Alan's Interesting Bird Observations

Birds

As part of my interest in photography, I developed an interest in birds. Bird photography can be extremely difficult, but very rewarding. Very early on I learnt that the more you know about your subject, the easier it is to know when that photographic opportunity will be available.

With these pages I hope to share some of my more interesting observations.

Please note that I am old school - all bird names used on this site are from the 1984 version of Roberts Birds of Southern Africa. These are the names and species list that Pat and I are comfortable with. A Grey Loerie is still a Grey Loerie to me, not some weird name from NE Africa.

The Orangethroated Longclaw - one of the first pictures taken with the Sigma 50-500 lens.

Birds of Rietvlei Dam Nature Reserve Read more...

(updated: 25 March 2024)

Birds of Pilanesberg Read more...

(updated: 24 July 2023)

Birds of Mount Sheba Read more...

(updated: 10 May 2021)

Interesting Observations. Read more...

(updated: 2 May 2023)

Black Egret Tenting. Read more...

(updated: 28 April 2018)

(updated: 28 April 2018)

A pair of Greyheaded Bushshrikes visited my garden Read more...

(updated: 21 June 2017)