https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/birdsofkruger/ Recent content in Birdsofkruger on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:06:33 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-09-15-a-first-for-me-the/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 20:06:33 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2021-09-15-a-first-for-me-the/ <p>A first for me: the eerie Bathawk (if I&rsquo;m not mistaken). I WAS MISTAKEN. It’s apparently a brown morph Honey Buzzard. Well there you go… Who knows what circumstances in its youth led to an ordinary hawk leading a double life fighting crime in this frightening guise?</p> <p>We&rsquo;re home after the usual exhausting trip across the country - notwithstanding a wonderful time in Jozi with <a href="https://instagram.com/sophdex">@sophdex</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/ezlemoen">@ezlemoen</a>, some lovely parents, and many cats and dogs. It took all of one minute in Observatory during which we were both inside for some rando to try steal the lens which this picture was taken with out of the car. He was <em>most</em> offended that I was suggesting that his reaching into the car, opening a bag, and trying to secret the lens under his arm implied that he might have been attempting to <em>steal</em> it. The nerve of me to suggest such a thing! I think he actually believed himself too.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2018-12-31-the-first-success-of-camp/ Mon, 31 Dec 2018 11:41:05 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2018-12-31-the-first-success-of-camp/ <p>The first success of camp day. This Violet-Backed Starling appeared in the tree next to where I was sewing a button and <a href="https://instagram.com/withoutaleaf">@withoutaleaf</a> was preparing breakfast. I&rsquo;ve wanted to photograph one of these since forever. A jewel of the bushveld.</p>