South Africa has 989 bird species and here's a few.
This is a Widow bird (Euplectes progene) called a "Flap" by the locals.
I dived into my files as we are dodging power cuts and hope that you will enjoy the photos.
Note that I might have posted some of the photos before, but I don't have the luxury of time today.
Here we have a Three banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris)
This is what the locals call the "Go away bird" due to its call, but it is a Loerie and they have classified it in a weird section of our bird book namely Turacos.
The grey go-away-bird (Crinifer concolor), also known as grey lourie, grey loerie, or kwêvoël, is a bold and common bird of the southern Afrotropics. They are present in arid to moist, open woodlands and thorn savanna, especially near surface water. They regularly form groups and parties that forage in tree tops, or dust bathe on the ground.
Especially when disturbed, they make their presence known by their characteristically loud and nasal "kweh" or "go-way" calls, with the last syllable typically a descending drawl. Within range, their unique combination of appearance and habits precludes confusion with other bird species.
Source
Then we have a pair of "White-Faced Whistling Ducks"
(Dendrocygna viduata)
A pair of young "Yellow Crowned Bishops" (Euplectes afer)
Finally a non breeding young, non breeding male called a "Yellow Bishop" (Euplectes capensis)
And there you have it, a sample of some of our birds over here. We have to watch and pray that a new urgent power cut notice does not pop up, as then I will have only 5 minutes to shut everything down.
But for now we are on the go and I might even complete all of my replies.
Such is life.
And That's All Friends!
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
Thank you kindly for supporting a post on behalf of 
