_breasted_bunting
:: cinnamon_breasted_bunting :: 		common_scimitar_bill
:: common_scimitar_bill :: 		malachite_kingfisher
:: malachite_kingfisher :: 		black_backed_puffback
:: black_backed_puffback :: 		helmeted_guineafowl
:: helmeted_guineafowl ::
marico_sunbird
:: marico_sunbird :: 		Cape Vulture
:: Cape Vulture :: 		cape_wagtail
:: cape_wagtail :: 		southern_boubou
:: southern_boubou :: 		Egyptian Geese
:: Egyptian Geese ::
red_faced_mousebird
:: red_faced_mousebird :: 		red-collared_widowbird
:: red-collared_widowbird :: 		African Wattled Lapwings
:: African Wattled Lapwings :: 		village_weaver
:: village_weaver :: 		White-breasted Cormorants
:: White-breasted Cormorants ::
african_stone_chat
:: african_stone_chat :: 		cape_crow
:: cape_crow :: 		bokmakierie
:: bokmakierie :: 		african_spoonbill
:: african_spoonbill :: 		whiskered_tern
:: whiskered_tern ::
Dark-capped Bulbul
:: Dark-capped Bulbul :: 		greater_striped_swallow
:: greater_striped_swallow :: 		cape_turtle_dove
:: cape_turtle_dove :: 		brown_headed_parrot
:: brown_headed_parrot :: 		cape_grass_
:: cape_grass_ ::
african_black_duck
:: african_black_duck :: 		superb_starling_
:: superb_starling_ :: 		green_wood_hoopoe
:: green_wood_hoopoe :: 		african_cuckoo_hawk
:: african_cuckoo_hawk :: 		common_swift
:: common_swift ::
common_waxbill
:: common_waxbill :: 		pied_avocet
:: pied_avocet :: 		bar-throated_apalis
:: bar-throated_apalis :: 		magpie_shrike
:: magpie_shrike :: 		levaillants_cisticola
:: levaillants_cisticola ::
purple_crested_turaco
:: purple_crested_turaco :: 		black_heron
:: black_heron :: 		cape_white-eye
:: cape_white-eye :: 		red_billed_oxpecker
:: red_billed_oxpecker :: 		rock_kestrel
:: rock_kestrel ::
diderick_cuckoo
:: diderick_cuckoo :: 		hamerkop
:: hamerkop :: 		african_olive_pigeon
:: african_olive_pigeon :: 		cattle_egret
:: cattle_egret :: 		burchells_coucal
:: burchells_coucal ::
palm_nut_vulture
:: palm_nut_vulture :: 		abdims_stork
:: abdims_stork :: 		lanner_falcon
:: lanner_falcon :: 		lesser_grey_shrike
:: lesser_grey_shrike :: 		wattled_starling
:: wattled_starling ::
great_white_pelican
:: great_white_pelican :: 		black_crowned_night_heron
:: black_crowned_night_heron :: 		common_moorhen
:: common_moorhen :: 		african_hawk_eagle
:: african_hawk_eagle :: 		scarlet_chested_sunbird
:: scarlet_chested_sunbird ::
african_harrier_hawk
:: african_harrier_hawk :: 		rufousnaped_lark
:: rufousnaped_lark :: 		southern_red_bishop
:: southern_red_bishop :: 		kori_bustard
:: kori_bustard :: 		cape_siskin
:: cape_siskin ::
White-faced Ducks
:: White-faced Ducks :: 		Hadeda Ibis
:: Hadeda Ibis :: 		rock_dove
:: rock_dove :: 		southern_white_crowned_shrike
:: southern_white_crowned_shrike :: 		black_breasted_snake_eagle
:: black_breasted_snake_eagle ::
karoo_thrush
:: karoo_thrush :: 		common_fiscal
:: common_fiscal :: 		fork_tailed_drongo
:: fork_tailed_drongo :: 		yellow_bishop
:: yellow_bishop :: 		pied_starling
:: pied_starling ::
amethyst_sunbird_
:: amethyst_sunbird_ :: 		brown_hooded_kingfisher
:: brown_hooded_kingfisher :: 		Giant Kingfisher
