Photos from Pete Williamson

A series of photos of a juvenile Gabar Goshawk with a lizard prey.

In our garden in Bela Bela, Limpopo

Photos from our trip to the Kgalagadi National Park - December 2011

Tawny Eagle

juv Pale Chanting Goshawk



Black-shouldered Kite

Some Club Members will go to great lengths
to enjoy the pleasures of birding with friends!

Twee Rivieren 24/12/2011

African Scops-owl

Tsendze Camp, Kruger National Park 19/03/2011
(Photo Pete Williamson)

Double-banded Sandgrouse

Kruger National Park 14/02/2011

(Photo Pete Williamson)

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Juvenile Great Spotted Cuckoo

(Waiting for food from Cape Glossy Starling host)

Tsendze Camp, Kruger National Park 18/03/2011

(Photo Pete Williamson)

Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Just before Ophansi gate, Mkhuze GR, September 2013
(Photo Stan Culley)

Pilanesberg NP, February 2012
(Photo Stan Culley)

Kruger National Park. 24/12/2003 

(Photo Pete Williamson)

Pied Kingfisher. Munster, KZN. November 2004
(Photo Stan Culley)

Senegal Coucal

Chobe National Park, Botswana. 21/07/2010
(Photo Pete Williamson)

Laughing Dove nest and chick

Pete & Margie took this series of photos of the development of a Laughing Dove chick in their garden at Bela Bela

12 February 2012

15 February 2012

20 February 2012

Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis

Female, Wakkerstroom Feb 2013
(Photo Hazel van Rooyen)



Male, Nylsvlei, February 2012
(Photo Stan Culley)

female, Wakkerstroom February 2013
(Photo Stan Culley)



1000's of Amur Falcons accompanied by Lesser Kestrels
come in to roost at Volksrust- a truly amazing sight
(Photo Pete Williamson)



Golden Pipit at Pongola NR Dec 2010

This Golden Pipit caused quite a stir when it appeared at Pongola Nature Reserve.

The internet forums were abuzz as were reservations for carhire and airline tickets as people flocked to see this rare vagrant to our shores.

 (Photos taken 16th Dec 2010 by Pete Williamson)

Yellow-throated Longclaw for comparison
(Photo Clive Edmundson)

White-faced Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Munster, November 2004
(Photo Stan Culley)

Northern Farms Nature Reserve, Gauteng. 07/07/2002
(Photo Pete Williamson)

Sondela (Warm Baths) 26/10/08
(Photo Ron Whitham)

Dwarf Bittern

Mapungubwe National Park 02 01 2009
(Photo Pete Williamson)

African Jacana

Kruger National Park 09/12/2005
(Photo Pete Williamson)

Kasane, Botswana
(Photo Barry Porter)

St Lucia, November 2004
(Photo Stan Culley)

Meyer's Parrot

Mapungubwe National Park 10/10/2009
(Photo Pete Williamson)

White-breasted Cormorant

Umbogavongo NR, June 2009
(Photo Stan Culley)

Northern Farms Nature Reserve, Gauteng. 07/07/2002
(Photo Pete Williamson)

Yellow-billed Stork

Kruger National Park 04/10/2003
(Photo Pete Williamson)

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa





male feeding on a Red Hot Poker
Wakkerstroom Centre 2013
(Photo Pete Williamson)

male feeding on a Red Hot Poker
Wakkerstroom Centre 2013
(Photo Pete Williamson)

male feeding on a Red Hot Poker
Wakkerstroom Centre 2013
(Photo Pete Williamson)

Village Weaver

Ploceus cuculattus



Andy's Garden 09/06/2011
(Subspp spilonotus)
Photo Andy Ruffle)

transitional male Stan's garden October 2011
(Subspp spilonotus)
(Photo Stan Culley)

breeding male Stan's garden November 2011
(Subspp spilonotus)
(Photo Stan Culley)

female with pollen on face
Tala Private Game Reserve 13th June 2012
(Subspp spilonotus)
(Photo Stan Culley)

Kensington, Johannesburg 28/07/2003
(Subspp spilonotus)
(Photo Pete Williamson)

building nest in Doug's garden. Jan 2008
(Subspp spilonotus)
(Photo Doug Butcher)

Pure Venom Mar 2006
(Subspp spilonotus)
(Photo Andy Ruffle)

Ndumo GR 23/08/2008
(Subspp spilonotus)
(Photo Ron Whitham)

Port Edward, July 2006
(Subspp spilonotus)
(Photo Stan Culley)

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. September 2009
(Subspp nigriceps)
(Photo Stan Culley)