The Hamerkop got its name from its hammer-shaped head. It is monotypic, meaning there is only one living species in its scientific family (scopidae).
Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.Elephants climbing out of a dry riverbed onto the road (Kruger Park, South Africa)
News, Sightings and more about the Kruger National Park. Kruger Park is South Africa's most exciting African safari destination. Steeped in legend and history, the iconic Kruger National Park in South Africa is waiting for you to explore its vast landscapes and spectacular African wildlife.Elephants climbing out of a dry riverbed onto the road (Kruger Park, South Africa)
A subreddit for those interested in shooting wildlife...with a camera.Approx 75% of the world's Lesser Flamingo are born here, on Lake Natron / Tanzania. During breeding season, between 2.5 - 3 million individuals flock to this hot, saline and highly alkaline lake. Sadly I was here during off season, so I don't have millions of flamingos to show :)
Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.That awkward moment you realise a cordon bleu is NOT necessarily a cheese-filled meat dish. Birders, I give you: the Southern Cordonbleu
News, Sightings and more about the Kruger National Park. Kruger Park is South Africa's most exciting African safari destination. Steeped in legend and history, the iconic Kruger National Park in South Africa is waiting for you to explore its vast landscapes and spectacular African wildlife.That awkward moment you realise a codon bleu is NOT necessarily a cheese-filled meat dish. Birders, I give you: the Southern Cordonbleu

Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.
Symbiosis at work: Red-Billed Oxpeckers on Giraffe and Impala
Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.It's all in the name: the SUPERB Starling ! I'm always so fascinated by the iridescent plumage of these birds
Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.The size diffrence between this grey crowned crane and its chick! (Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania)

Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.
Rainy season in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater , (OC) 1750*1199

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A face only a mother could love? Meet the marabou stork (aka 'undertaker bird'), one of Africa's 'Ugly 5'
Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.Is it safe to drink here? There's a twitching log! (KNP, South Africa)
News, Sightings and more about the Kruger National Park. Kruger Park is South Africa's most exciting African safari destination. Steeped in legend and history, the iconic Kruger National Park in South Africa is waiting for you to explore its vast landscapes and spectacular African wildlife.Is it safe to drink here? There's a twitching log! (KNP, South Africa)

A subreddit for those interested in shooting wildlife...with a camera.
THE most common sight on an African safari: the impala gazelle (here: Tarangire NP, Tanzania)
A subreddit for those interested in shooting wildlife...with a camera.Weavers be weavin' - Tanzanian Masked Weaver at work
Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.How many lifers?
Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.Meet the 'Kamikaze-Bird': red-crested bustard / korhaan

Birding. bird watching. twitching. listing. Whatever you want to call it, if you are looking at or listening to birds, this is where you should be.