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Day 14: The Panorama Route

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The panorama route is a tour through the Drakensberg Mountains and around the Blyde River Canyon where we were yesterday. We pass through a lot of forestry and fruit (trees) of all types. The area is partly high, so that was friendlier to fruit with lower temperatures. With the Canyon there is also water.

But we don't stop there, we pass a number of viewpoints. Elly goes down to the Bourke Luck potholes, on a path in the gorge that is not suitable for me. I took pictures of the birds near the large lawn near the restaurant and parking lot.

Mocking cliff chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

Mocking cliff chat (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 250, distance 7.57 m

The photo shows a Mocking cliff chat (Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 108 muscicapidae. The photo was taken at Panorama route Drakensbergen (Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 11:10 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

Eurasian hoopoe
Upupa epops

Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 14.1 m

The photo shows a Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops). It is a bird in the order 038 bucerotiformes and the family Upupidae. The photo was taken at Panorama route Drakensbergen (Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 11:50 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

White-bellied bush chat
Saxicola gutturalis

White-bellied bush chat (Saxicola gutturalis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 800, distance 13.0 m

The photo shows a White-bellied bush chat (Saxicola gutturalis). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 108 muscicapidae. The photo was taken at Panorama route Drakensbergen (Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 11:52 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

Lazy cisticola
Cisticola aberrans

Lazy cisticola (Cisticola aberrans)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 500, distance 7.7 m

The photo shows a Lazy cisticola (Cisticola aberrans). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 088 cisticolidae. The photo was taken at Panorama route Drakensbergen (Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 11:56 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

Pied crow
Corvus albus

Pied crow (Corvus albus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000, distance 37.2 m

The photo shows a Pied crow (Corvus albus). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family Corvidae. The photo was taken at Panorama route Drakensbergen (Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 12:10 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

Village weaver
Ploceus cucullatus

Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 2500, distance 12.4 m

The photo shows a Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 114 ploceidae. The photo was taken at Panorama route Drakensbergen (Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 12:16 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

Cape wagtail
Motacilla capensis

Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 400, distance 10.8 m

The photo shows a Cape wagtail (Motacilla capensis). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 119 motacillidae. The photo was taken at Panorama route Drakensbergen (Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 12:17 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

Yellow-fronted canary
Crithagra mozambica

Yellow-fronted canary (Crithagra mozambica)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000, distance 10.4 m

The photo shows a Yellow-fronted canary (Crithagra mozambica). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 121 fringillidae. The photo was taken at Panorama route Drakensbergen (Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 12:19 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

Image
Homo sapiens

Image (Homo sapiens)
Canon with Unknown 4-172mm, 1/2000 sec at F3.5, ISO 100, distance

The photo was taken at 13:49 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

Common coral tree
Erythrina lysistemon

Common coral tree (Erythrina lysistemon)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1250, distance 7.40 m

The photo shows a Common coral tree (Erythrina lysistemon). It is a plant in the order Fabales and the family Fabaceae. The photo was taken at Gecko Lodge Hazyview, R536, Mbombela Ward 3, Hazyview, Mbombela, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, 1241, South Africa at 15:28 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

African tulip tree
Spathodea campanulata

African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 1000, distance 28.1 m

The photo shows a African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata). It is a plant in the order lamiales and the family Bignoniaceae. The photo was taken at R536 (Hazyview, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 15:49 on Sunday July 07, 2024.

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