A proud father to be singing his joyful message to the world.
The southern double-collared sunbird is usually seen singly or in small groups. Its flight is fast and direct on short wings. It lives mainly on nectar from flowers, but takes some fruit, and, especially when feeding young, insects and spiders. It can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perches to feed most of the time.
The call is a hard chee-chee, and the song is a high pitched jumble of tinkling notes, rising and falling in pitch and tempo for 3–5 seconds or more. Source
And his lady sat there pertly grooming herself to the music of her husband's song.
But not for long as this lady had some nest building to take care of.
Up and down and all over to collect the soft bedding inside the nest.
The southern double-collared sunbird or lesser double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern Africa. It is mainly resident, but partially migratory in the north-east of its range. Source
At times she sat in a tree to give me a look over.
And the husband sat at the top of the tree, ready to fight any intruders no matter their size.
Oh The nest! All kinds of soft stuff tied to a branch by using orange PVC strings from refuse bags. A real woven artwork.
Every now and again our lover boy would check up on her to see if she was okay.
And so these Spring season babies have returned in winter to build a new nest near the tree that they were born in.
Last year the storm winds ripped one of their nests apart, killing the baby inside and this time they have decided to build their nest in a different tree that is more sheltered from the winds.
So soon I am hoping to bring you some photos of the baby, or with luck, babies.
And That's All Friends!
Photos by Zac Smith- All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS.
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