Saturday, June 28, 2014

A mixed bag of critters

With the weather becoming dryer than ever, the bird sightings are scarcer. However, I have several photos of birds and deer on our late evening and night drives through the mine and bush.
A pair of Grey-breasted Spurfowl head off into the gloom

A dik-dik looks back at us as we drove past
A Slender-tailed Night-jar snapped on Auto function, hence the red-eye!

A couple of weekends ago, Grant and I visited Amanda and Andre where I photographed "their" African Scops-owl in the garden. As I was doing this, several little cats crept up onto the lawn behind us. (Amanda feeds them, so of course they're going to favor her garden!) 
 Several feral cats which Amanda is feeding in her garden; this seems to be a mother and two kittens
A single kitten from another family 

I'm linking my post to Saturday Critters with Eileen which you can access by clicking here.



 


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21 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl28 June, 2014 05:12

    just amazing critters you get to see! i like the kittens, too. :)

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  2. Stewart M28 June, 2014 09:12

    Great set of posts - the nightjar is a remarkable looking bird - my only image of them have red-eye as well!

    Hope the medication sorts you out!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  3. Lina Gustina28 June, 2014 09:39

    Cute critters. The bird's red eye is awesome.
    www.1sthappyfamily.com/2014/06/moms-and-babies.html

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  4. Margaret Birding For Pleasure28 June, 2014 10:08

    Great night time birds and the kitties are adorable. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  5. eileeninmd28 June, 2014 10:53

    Jo, awesome collection of birds and the kitties are adorable.. My favorite is the Nightjar, awesome sighting!

    Thank you for linking up to my critter party, have a happy weekend!

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  6. Bob Bushell28 June, 2014 12:39

    Wow, I love the Night-jar, superb.

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  7. Hootin Anni28 June, 2014 17:34

    Excellent...love the kitties...AND the night jar.

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  8. Hootin Anni28 June, 2014 17:37

    Ps....To find the link from Hootin' Anni's to the Birding photo blog and I'd Rather B Birdin' ---it's on my sidebar. Click on the I'd Rather B Birdin' graphic. It'll take you to the blog.

    THEN...remember, the linking party doesn't open for a new week until NOON on Saturday Texas Time Zone.

    Check back HERE - but only AFTER the noon hour today in my part of the world.

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  9. MadSnapper28 June, 2014 17:57

    that little red eye bird is adorable.. at first i thought his eyes were truly red... the kittens are so cute. and these photos are so much better than TV ... it is great your grands are growing up without TV it will not harm them at all...

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  10. Diane AZ28 June, 2014 18:10

    The dik dik looks very sweet and I love the kitties and birds too. :)

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  11. Al28 June, 2014 18:39

    Those cats are cute, but if they're feral then they probably aren't friendly. That bird with the red-eye looks demonic!

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  12. Gerald (SK14)28 June, 2014 19:25

    not heard of spurfowl before - great to see them

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  13. Unknown28 June, 2014 20:13

    Interesting critters. I love the night jar.

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  14. sunshine28 June, 2014 20:31

    Great photo of the Nightjar, it is really difficult to find them.

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  15. Karen28 June, 2014 20:38

    A great variety of critters Jo! Your cats are so sweet!

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  16. Karen28 June, 2014 20:39

    A great variety of critters Jo! Your cats are so sweet!

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  17. Adam Jones28 June, 2014 21:03

    Lucky you to see a Nightjar. I'm still waiting to see one.

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  18. Arija29 June, 2014 04:46

    Love the nightjar, even with the red eye. I think you could have fixed that on your photo programme.

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  19. Anni 29 June, 2014 19:49

    I'm happy to say....

    Thanks for linking up this weekend. It's always appreciated.

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  20. A Colorful World30 June, 2014 03:37

    Wonderful varied wildlife and birds! And love the kitties too!

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  21. Ela03 July, 2014 21:32

    Gorgeous animals ! Great shots !

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