First up was a little beggar humbly asking for a nut. Now who could refuse that innocent look and pleading stance? I have squirrels, flowers and birds in here to share with you today, as it was a long

In all honesty, we only expected one, but nature was kind with a surprise. Three Cape Wagtail babies greeted us when we arrived to check on the nest. We discovered the nest about four weeks ago and popped

This is no ordinary eagle as you will see below. I took the first two photos in a museum with permission of course. We were out on a 2-day visit to explore two towns inland namely Ceres and Tulbagh, and

We discovered that they like the berries in a tree here. They struck with military discipline, by coming in in batches. Never seen this before, as the Red-winged Starlings (Onychognathus morio) knew that

First up is a yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis). During the mating season, the bishop wears an attractive yellow mantle. It is early spring season here now, and a lot of mating and nesting is in progress.

The first day of September is the formal spring day in South Africa. Helloo! She said, my grandfather told me about you, as you took his photo some years ago at the nature reserve, before it burned down

Malachites are known as the kings of the sunbird species. First up above is a Malachite in full flight. The malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) is a small nectarivorous bird found from the highlands

The geese sat up high surveying their property, but the fun would soon start. So, would you allow some homeless soul to walk into your house and to make himself at home? I don't think so. The same in this

What I can say, is that it's never easy to get something like this. I tried to get the crow on the moon's face, but it swung away at the last moment. Not that I mind, as I have posted birds and planes

...and the parents were feeding frenetically to still the hungry cries. A constant rush for the parents flying around and searching for food, and this is the nest of the Southern Double-collared Sunbirds

...and sadly I couldn't embrace the duck as I would get wet :) I have posted the Bishop at the nature reserve recently, and here are some more shots that I took at the nature reserve. Southern Africa covers

Oh yes, the feathered variety have their own church hierarchy. Have a look at this guy's modern black suit. Now I know that you are going to ask me what kind of bird it is, but I will show you a bit later

Not for sensitive souls, as the damage to the victim is sad. The victim (Harrier Hawk) tried to hide from the crows in this palm tree. I did not know about the damage to the hawk, until I opened the downloaded

Oh, yes, they were determined to chase a hawk out of their territory. So, they sat and discussed their plan of attack. They are Pied Crows (Corvus albus), and I have recently showed you their enemy in

Look how upset this guy gets when something enters his territory. No, we don't really mean to stir the bird's anger with our designs, and I am sure that the manmade thing was never meant to disturb birds.

The bird nest raider has arrived to scrutinize the area. This is a big raptor bird, and it has a wide wingspan. Its wingspan was designed to lift heavy prey and its power can even enable it to lift small

The series of storms didn't stop the birds from carrying on with their lives. I had been thinking to tank all of these photos. But something said to me, NO! post them, so that you can share some different

So, how do I know that? Simple, as they start to mate. A lovely family picnic for dad, mom and junior. So, today I will show you the wisdom in nature, and the way that the birds understand it on instinct.

The rain stopped earlier than usual, and it was a great opportunity for my camera. A strong wind cleared the skies at high speed. Of course everything was wet, but almost everything, as the smaller birds

The green stone cheetah statue stood there in pride as a stately speedster... ...but a little Fiscal bird found the cheetah's head an ideal spot to have a closer look at the grass for worms. I made a new