#wildbirds

Look carefully at the first picture and tell me if you can see the contents of this post. Quite often my eye can see something, and it is always a nice surprise. That was also the case in here when we

So cute to see his wife flying though our front garden, loaded with nesting material. I also have a video in here at the end of the post, to show you how Robbie takes a bath. He is a Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha

Brave little birds, and there are sparrows all over the world. It is said that sparrows nest on ships in the harbors, and when the ship lands in the harbors of other countries, then the sparrows fly inland

You will quite likely never again see shots of this kind in your life again. I really did not expect the quality of the views in here, and you will also look anxiously up in the sky if you know that your

And Mother nature gave the male guinea a flower for chasing the crow away. The lesson here guys, is don't try to get fresh with someone else's women. A bit of humor attached to this post in order to serve

A relaxing Sunday read about one of nature's wonders. You will see the Cape Sugarbird and his wife (Promerops cafer), and then a female Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus), and finally

Imagine building a tree house that gets blown around in 120kph gale force winds. On a dark afternoon, I saw this Pied Crow (Corvus albus) sitting on that low wall with a strong stick in its beak. It looked

Not any baby, but a Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) baby, and the mom kept her hidden. Always fun and games to search for the baby, as it is a real bird detective search, and the parents developed

It is amazing to see how the Egyptian geese babies have grown. There are 4 bird species in the community, and I wonder if you can identify them (10 shots). But not to worry, as I as usual will show you

...as usual I was at the right place at the right time, to get this fellow on camera. So, how's this? A white Mousebird sitting in the open on a white fence. What you will see in here, is a mousebird (4

We know that the starlings have babies to feed in the early spring season. They are Red-winged Starlings (Onychognathus morio) and I like to tease them with a cheesy game, as people are scared of them,

The first one is a teenager, and the second one is still a baby. A typical teenager, out alone to investigate its new world, and I managed to get some good shots of it (4 shots). Then the little baby

It is amazing to see how the parents teach their children. We dared not to go outside as the damaging wind gusts were blowing wildly, and so I was forced to stay inside. But as usual I made a plan, as

Oh yeah, we were at a fund raiser for disabled children, and this guy popped up. He did not have an invitation to the Spring day cake sale fundraiser, and worst of all, he enticed me to be rude, as I jumped

Easy to get the blacksmiths into panic mode, just go near their nest. I know where they nest and I got them with their babies last spring season, and of course I posted it at the time. The one seemed convinced

It rained in the morning, and later on after it stopped, Robby popped in for a bath. In here you will see a Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra) bathing, and also a Pied Crow (Corvus albus) taking off from

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

I posted it about 3, or 4 years ago, and the ones that are still here on Hive might remember it. So, we returned here, as we heard that a new coffee shop had opened up. I will show you some doves (5 shots),

The staff saw a snake, and it seems that the birds also knew that there was a snake around. So, these two friends, a Cape Sparrow and a Mousebird landed on a tree. I will break this story up into sections

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