#malachites

I found the nest on a farm that borders on the mountains. It is the first week of feeding, and I could see that the babies of the Malachite Sunbirds (Nectarinia famosa) hatched, as I timed the female coming

Two species that are similarly colored, but quite different in size. In here you will see 4 shots of the male and his female, and then 4 shots of the other sunbird and his female. It was the one non misty

...yes, it is winter, and that means that the Malachite Sunbird has its mating suit on. A new month has started, and we hope that it will be a good month for everyone. I also have something else to share

So many people are scared of the Red-Winged Starling birds. Yes, the starlings are wild and desperate to get food for their young during the breeding period. The Red-winged Starlings (Onychognathus nabouroup)

...and it was the dad that gave the secret location of the nest away. A great scoop to get the Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) babies once again. I saw the dad flying over with a butterfly in his

Not only one sunbird baby, as there were two. And the twins are now out of the nest in the bright sunlight. So yeah, I could hear Mother nature laughing, and all of the birds were also laughing about her

My first time to get a male Malachite sunbird baby in a nest. Just look at that little green head peeping out of the nest. Not easy to get the photos, as not only was the nest well hidden under a big tree,

...as I have been waiting for him for a few weeks now. Now how's that for a tail? He is a Cape Sugar Bird (Promerops cafer). The Cape sugarbird is a grey-brown bird that is easily recognisable by a spot

Yes, it is now winter here in South Africa, and the trees and vines are also resting. But of course, the winter also has new life appearing, such as the young Malachite sunbirds. We often visit the wine

With winter comes the Malachite Sunbirds and the protea flowers start to bloom. Just look at that beauty on a protea flower. I will have to make this post part 1, and I will do part 2 tomorrow as I got

One thing that I learned long ago was that whenever I see a bush or a tree, to inspect it thoroughly. Every branch from the top of the tree to the bottom. Many times, I find what I will show you in here.

Good news, as the Malachite baby was at last out of the nest and we were there on the day that she came out. A real lovely little thing with a bad temper when she is hungry. Look at this! Did I tell you

One of nature's treasures, as this is the nest of the king of the sunbird species. It is said, that once the eggs hatch, the babies become independent young adults in only 4 weeks. So, imagine if a human

We can often walk around in nature with an unseeing eye. Sort of just a cursory glance at everything with the thought that it's all beautiful. But there are so much more to be seen in nature. Come and

Indeed true, as we had to come out earlier than usual as the power cut happened earlier. Just as well and you will see my rewards in here. The early bird catches the worm means that the sooner that one

Oh yes, I knew that there just had to be a Malachite somewhere in this bush. So it took a 2 kilometer hike and at times crawl though some thickset parts to find the guy above. Marian tagged along with