The birds have not seen the sun for many days.
Delightful to see our little guy taking off here this morning in the sunlight.
One can hear that there is a laugh in their songs, as we had weeks of wet stormy weather. We were worried about the little Southern Double-collared sunbirds, as they are nesting and at some stage during the storms we even had some hail. But thankfully, they built their nest well and I could hear the first peeps of the babies in the nest today.
Beautiful, isn't he? The Southern Double-collared Sunbirds are our smallest sunbirds, but they also have the sweetest song of all the sunbirds.
Now have a look at our guy's lady preening herself here above the nest.
She is a real dainty beauty, and looked so great here on this red Bourgainvillea.
As you can see, there is still a bit of wind around but it is nothing to write home about.
Finally, just a show of our mountains a bit earlier this morning to please your eyes.
As I said, we had some torrid weather recently, and yet these tiny birds have survived with their nest intact. I am now waiting for the predator birds to start appearing and we are keeping an eye on the skies.
Saw one briefly this morning, but I was driving and he was going too fast, but it looked like a Sparrow Hawk.
And so, the fun and the adventures continue.
And That's All Friends!
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