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Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
Jan 1 1970
A bird of the grasslands of Southern Africa- monotypic -in its own family
May 29 2020
Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
Oct 2 2010
Thought you might enjoy some of Africas's vultures- a real favourite family of mine and birds that are becoming more and more endangered.

The Bearded vulture is a bird of the mountains- Lestho is a great place to see them
May 23 2020
Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
Oct 28 2012
Southern Africa is well represented as you might expect with members of the Heron and Egrets family (ardeidai). As vagrants we have even had Little Blue Heron and Snowy Egret. So to start a bird you all know well- Black-crowned Night Heron is common here in South Africa
Feb 23 2020
Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
Jan 1 1970
You can find over 30 members of the Procellariidae
family -Petrel Shearwaters Prions and Fulmars in Southern African Waters. It makes for great pellagics off any our coastlines
Feb 17 2020
Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
May 30 2014
male
The African finfoot is actually in its own family (heliornithidae) with just 2 other species

All three species are extremely shy. We find them on the highveld on quiet rivers with lots of overhanging vegetation often sharing the river with African Black Duck
Feb 13 2020
Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
Feb 5 2013
The family anatidae is well represented in Southern Africa. We even have a few vagrants North American Birders will know well.

African Black duck is a bird of quiet streams and backwaters. A retiring bird it usually flies when it see you
Feb 13 2020
Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
Feb 1 2020
Well you have probably had enough of Spurfowl,Francolins and Quail,so this my is last post on the Phasanidae family.
Swainson's Spurfowl is a good looking bird from the eastern savanna grasslands
Feb 12 2020
Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
Jul 23 2019
A difficult family to photograph as they tend to stay high in the canopy
Feb 9 2020
Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
Jul 30 2019
An attractive bird- part of the Laughingthrush family
Feb 9 2020
Copyright klogan
Birdviewing.com
Jul 26 2019
A member of the jungle babbler family- a group of fairly ordinary very similar looking Babblers
Feb 8 2020