:: Giant Kingfisher :: 		speckled_mousebird
:: speckled_mousebird :: 		Yellow-billed Egrets
:: Yellow-billed Egrets ::
laughing_dove
:: laughing_dove :: 		fawn_coloured_lark
:: fawn_coloured_lark :: 		yellow_weaver
:: yellow_weaver :: 		thick-billed_weaver
:: thick-billed_weaver :: 		white_browed_sparrow_weaver
:: white_browed_sparrow_weaver ::
reed_cormorant
:: reed_cormorant :: 		Yellow-billed Ducks
:: Yellow-billed Ducks :: 		fulvous_duck
:: fulvous_duck :: 		Black-headed Herons
:: Black-headed Herons :: 		goliath_heron
:: goliath_heron ::
Red-knobbed Coots
:: Red-knobbed Coots :: 		White-backed Vulture
:: White-backed Vulture :: 		Southern Ground Hornbill
:: Southern Ground Hornbill :: 		african_grey_hornbill
:: african_grey_hornbill :: 		southern_red_billed_hornbill
:: southern_red_billed_hornbill ::
grey_headed_gull
:: grey_headed_gull :: 		blue_waxbill_
:: blue_waxbill_ :: 		fiscal_flycatcher
:: fiscal_flycatcher :: 		red-billed_quelea
:: red-billed_quelea :: 		ant_eating_chat
:: ant_eating_chat ::
lesser_flamingo
:: lesser_flamingo :: 		three_banded_plover
:: three_banded_plover :: 		spotted_thick_knee
:: spotted_thick_knee :: 		brimestone_canary
:: brimestone_canary :: 		crimson_breasted_shrike
:: crimson_breasted_shrike ::
banded_martin
:: banded_martin :: 		cape_longclaw
:: cape_longclaw :: 		barn_swallow
:: barn_swallow :: 		african_red_eyed_bulbul_
:: african_red_eyed_bulbul_ :: 		long-tailed_paradise_whydah
:: long-tailed_paradise_whydah ::
dusky_indigobird
:: dusky_indigobird :: 		steppe_buzzard
:: steppe_buzzard :: 		amur_falcon
:: amur_falcon :: 		black-shouldered_kite
:: black-shouldered_kite :: 		African Sacred Ibis
:: African Sacred Ibis ::
grey_go-away-birds
:: grey_go-away-birds :: 		pied_crow
:: pied_crow :: 		african_palm-swift
:: african_palm-swift :: 		cape_sparrow
:: cape_sparrow :: 		brown_snake-eagle
:: brown_snake-eagle ::
verreauxs_black_eagle
:: verreauxs_black_eagle :: 		dark_capped_yellow_warbler
:: dark_capped_yellow_warbler :: 		southern_black_flycatcher
:: southern_black_flycatcher :: 		black_wing_stilt
:: black_wing_stilt :: 		acacia_pied_barbet
:: acacia_pied_barbet ::
mountain_wheatear_
:: mountain_wheatear_ :: 		white_fronted_plover
:: white_fronted_plover :: 		african_jacana
:: african_jacana :: 		marico_flycatcher
:: marico_flycatcher :: 		gabar_goshawk
:: gabar_goshawk ::
honey_buzzard
:: honey_buzzard :: 		kentish_plover
:: kentish_plover :: 		african_black_swift
:: african_black_swift :: 		rose_ring_parakeet
:: rose_ring_parakeet :: 		namaqua_warbler
:: namaqua_warbler ::
african_snipe
:: african_snipe :: 		speckled_pigeon
:: speckled_pigeon :: 		red_headed_finch
:: red_headed_finch :: 		arrow_marked_babbler
:: arrow_marked_babbler :: 		purple_heron
:: purple_heron ::
chinspot_batis
:: chinspot_batis :: 		kurrichane_thrush
:: kurrichane_thrush :: 		african_green_pigeon
:: african_green_pigeon :: 		african_paradise_flycatcher_
:: african_paradise_flycatcher_ :: 		groundscraper_thrush
:: groundscraper_thrush ::
black_headed_oriole
:: black_headed_oriole :: 		meyers_parrot
