Great image 👏👏👏

Awesome Glen 👏👏

Stunning Glen 👌

Large, brown shorebird with long, decurved bill. Note bold head stripes. Occurs on mudflats, beaches, and coastal marshes. Often in flocks, sometimes mixed with other large shorebirds like Willet or godwits. Extensive global range, breeding on the Arctic tundra and wintering on coastlines as far south as Tierra del Fuego. Generally uncommon to rare inland.

Whimbrel in the water…

📍Miligotini, Lazy Lagoon Island, Tanzania.

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Awesome Mary 👌

Thanks a lot Neil 😊

Thank you Glen 😊🙏

Small, gem-like wetland kingfisher. Shows geographical variation, with most birds having orange underparts, but birds in some parts of the range have a white belly. Found in almost all habitats with water, including streams, rivers, lakes, rice paddies, and lagoons. Sits motionless for long periods before plunging to the water to snatch prey.

Malachite Kingfisher - an absolute gem!

📍Bagamoyo, Tanzania.

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Thank you 🙏

Thanks a lot Glen 🙏

Thank you 🙏😊

Thank you 🙏

Thank you 🙏

Large, brown shorebird with long, decurved bill. Note bold head stripes. Occurs on mudflats, beaches, and coastal marshes. Often in flocks, sometimes mixed with other large shorebirds like Willet or godwits. Extensive global range, breeding on the Arctic tundra and wintering on coastlines as far south as Tierra del Fuego.

Whimbrel on the wing…

📍Oyster Bay, Masaki, Dar es Salaam.

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Haha, fair! 😂

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Haha, I think it radiates beauty 👌😊

It is my friend. That’s why I thought it was Western Reef Heron, but I’ve been informed that I have the ID wrong and here in TZ it’s actually a Dimorphic Egret! I can’t edit the post though… Another image to follow with more detail of that lore.

Thanks a lot Ralph 😊🙏

So I’ve been informed that I have the ID wrong and that it’s actually a Dimorphic Egret! I can’t edit the post though… Another image to follow with more detail.

Thanks alot Steve 😊

A small, mostly grass-green bee-eater with a canary-yellow throat separated from buff underparts by a black line across the throat. Singles and pairs occupy grassy savanna and wetland edges. They often perch lower than 1.5 m above the ground, and dart around hunting flying insects, then returning to the same small twig.

Little Bee-eater on a branch.

📍Oyster Bay, Masaki, Dar es Salaam., Tanzania.

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💯👍 - thanks for sharing 😊

Very true - I also think we create our own luck sometimes… 😉

A definite pop of colour for you, especially when photographed in great light, like you do! 😊

Gangly heron with significant variation in plumage. Distinct dark morph is slate-gray with a white throat, while the palest morph is white with a yellow bill and lores. Pale gray intermediate morphs can also be found. Little Egret can look similar, but it has a darker bill than the white morph of the Western Reef-Heron. Primarily a coastal inhabitant, foraging on shorelines and in estuaries, but can also be found at some inland water bodies.

Western Reef Heron watches for movement in the water below…

📍Oyster Bay, Masaki, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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It really is my friend!

You’re welcome 😊

You’re welcome 👍