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Boar & Bee-eaters

This European Bee-eater was hunting from this perch on the roadside near Tshokwane, South Africa, so this image was opportunistically photographed from the car window. The Wild Boar piglets were photographed a lot closer to home, here in the Forest of Dean. Both images have been added to the wildlife gallery this evening.

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  • Buffaloes and Barbets

  • Two more additions to the wildlife gallery... firstly is a Crested Barbet on the upper slopes of the Olifants River Valley in South Africa. Staying in Africa, the Cape Buffalo pictured was one of a herd encountered slightly east of the Phalaborwa gate to the Kruger National Park. This was

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  • Sloth Bear

  • One addition to the gallery today. This Sloth Bear emerged from the jungle just as the light was starting to fade. It's a species I didn't feel too optimistic about seeing when planning the trip, but I got very lucky during my first week. This was the one and only sighting, but shortly after

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    Nightjars in the Forest of Dean

    The 2020 Nightjar season was unlike those before it thanks to lockdowns, etc. I expected …Read More »
  • 2020 Nightjar season summary – part 2

    2020 Nightjar season summary – part 2

    Part 2 (July – Aug) Click here for part 1 During a few days toward …Read More »
  • African Avians

    African Avians

    I usually try to mix things up at least a little bit when adding new …Read More »

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20 Feb

Tawny Eagle, South Africa

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25 Jan

Been a while. Here's a Crested Barbet 🙂

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9 Sep

European #Nightjar threat display towards an unknown intruder at the nest in the Forest of Dean. Whatever it was, it worked, and she stayed with her eggs. #GlosBirds

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