Last year I could walk right around the lake and today I was lucky to make 200 yards.
So, I had to get the flamingos from a distance on my camera's zoom.
The Paardevlei lake is a veritable bird paradise and here one can find a wide variety of bird species.
I have some of the species for you in here today and please be reminded that all photos, (except for photo numbers 3 and 4), were taken from a distance.
The Paardevlei lake is situated on an old ammunition manufacturer's property, and the land was released for the development of business offices, residential estates, restaurants and even a big private hospital.
The lake was also opened to the public and that's why we go there, leaving only our footprints behind.
I took the photos from the end of this foot path.
Now this guy below is not a flamingo and he appeared to take a look at us in the car park.
And here was his partner. They are a pair of Water Thick-knee (Burhinus vermiculatus). I don't like this water thick-knee name, as they could have rather called them yellow or big-eyed birds.
Too far to get a clear shot, and the flamingos are clever because they stay far away from people. You can see by the minimal colors, that the breeding season is over and now they are on holiday here in the Summer.
The circumference of this lake is about 6 kilometers.
Would the one in the middle perhaps be their youngster?
Patience paid off, as I waited to get them flying.
Black-headed Herons also waded in the water.
A bird paradise as here below you can see flamingos, ducks, coots and even a blacksmith lapwing at the left of the photo.
Just a lovely relaxing photo.
Drat! He did not go and sit anywhere, and it looks like a Purple Heron.
And finally, it was time to leave this and head back home, as the power cut time has almost expired. We will have another power cut, our third of the day, at 10pm tonight.
We had a four hour long power cut early this morning, then a two and a half hour power cut later from 2 to 4.30. And another one at 10pm to 12 midnight. Crazy, if you think about it, and it makes a person's work life very difficult. The thing is that the power cuts do not cut the entire country off at the same time, as they divide the power cuts between different areas, and in different times. So if I want to send an urgent mail to another province, and they have a power cut over there, then quite often the mail is not seen because the person at the other end has to sift through a mountain of mails that have arrived during their power cut.
Confusing? Many other things are confusing, but the greatest one is that they have not managed to stop the power cuts and to improve the situation for many years now.
In the meantime, we have to endure and to do what we can.
I hope that you have enjoyed the story and the pictures.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
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Flamingos are the kindest and simplest of all birds.
Thank you and I love the flamingos.
So beautiful 🥰
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You did an excellent job there @papilloncharity. The camera is very clear and the flamingos look so adorable. Thank you for posting
Thank you for the compliment @daniky and I was just at the right place at the right time !LOL
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You're welcome and do have a wonderful moment
Thank you!
An uninterruptible power supply (UPS), or rather a solar panel and a battery with a charging controller and an inverter would be a good solution for this. I am glad that we rarely have power cuts in Hungary, and usually they are not long.
Not to be, as we also run a home office and the bigger systems are too expensive for us to afford at this time.
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Wow 😲 amazing Nature and beautiful photography 😍😍
Thank you and I am pleased that you liked the post.
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Welcome sir 🙏🙏
Flamingos are nice birds -- but very shy, as far as I know, and dont let photographers come close to take pics, right?
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Right and it shows you the wisdom of the wild birds to stay far away for mankind. They know that we ruin everything.
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ehehe... every side here has wisdom of their own 😜 I prefer no-stay-away-from-humans-birdies: that provides me better a close-ups !LOLZ
Nope, the bird side of wisdom is the better side methinks 🤣 !LOLZ
Close or far, I can get the birds, but unfortunately my camera is allergic to taking shots of humans 😉
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You are still walking Zac 😊👋🏻 Hope you regain your strength and can walk each time a bit further.
Great captures of these birds 😊😎 beautiful!
Thanks for sharing.
Yes thank you and that is the idea, as the doctor said that I must push through the pain of the cramps.
I have to say though that since the operation, things seem to be sorting itself out.
Thank you again for the compliment Jackie 😊
Always a pleasure to share my passions 😉
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That’s good to hear Zac. Keep going… 😎
You are so welcome 👋🏻😊 let’s continue to share…
Have a wonderful evening!
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I had a better result today on the beach in the rain and yes, I simply keep on pushing the limits.
Always, as sharing is the game 😉
So tomorrow is the big day and we are way closer to it now !LOLZ
Take care Jackie!
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That’s wonderful to hear Zac 😉😊
Today hehehe 🤭
Posted about it… when the movers picked all up 🤓😎
Thank you kindly my friend. Have a lovely evening 👋🏻😊
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Yep, I saw the post just before the power cut and think that I voted on it, but no time to read it.
So now the big job is done and only the travel remains 👌
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Indeed… stuff was picked up, rental house returned to the owner yesterday and now we are in a hotel to relax a bit, until the flight tomorrow ✈️✈️✈️
It went so quickly the last few days 😁😎 exciting days ahead.
Thanks a lot Zac
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