Sojourn - African Bird Photos

Here is LINK to photos I have taken of birds on our trip around Africa. If you do not have any interest in birds you can just skip this. Many thanks to James Gradwell for guiding me around Cape Town and Julian Parsons for his help during our stay at the Makakanta Lodge for four nights.

Cliff

Thank you so much for more wonderful pictures.

I especially like the African Sea Eagle with his catch, and the Cape Gannet photo. A very large flock of them passed us on one of the sea days on Sojourn, and I hoped you'd be able to get a photo or two then.

Wish I'd met you on board, maybe next time!

Gorgeous photos Cliff!! Looking forward to another chat sometime.

After checking my photos the Red bird photo I took in Mauritius is different to your Red Bishop photo. Maybe you can help me identify my bird photo?

Julie

Gorgeous photos Cliff!! Looking forward to another chat sometime.

 

After checking my photos the Red bird photo I took in Mauritius is different to your Red Bishop photo. Maybe you can help me identify my bird photo?

 

Julie

Thanks Julie

The bird you saw is most likely a Red Fody. Very common, and considered a pest by farmers. In Mauritius it is also called a Red Cardinal. It is actually in the weaver family and I saw numerous nests hanging in the trees, but never got a photo of one. I had wrong camera with me and tried to take photos of red-whiskered bulbul which were pretty common, but never got a keeper.

Your photos were a treat! Thanks for the link.

I've been meaning to do this for ages.

As repayment for the Sojourn Christmas production stills...

Please don't ask for the names though, that's your job ;)

Feel free to pinch them off photobucket if you want to put them anywhere.

Henry :)

The last one looks like some variety of Kingfisher.