December birds

Gull-billed tern Sterna niloticaI have tried to find out where these birds come to rest. but no Joy as yet. this is the best out of 150 frames on todays shoot. these are quite a small bird no bigger than the Pied kingfisher they also have the same stance before diving for a fish, they hover but for much less time than the PKF. neither do they get submerged on the dive for the fish I watched them for over two hours.
so engrossed in getting a decent picture of these fast movers I missed thekite coming to roost



These shots are all I got but as I say I do this for my pleasure, and share with you what good shots I can.


Kite Its roosting here with 3 Common bulbul, not enough for a meal it would strike a Turtle dove usually out of the air, but their main prey are the rats,













Coming out of the reed bed I caught a glimpse of the lark then it flew off and landed in a shaded area these shots are taken 20 yards away. Crested lark , Gelerida cristata.

Common Sandpiper (Actitis hytoleucos)



Squacco and Egret

Sand pipers
playing around on the coca cola outlet of the Nile in Aswan

After my visit to Comombo temple I saw these in the Fever tree busy catching the early morning bees.

This Egret followed the boat for miles making sure it was at a safe distance away not to get a good shot.

All these photos were taken from the Cruise boat the close up Little Egrets live around the cruise ship berths and the oil pollution change their color into gray.

The male Nile valley sun bird  looks nothing like the summer bird gone has its long tail.



the female  nile valley sun bird

Nile valley sun bird
it does not do the normal thing like
take pollen from the flower it seems
that whatever it likes is in the stem
behind the flower of the this Hibiscus