Why is it that we only occasionally get the right shots, but that we see such beauties and we miss them for some reason or another lol.

I opened our front door and something said to me; "Look up"!
There on the roof sat a raptor bird that I have never seen before. A real strong and big brute!
Guess what? I had no camera, so I called out to Marian to please hurry with my camera.

Now you know that women are not the fastest on two wheels (feet), so a tense wait ensued with me watching the bird. What felt like a year, I had the camera in my hand, slammed the battery in and focused on the bird.
3 clicks was all that I got my friend.
First click good, second click a dud, as the bird moved and the third click a waste as the bird flew away.

So rushed outside hoping that the bird would circle overhead, but I waited forever, as he was nowhere, gone!

To cut a long wait short, I have one photo of what I think is an "Eurasian Buzzard" (to be confirmed)

Yes you are right, but Afrikaans has the content of a few other languages also in it as it was assembled by the residents here at the time. Dutch, or a local form of Dutch was the foundation, but German and even Italian also played a role. At least that's what we were taught.

May you guys also have a great weekend my friend.

Cheers and thanks!