St Lucia is a small tourist town. It is not a safari park, although you can see the hippos in the town at night. We start the day with bird guide Ian Ferrera, who shows us birds in a park for 2.5 hours. For the first time on foot because there are no lions or other dangerous animals. During the day at least, this forest is also visited by hippos at night.
Crested guineafowl
Guttera pucherani
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/800 sec at F4.0, ISO 10000, distance 5.08 m
The photo shows a Crested guineafowl (Guttera pucherani). It is a bird in the order 006 galliformes and the family 003 numididae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 06:02 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Red-eyed dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 35.9 m
The photo shows a Red-eyed dove (Streptopelia semitorquata). It is a bird in the order 026 columbiformes and the family 001 columbidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 06:23 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Trumpeter hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 4000, distance 22.3 m
The photo shows a Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator). It is a bird in the order 038 bucerotiformes and the family 003 bucerotidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 06:38 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Yellow-rumped tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 4000, distance 8.06 m
The photo shows a Yellow-rumped tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus). It is a bird in the order 039 piciformes and the family 007 lybiidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 06:52 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Red duiker
Cephalophus natalensis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 10000, distance 327 m
The photo shows a Red duiker (Cephalophus natalensis). It is a animal in the order artiodactyla and the family bovidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 06:57 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Sombre greenbul
Andropadus importunus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 5000, distance 17.9 m
The photo shows a Sombre greenbul (Andropadus importunus). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 074 pycnonotidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 06:59 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
White-eared barbet
Stactolaema leucotis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1250, distance 22.4 m
The photo shows a White-eared barbet (Stactolaema leucotis). It is a bird in the order 039 piciformes and the family 007 lybiidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 07:10 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Crowned hornbill
Tockus alboterminatus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 400, distance 17.5 m
The photo shows a Crowned hornbill (Tockus alboterminatus). It is a bird in the order 038 bucerotiformes and the family 003 bucerotidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 07:20 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Vervet monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 640, distance 11.4 m
The photo shows a Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus). It is a animal in the order primates and the family cercopithecidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 07:29 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Green malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 800, distance 16.5 m
The photo shows a Green malkoha (Ceuthmochares australis). It is a bird in the order 030 cuculiformes and the family 001 cuculidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 07:57 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Livingstone's turaco
Tauraco livingstonii
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 1000, distance 57.4 m
The photo shows a Livingstone's turaco (Tauraco livingstonii). It is a bird in the order 029 musophagiformes and the family 001 musophagidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 08:05 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Yellow-breasted apalis
Apalis flavida
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0, 1/2000 sec at F4.0, ISO 2000, distance 7.07 m
The photo shows a Yellow-breasted apalis (Apalis flavida). It is a bird in the order 040 passeriformes and the family 088 cisticolidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia (Saint Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 08:33 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Grey-headed gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 14.4 m
The photo shows a Grey-headed gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus). It is a bird in the order 024 charadriiformes and the family 017 laridae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 10:50 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Ocypode ryderi
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5 TC, 1/2000 sec at F5.6, ISO 320, distance 10.2 m
The photo shows a Ocypode ryderi. It is a animal in the order Decapoda and the family Ocypodidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 10:52 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
African darter
Anhinga rufa
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/400 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 4.59 m
The photo shows a African darter (Anhinga rufa). It is a bird in the order 016 suliformes and the family 004 anhingidae. The photo was taken at Khula Village, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 14:45 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
African fish eagle
Haliaeetus vocifer
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/400 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 33.4 m
The photo shows a African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer). It is a bird in the order 017 accipitriformes and the family 004 accipitridae. The photo was taken at Khula Village, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 14:59 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Caspian tern
Hydroprogne caspia
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 54.1 m
The photo shows a Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia). It is a bird in the order 024 charadriiformes and the family 017 laridae. The photo was taken at P237 (Khula Village, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 15:31 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
White-faced whistling duck
Dendrocygna viduata
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 500, distance 105 m
The photo shows a White-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata). It is a bird in the order 007 anseriformes and the family 003 anatidae. The photo was taken at P237 (Khula Village, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) at 15:32 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.
Common hippopotamus
Hippopotamus amphibius
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F4.5, ISO 2000, distance 25.3 m
The photo shows a Common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). It is a animal in the order artiodactyla and the family hippopotamidae. The photo was taken at Saint Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa at 15:39 on Wednesday July 17, 2024.