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CAPE VERDE 2007

A week´s trip to Sal and Santiago in nov-dec 2007 combined with some birding
Red-billed Tropicbird (Rödnäbbad tropikfågel) Phaeton aethereus
Red-billed Tropicbird (Rödnäbbad tropikfågel) Phaeton aethereus		 Santa Maria
Santa Maria		 Ponta do Sinó
Ponta do Sinó		 Kite-surfing beach
Kite-surfing beach		 Pollution
Pollution
Saltpans outside Santa Maria
Saltpans outside Santa Maria		 Saltpans in Santa Maria
Saltpans in Santa Maria		 West coast of Santiago
West coast of Santiago		 I am hungry Hoopoe Lark (pull.)
"I am hungry" Hoopoe Lark (pull.)		 Entrance to Pedra de Lume
Entrance to Pedra de Lume
Pedra de Lume
Pedra de Lume		 Pedra de Lume
Pedra de Lume		 Pedra de Lume
Pedra de Lume		 Espargos
Espargos		 Desert plants
Desert plants
Desert plants
Desert plants		 Praia Lighthouse
Praia Lighthouse		 Waiting for the next flight
Waiting for the next flight		 Praia harbour
Praia harbour		 Market in Assomada
Market in Assomada
West coast of Santiago
West coast of Santiago		 Cidade Velha
Cidade Velha		 View from Rui Vaz
View from Rui Vaz		 Drying laundry
Drying laundry		 Santiago mountains
Santiago mountains
Old man in Praia
Old man in Praia		 Praia market
Praia market		 The market in Praia
The market in Praia		 Praia market
Praia market		 The market in Praia
The market in Praia
Praia market
Praia market		 The market in Assomada
The market in Assomada		 Cidade Velha
Cidade Velha		 Fishmarket in Praia
Fishmarket in Praia		 Fishmarket in Praia
Fishmarket in Praia
Working woman
Working woman		 Children in Boa Entrada
Children in Boa Entrada		 Farmer in Santiago
Farmer in Santiago		 Future birdwatcher?
Future birdwatcher?		 On the road to Liberao
On the road to Liberao
Liberao
Liberao		 Bourne´s Heron Ardea purpurea bournei
Bourne´s Heron Ardea purpurea bournei		 The Bourne´s Heron´s mahogany trees in Liberao
The Bourne´s Heron´s mahogany trees in Liberao		 Working donkeys in Liberao
Working donkeys in Liberao		 Barragem de Poilão
Barragem de Poilão
Interior Santiago
Interior Santiago		 Red-billed Tropicbird (Rödnäbbad tropikfågel) Phaeton aethereus
Red-billed Tropicbird (Rödnäbbad tropikfågel) Phaeton aethereus		 Red-billed Tropicbird (Rödnäbbad tropikfågel) Phaeton aethereus
Red-billed Tropicbird (Rödnäbbad tropikfågel) Phaeton aethereus		 Iago Sparrow (Kapverdesparv) Passer iagoensis
Iago Sparrow (Kapverdesparv) Passer iagoensis		 Grey-headed Kingfisher (Gråhuvad kungsfiskare) Halcyon leucocephala
Grey-headed Kingfisher (Gråhuvad kungsfiskare) Halcyon leucocephala
Helmeted Guineafowl (Hjälmpärlhöna) Numida meleagris
Helmeted Guineafowl (Hjälmpärlhöna) Numida meleagris		 Black-winged Stilt (Styltlöpare) Himantopus himantopus
Black-winged Stilt (Styltlöpare) Himantopus himantopus		 Black-winged Stilt (Styltlöpare) Himantopus himantopus
Black-winged Stilt (Styltlöpare) Himantopus himantopus		 Kentish Plover (Svartbent strandpipare) Charadrius alexandrinus
Kentish Plover (Svartbent strandpipare) Charadrius alexandrinus		 Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia)?
Scarlet Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia)?
Silver-striped Hawk-Moth (Hippotion celerio)
Silver-striped Hawk-Moth (Hippotion celerio)		 Common Diadem (Hypolimnas misippus)
Common Diadem (Hypolimnas misippus)		 Common Diadem (Hypolimnas misippus)
Common Diadem (Hypolimnas misippus)		 Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus)
Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus)

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RESER Ladislaus 09-Feb-2010 12:08
Eben vor kurzem war ich 3 Wochen lang auf den Kapverden. In mir haben diese wunderbare Fotos schöne Erinnerungen geweckt. Vielen Dank!
Peter Sziemer 24-Nov-2008 20:02
The unknown butterfly 2 is Common Diadem, Hypolimnas misippus, the other unknown butterfly i s Citrus Swallowtail, Papilio demodocus. Both are widespread African species.
Excellent photos!
Best wishes
Peter Sziemer
Rubén Barone 22-Nov-2008 19:59
Colourful and beautiful images of the Cape Verde Islands! They show a good sample of the birdlife, landscape, scenery and people from this lovely archipelago...
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