Day 1: We flew into Cape Town airport, rented a car, and drove straight to the nearby Cape Flats Wastewater Works in Strandfontein. We always love the bird life at water treatment plants!
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There is a wonderful view of Table Mountain from Strandfontein.
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I had many opportunities to practice flight shots on my new camera. These are Sacred Ibises.
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Sacred Ibis
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Greater Flamingo
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Blacksmith Plover
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Redknobbed Coot
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Hartlaub's Gull was very common. Quite an elegant bird.
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This young flamingo was rather unfased by us.
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Grey Heron. I was practicing my flying bird shots.
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This Karoo Prinia sang nicely from a perch.
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This Zitting Cisticola flew above our heads for a long time, but I never could aim the camera at him before he finally perched. He was formerly known as the Fan-tailed Cisticola, but he doesn't care.
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Greater Flamingo
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Greater Flamingo
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Greater Flamingo
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Greater Flamingo
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Greater Flamingoes at Strandfontein
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Greater Flamingo
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Cattle Egret
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Strandfontein
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The baby White-throated Swallow (in front) was being fed during frequent trips from its parent (behind).
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This large Kelp Gull was sitting on a nest.
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Note the beautiful black plumes on the Sacred Ibis.
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Walking in the Tokai Forest
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Walking in Tokai with Muffy, the dog who adopts everyone.
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