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#1 24-06-2010 17:27:15

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Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

Thought I'll start off with our best sighting of the trip, the Albertine Rift endemic African Green Broadbill big_smile

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1264/4730556542_db693c013a_m.jpg
Larger

the one juvenile/immature
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1411/4729914405_edd8e6e2f5_m.jpg
Larger

I'll be posting some more as I get them uploaded

 

#2 24-06-2010 17:54:36

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

As I'd mentioned before, most of the photos were taken at 800ISO so ended up being shots for record and ID purposes only.

Bar-tailed Trogon (one of my bogey birds that I eventually saw and photographed)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1376/4729992727_679b816421_m.jpg
Larger

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1069/4729993959_3929270dea_m.jpg
Larger

Blue-spotted Wood Dove
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1196/4730635636_94c4a42d88_m.jpg
Larger

African Wood Owl
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1097/4729993569_ebd8e2f779_m.jpg
Larger

 

#3 24-06-2010 18:03:51

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

Awesome sightings Marcell!

Better than the tennis I would imagine? lol

 

#4 24-06-2010 18:46:37

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

haha thanks Muis - debatable whether better than the opening day at Wimbledon, wouldn't want to choose. I got some brilliant pics of Federer and his opponent  that day though, and some other tennis birds lol

 

#5 24-06-2010 19:15:13

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

Wow, awesome stuff marcell big_smile


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#6 24-06-2010 19:55:50

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

oooh a Trogon shot...so tell me Marcell, which birds did you photoshop stitch together to make it up? tongue...only joking, great sightings, the Green Broadbill is also awesome cool


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#7 24-06-2010 21:38:26

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

thanks BM & Jay

lol Jay - my bogey bird i.e. that trogon, was so common after this I eventually stopped trying to get pics

 

#8 24-06-2010 21:58:23

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Sharpe's Starling
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1357/4730211011_ec824f1834_m.jpg
Larger

Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1037/4730211757_ed456e98fa_m.jpg
Larger

Luhder's Bush-shrike
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/4730212583_04e3cea788_m.jpg
Larger

Elliot's Woodpecker
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1316/4730853354_9effb5a7a1_m.jpg
Larger

White-tailed Ant Thrush (adult)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1185/4730852382_428bbda0a3_m.jpg
Larger

White-tailed Ant Thrush (immature/juvenile)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/4730209411_d7b6680a68_m.jpg
Larger

Handsome Francolin (one of the Albertine Rift endemics)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1184/4730206643_c5f1daa371_m.jpg
Larger

Little Greenbul
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1016/4730850600_331999e029_m.jpg
Larger

African Stonechat
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1221/4729998185_6268056dbe_m.jpg
Large

African Dusky Flycatcher
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1423/4730641066_1168d65b99_m.jpg
Large

Dusky-blue Flycatcher
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1181/4730637728_11a2fe3873_m.jpg
Larger

Cassin's Grey Flycatcher
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1176/4730638066_074bebd35b_m.jpg
Larger

 

#9 25-06-2010 11:06:12

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

wow, Marcell, what a wonderful selection of birds to see! This is a very kewl birding spot!!!


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#10 25-06-2010 14:17:29

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

smile) Yes, really awesome place! not that many places where for example you can pick up 8-10 Albertine Rift Endemics in the space of about 80m including 3 in one shrub! big_smile

 

#11 25-06-2010 15:29:19

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

wow Marcell, you got great pics of birds i havent even dreamt of!


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#12 25-06-2010 21:39:28

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big_smile thanks Imax - there's still a stack of them I'd like to get photos of but certainly not complaining about this trip (other than it was too short lol)

 

#13 27-06-2010 09:22:08

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

great shots Marcell!!  sounds like a terrific trip! cool

 

#14 29-06-2010 14:56:30

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

Well done on seeing and photographing your bogey bird as well as the Broadbill cool
Did you get any recordings on this trip?


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#15 08-07-2010 01:13:44

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Re: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest (Uganda)

Thanks Laine & Candy. Yip, got some recordings although I don't have the list of them handy at the moment but it certainly included a few Albertine Rift Endemics as well.

 


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