:: meyers_parrot :: 		jacobin_cuckoo
:: jacobin_cuckoo :: 		swift_tern
:: swift_tern :: 		hartlaubs_gull
:: hartlaubs_gull ::
kelp_gull
:: kelp_gull :: 		little_rush_warbler
:: little_rush_warbler :: 		bronze_mannikin
:: bronze_mannikin :: 		southern_pied_babbler
:: southern_pied_babbler :: 		crested_francolin
:: crested_francolin ::
trumpeter_hornbill
:: trumpeter_hornbill :: 		red_billed_firefinch
:: red_billed_firefinch :: 		eastern_long_billed_lark
:: eastern_long_billed_lark :: 		yell_bellied_greenbul
:: yell_bellied_greenbul :: 		namaqua_dove
:: namaqua_dove ::
rattling_cisticola
:: rattling_cisticola :: 		willow_warbler
:: willow_warbler :: 		zitting_cisticola
:: zitting_cisticola :: 		grey_headed_parrot
:: grey_headed_parrot :: 		grey-headed_sparrow
:: grey-headed_sparrow ::
red_throated_wryneck
:: red_throated_wryneck :: 		cardinal_woodpecker
:: cardinal_woodpecker :: 		squacco_heron
:: squacco_heron :: 		chat_flycatcher
:: chat_flycatcher :: 		marsh_sandpiper
:: marsh_sandpiper ::
red_chested_cuckoo
:: red_chested_cuckoo :: 		ovambo_sparrowhawk
:: ovambo_sparrowhawk :: 		lesser_kestrel
:: lesser_kestrel :: 		red_backed_shrike
:: red_backed_shrike :: 		black_chested_prinia
:: black_chested_prinia ::
comb_duck
:: comb_duck :: 		african_love_bird
:: african_love_bird ::

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Raymond De Smet06-Oct-2014 09:21
Fantastic approach of depicting the birds in doing their best thing flying !
lovediary30-Jun-2014 05:38
perfect moment you have captured, V
Paul Runnestø09-Jun-2014 06:21
An impressive gallery of birds in flight from South Africa.
charlysax19-Aug-2013 19:52
very nice gallery
Giorgio Gregori05-May-2013 19:06
Inspirig gallery with a lot of excellent dynamic shots.V.
Congrats.
Giorgio
charlysax01-May-2013 16:54
VERY NICE GALLERY
Linda Matta11-Feb-2013 17:07
OUTSTANDING gallery!!!
gerdavanvroenhoven03-Jan-2013 19:20
Great photo's of different flying birds. I really enjoyed watching your gallery. Compliments!
Hennie & Lies Lammers15-Dec-2012 10:09
Fantastic gallery! with great action shots V
carlogalliani10-Dec-2012 14:08
Great gallery !
Stephen Buckingham14-Nov-2012 03:19
Very nice gallery. Great variety.
Guest 11-Oct-2012 07:33
Brilliant & wonderful photographs, V!
Alexander Kazakov06-Oct-2012 05:12
Excellent works! all! V
Art Wittingen24-Sep-2012 11:20
Excellent work, with great action shots !
Well done !
Guest 02-Sep-2012 01:22
GREAT GALLERY! BV.
Guy StV29-Aug-2012 03:18
Very well-taken shots of birds in flight. Well done on the technique! V
Ignacio Ferre20-Aug-2012 09:51
Excellent galleries!
Ali Majdfar20-Aug-2012 06:41
Outstanding collection, superb captures! ~V
thchang14-Jul-2012 03:51
Fantastic gallery! Good shot! Voted!!
woody3412-Jun-2012 08:52
An amazing collection ,such beautiful work..
Michel Duval03-Jun-2012 07:44
What a magnificent gallery. V
joseantonio01-Jun-2012 18:05
Beautiful work here
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)22-May-2012 05:14
You have done a great job my friend! BV
Paolo
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