We have a warning of 80kph wind speeds arriving tonight and we hope that the small birds will be safe.
This is not the strongest wind that we have had, but it is strong enough to whip up huge waves on the sea which presents a danger to small boats and small birds. Sea life also becomes confused and at a beach in Cape Town, two dolphins took the wrong direction and had to be saved as they ended up on the beach.
So I decided to show you some of our small birds.
Here below you can see that the Amethyst Sunbird is not much bigger than the Cape White-eye.
This couple is even smaller than the white-eyes and they are Swee Waxbills.
The Southern Double-collared Sunbird holds the record as the smallest of the sunbird species here.
Now what was this?
Maybe news of the expected strong wind was leaked to the bird kingdom and this female Cape Sparrow was considering to spend the night behind this metal bracket.
The thing that I hate to see is little bird babies laying dead on the ground after being blown out of their nests.
And just as bad is to hear of roofs being blown off not even to talk about the damages in the townships, so we can only hope that everyone will be safe. I will keep an eye on things and we will help where we can, but nature will always have its way.
I hope that you have enjoyed the beauty of some of our smaller birds.
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.
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