Bird Life

Birds Visiting Spring October

Living sub-tropical birds thrive between the woodlands, our gardens ever looking for slightest movement between leaves or listen carefully from where they sing.

We never know how fortunate we are in what we got, till they are gone, keep looking no matter how often one sees them excitement mounts trying to photograph them.

Lets get off to a cracking start by simply stepping outside, sometimes looking out the window is sufficient to sneak a peak at their coming and going.

White-bellied Sunbirds singing a delightful tune, all year round breeding, more abundant during Spring and Summer which is where we are now in the Southern Hemisphere. Relatively wide spread little bird throughout regions where the family Nectariniidae enjoy open woodlands, riparian thickets, bushveld and suburban gardens.

White-eared barbet has a definite call, that is what I love about the birds they always let you know when they close. Only found in South Africa from our town of Amanzimtoti up the coastal belt into Mozambique our neighbours.

The cackling presence of the Green Wood-Hoopoe on a couple of occasions this month which has been quite an experience for me to enjoy them running around the tree, ever in search of food on the gnarled trunk.

Black-collared barbet family Lybiidae, native to sub-Saharan Africa duetting to another somewhere in the vacinity. The song is partially sung by one then answered by the partner "too-puddly, too-puddly", alternate notes in a well synchronized rendition between the pair.

Brown-hooded Kingfisher my friend who will call me to the window where I work to greet once settled. Not needing to live right on the water, nor eating fish, very happy living in the garden picking up worms or insects especially once the lawns have been cut.

Red-billed firefinch sunning late afternoon yesterday, one can be forgiven when confused with African firefinch, here I am relying on the colour of the bill to identify as on occasion, we do get both although the latter is far more shy.

Outside the window this morning I heard the call of the Cape wagtail, distinct chatter close by, on looking a House sparrow and wagtail were sharing the area together, what a joy to see nature to close. Wagtail pumping up and down tail with sparrow close by as if they were long lost friends.

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Thought for Today: "A bird doesn't forget one who killed off his feathers during the rain season." - African Proverb

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