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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

A special sighting

Last week we took a ride down to the Drakensberg to visit John, Debbie and the grands. As usual, we stopped off at Golden Gate National Park and enjoyed our  [packed] black coffee and sandwiches in the car park. I wandered around taking photos while Grant organized the food. A male Southern Brown-throated Weaver landed on and posed on my helmet which was hanging on bike's handlebars. Isn't he a beauty. We've never seen this bird in that area before so this was a special sighting for us. (We'd seen him in a Ndumu Game Reserve, Northern Zululand in 2008) BTW I'm thrilled with this photo as I managed to get a clear image of the subject while blurring the background. Whoo-hoo!

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18 comments:

  1. Gorgeous photo, Jo. I have to wonder how the bird is managing to stand on a rounded surface like that, but I'm glad he stayed to pose for you! What a beauty he is, you're absolutely right.
    -- K

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  2. Gorgeous bird, Jo.... I have never heard of that one... SO PRETTY.

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  3. What a beautiful bird! You got a great photo of him, too.

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  4. Just a lovely clear photo. Great job.

    Christy
    Lil Bit Brit

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  5. It is a mighty shot and a very pretty bird. I'm impressed with your knowledge of birds. I like the blurred background too, i.e. short depth of field...Did you use the aperture setting ?

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  6. Such a gorgeous bird and such beautiful colors! An incredible capture as always, Jo! Hope your week is going well!

    Sylvia

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  7. Well done, Jo! 'n Mens moet talent en geduld hê met voëlfoto's!

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  8. What a gorgeous photo of a pretty bird!

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  9. Yes … the photograph is outstanding in that the bird is in the forefront of a blurry background. His mellow-yellow, green and orange colours look feathery soft to the touch.

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  10. It's a handsome bird. Congratulations on such a nice photo!

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  11. Beautiful My World Tuesday posting

    Have a nice week,
    Greetings, Bram

    Link to My Word Tuesday post!

    Seen on My World Tuesday

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  12. That is a magnificent photograph and what a great bird! I'd love to go birding where you live/travel.

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  13. What an excellent picture, Jo, of this gorgeous bird! Great shot!

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  14. Wow, Jo! What a beautiful bird. The colors on it are just beautiful. A great sighting.

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  15. Wow! He's beautiful. So glad he was willing to pose for you. GREAT photo!

    Kat
    http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/

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  16. A beautiful bird! Nature really has the best colours.

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