AmySutcliffe

Thanks Ali, :-) they are lovely birds. There were a pair of them coming down to feed regularly. They are not exactly rare but they are one of the more impressive species to spot here in England.

Thanks arlanda :-)

Thanks Gordon that's very kind of you! :-)

I hadn't actually intended it to be part of that mission, as you can see it is also in 'African cats', for some reason it selected all my missions and I am not able to remove it from them.

Just wanted to comment that I did not mean to favourite my own photograph
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Thanks very much everyone, he was great to watch! :-)

Thanks S Frazier, error corrected. They are indeed a different species but with very similar appearance and ecology. :-)

Thanks guys, it was lovely to see him. I saw two or thee in whilst in South Africa but this was the only one that didn't make a run for it straight away so I could get a shot. It was getting towards evening and a bit on the cold side for the time of year so he was probably laying on the dark coloured gravel to try and stay a bit warmer and didn't much want to move from it. :)

Thank you, I would have loved to get in a bit closer and get the wing colouration too as its a pretty green but he only perched for a second and then was off. :)

Hard to tell the size from the shots but the ears, nose and colouration look like it could be a 'big brown bat' Eptesicus fuscus. They are 6-8cm in body length. :)