todays walk along the Nile, May 1st

The Squacco heron, In full breeding plumage
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Male and female  not sure which is which.
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The little white heron





Moorhen
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 blue-cheeked bee eater
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The Nile valley sun bird  Male.   3/5/10   Today I called into the restaurant called  Puddle-ducks,  here in Luxor. run by a couple of friends, I hope I am anyway,  excellent food,  if you are in Luxor call in .
 Puddleduck, St Joseph Street, Luxor, Egypt
They live across the river on the west bank of the Nile,   and we got talking about the wildlife as usual,  she was saying never has she seen so many of the Nile valley sun birds, coincidentally  all the following shots where taken on the scrub land next to her house.

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Male and female





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taking nectar from the mallow flower.

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hoopoe bird

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Little stint
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Not sure what but its  warbler  ? barred warbler sylvia nisoria?????





Ring necked plover
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yellow wagtail ( black headed)  fledgling.




Night heron
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    There are photos of  70 different species of birds on my blog  all have been taken around the Luxor area,