Striated Heron on the canal.
I only managed to get 3 shots of the same bird last year. Today I saw several along one of the canals this is one of the smallest of the herons. according to my bird book it does not often come to this area.
I managed to get a shot of 2. with the new 100x400 ef lens. from the first shot you can almost see how small it is as its next to a discarded child's shoe
.This is an uncut shot to show one next to a liter water bottle , and how much rubbish is in the canals,
.Looks like its day dreaming of a nice clean canal loaded with fish.
notice the markings. not sure of its breed could be a monitor ?
.The cattle egret
.The little white egret and a cattle egret.
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'The Hoopoe bird , upupa epops, busy digging for a grub.
.So So busy it was not bothered how close I was
.I know this bee on the Aniseed plant.should be on insectsonwings , its the only macro shot I took today so its on here. and that's that.
.this bunch of Aniseed is growing wild by the farm yard most likely it was never picked last year and the plant has self seeded, just a few yards from here there was a whole field of it almost ready for harvest, was tempted to ask the farmer for a few stems for drying in my kitchen. it grows all the year here so I can have it fresh for the cooking pot and tea,
Skint looking if there is water in the canal
.The little egret two busy fishing to notice me, see how white it is compared to the ones who look for food in the polluted Nile, http://www.myegypt.co.uk/index.php?f=data_home&a=1
.Three barn swallows taking a rest
'Two far across the canal to get a good shot of the Nile valley sun bird taking nectar from the banana flower
not seen one do this before,
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