Photography
Birds of Pilanesberg Game Reserve
The Pilanesberg Game Reserve is situated in the remains of an extinct volcano. It is near the Sun City Resort in the North West Province.
Over the last 25 years I have taken many bird pics in Pilanesberg Reserve even though the bird numbers have declined drastically during this time. The pictures here were taken from 2006, when I got my first worthwhile telephoto lens for a digital camera, the Sigma 50-500mm (Bigma).
2006
A Whitefronted Bee-eater
A Common Waxbill
A Yellowbilled Hornbill
Yellowbilled Hornbills used to be very common but in recent years have become increasingly difficult to spot. This could be due to the regular runaway winter fires which destroy their nesting trees.
A Goldenbreasted Bunting
A Threestreaked Tchagra
A Black Duck
The Black Duck is an occasional visitor to the dam at the weir at the turnoff from the main road to the Kgama Loop near Bakubung.
A Fish Eagle at Lengwe Dam
A Burntneck Eremomela at the Fish Eagle Picnic Site
A Great Sparrow
A Blackeyed Bulbul
2007
A Brownhooded Kingfisher
A male Mocking Chat
A female Mocking Chat
A Yellowthroated Sparrow actually showing the yellow throat spot
2008
A Fierynecked Nightjar
A Spotted Eagle-owl
A Secretary Bird
A Whitefaced Whistling Duck
A Common Sandpiper
Pilanesberg Birds Part 2
Pilanesberg Birds Part 3
(20 July 2023)
