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Day 28: Birds in the gorge and a small animal park

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Our flight home leaves around midnight, so we can take it easy. We walk along the river in the gorge, which yields many new bird species. We go through an animal camp/gas station where we see a number of well-known animals, but also antelopes that we have not seen before. But with some Googling we found that the park is to attract people to their restaurant. New species, but the antelopes belong in northern (warmer) regions.

In the last light we check in for our peaceful flight home.

Groundscraper thrush
Psophocichla litsitsirupa

Groundscraper thrush (Psophocichla litsitsirupa)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2500 sec at F5.0, ISO 200, distance 10.8 m

The photo shows a Groundscraper thrush (Psophocichla litsitsirupa). It is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Turdidae. The photo was taken at Komari Gorge Lodge (Gemsbokhoek, Mpumalanga, South Africa) at 09:18 on Sunday July 21, 2024.

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