Wilkinson's World

Birds

Southern African Birds

Photographs of Southern African Birds in Alphabetical Order

A,B, C, D-G, H-L, M-P, Q-R, S, T-Z

Over the past few years we have taken photographs of many of the birds of Southern Africa, some of which can be viewed by selecting the links above.

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Sandgrouse Chicks

Three young sandgrouse chicks and their mother photographed at the Spitzkoppe in Namibia.

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The Gannets of Lamberts Bay

A visit to the wonderful gannet colony on the West Coast of South Africa.

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New Zealand Birds

Photographs taken during a short trip to New Zealand during February 2007.

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Bird of the Week

A bit of fun for 2010 – Each week one of the birds of Southern Africa will be selected at random and a few pictures posted together with a little general information.

2010 – Week One – Pied Avocet

2010 – Week Two – Swallow-tailed bee-eater

2010 – Week Three – Southern red bishop

2010 – Week Four – Northern black korhaan

2010 – Week Five – African black oystercatcher

2010 – Week Six – Kori Bustard

2010 – Week Seven – African Fish Eagle

2010 – Week Eight – African red-eyed bulbul

2010 – Week Nine – Swainson’s spurfowl

2010 – Week Ten – White-tailed shrike

2010 – Week Eleven – Lilac-breasted roller

2010 – Week Twelve – Verreaux eagle

2010 – Week Thirteen – Great egret

2010 – Week Fourteen – Scaly-feathered finch

2010 – Week Fifteen – Southern yellow-billed hornbill

2010 – Week Sixteen – Red-headed finch

2010 – Week Seventeen – Speckled pigeon

2010 – Week Eighteen – Secretarybird

2010 – Week Nineteen – Lanner falcon

2010 – Week Twenty – African hoopoe

2010 – Week Twenty-one – Cape wagtail

2010 – Week Twenty-two - Common greenshank

2010 – Week Twenty-three - Scarlet-chested hummingbird

2010 – Week Twenty-four - Red-billed quelea

2010 – Week Twenty-five - Violet-eared waxbill

2010 – Week Twenty-six - White-backed mousebird

2010 – Week Twenty-seven - Water thick-knee

2010 – Week Twenty-eight - African darter

2010 – Week Twenty-nine - Cattle egret

2010 – Week Thirty - African hawk-eagle

2010 – Week Thirty-one - Marico sunbird

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Birds on Namibian Postage Stamps

Some of Namibia’s most beautiful birds have featured on the country’s postage stamps. A few of them can be seen by following this link.