Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Birding in South Africa is fun!

Over the weekend, while we sat and chatted with our visitors or when we took a walk around the area with them, of course, I managed to capture several birds on camera.  

 It was interesting to note some of the birds going off their breeding plumage (like the Malachite Sunbird, male); others having raised and "kicked" their large, strange off-spring out of the nest (Cape Sparrow)  or a youngster trying out his newly discovered voice. (Common Fiscal) 
Common Fiscal (Intermediate - we think)

Cape Sparrow (Female) after [unknowingly]  raising a Diderick Cuckoo , taking a well-deserved rest
Malachite Sunbird (Eclipse Male)
Hopefully a better angle to see the Malachite Sunbird in eclipse breeding plumage

Malachite Sunbird (Female)

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Wishing all birders happy birding and all other bloggers a happy Wednesday! 
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14 comments:

  1. Linda18 March, 2015 03:39

    Beautiful photos, and your header is gorgeous. :) Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada. :)

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  2. TexWisGirl18 March, 2015 03:45

    the sunbirds are neat!

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  3. Gaelyn18 March, 2015 05:19

    But of course you would see beautiful birds while out walking about. I have yet to see a Malachite Sunbird.

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  4. Linda W.18 March, 2015 05:53

    Love the Malachite Sunbird! So brightly colored!

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  5. Joyful18 March, 2015 06:28

    Those male Malechite Sunbirds are really striking! Nice set of bird photos Jo!

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  6. Margaret Birding For Pleasure18 March, 2015 08:22

    Lovely set of bird shots and I love the long tail of the Malachite Sunbird

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  7. Ela18 March, 2015 12:09

    Such wonderful photos of these beautiful birds ! Just fantastic shots !
    Greetings

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  8. Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs 18 March, 2015 13:27

    The Malachite Sunbird is gorgeous.

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  9. Anonymous18 March, 2015 15:53

    The Robins are getting a little frisky over here. It's finally above freezing.

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  10. Adam Jones18 March, 2015 16:20

    The bill on the Sunbird is incredible.

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  11. MadSnapper18 March, 2015 17:48

    that sun bird is gorgeous and i like the Malachite to.. the green looks like emeralds.

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  12. Phil Slade18 March, 2015 21:15

    Of course we don't have sunbirds or anything much like that family of birds. So that it good to see yours and imagine how your seasons are different to our own.

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  13. A Colorful World18 March, 2015 22:27

    A really beautiful bird! It's fun to see birds from Africa. Great shots!

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  14. Betsy Banks Adams19 March, 2015 03:03

    Hi Jo, Isn't it amazing how many different types of birds there are in different places around our world? You captured some beauties. Interesting how different the male and female Sunbirds are, from each other.

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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