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#1 timinorlando

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 12:57 AM

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 02:47 AM

1. Mousebird of some type... I'll go with White-backed(but not sure)
2. Aptly named Yellow-billed Duck.
3. African Weaver... don't know exactly which though.
4. Cordon Blue Finch
5. Reed Bunting. After Parulas suggestion... I like Cape Sparrow for this guy.

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#3 Paruula

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 02:53 AM

These are tentative IDs, but Speckled Mousebird, Yellow-billed Duck, Southern Masked Weaver, Blue-breasted Cordon-Bleu, and Cape Sparrow look about right. I've been mostly trying to brush up on birds of East Africa, and weavers especially can be tough from the wrong angles.

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#4 Sparky the Cuttlefish

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Posted 05 August 2012 - 03:33 AM

Agree with Paruula's IDs, though I too am tentative on the Weaver.
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