Garden Bird Pictures
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Re: Garden Bird Pictures
Nice birdies and pics STF!
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Re: Garden Bird Pictures
Thanks very much Lisbeth, nan and Super Mongoose.
Here are some more photos taken over the past few days.
Cape Sparrow - Feeding Time.
I do not think this is the Kurrichane Thrush. Can anyone ID please?
An exciting first - Pin Tailed Whydah without his tail. Can this be?
Finally, my best shot of a Bronze Mannikin. Can see the green sheen in his wing.
Here are some more photos taken over the past few days.
Cape Sparrow - Feeding Time.
I do not think this is the Kurrichane Thrush. Can anyone ID please?
An exciting first - Pin Tailed Whydah without his tail. Can this be?
Finally, my best shot of a Bronze Mannikin. Can see the green sheen in his wing.
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nan
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Re: Garden Bird Pictures
wow nice... again chance 
I think you are right with the Whydah and the Thrush
I was just a bit confuse with the white wing bars
... maybe normal for a juv.
I think you are right with the Whydah and the Thrush
I was just a bit confuse with the white wing bars
... maybe normal for a juv.Kgalagadi lover… for ever
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Lovely pics stf. We had a bulbul feeding a chick yesterday but missed the pic. 
You do seem to get rather a lot of exotics in your garden.
We had a bulbul feeding a chick yesterday but missed the pic. You do seem to get rather a lot of exotics in your garden. Re: Garden Bird Pictures
steamtrainfan wrote:
Cape Sparrow - Feeding Time.
STF -- nice pics
...but.. this is a House sparrow , not Cape sparrow ... 
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Thanks for the ID okie.okie wrote:steamtrainfan wrote:
Cape Sparrow - Feeding Time.
STF -- nice pics
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Re: Garden Bird Pictures
We were alearted by our Macaw at 5 AM this morning ( 19 12 2014 ) and responding to his alarm calls saw this Spotted Eagle Owl perching on our balcony right in front of his over-night cage. We are not sure if he was attracted by the Macaw or using the pillar as a perch from where he must have had a good view of a large part of or garden.
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Nice shot 100p
He was probably eyeing the macaw , thinking by himself , " wow , joseph in his amazing technicolor dream coat "
He was probably eyeing the macaw , thinking by himself , " wow , joseph in his amazing technicolor dream coat "
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wow... what a chance
nice picture
nice picture
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Re: Garden Bird Pictures
Okie, all I can say is "Jaaa Boet !" 
Nan, Since the Macaw has his cage in a spot with a wide and elevated view of a large part of the garden we have seen monitor, numerous hawks and eagles and now the owl - all because he has a recognizable sound for far-off danger and an earth shattering alarm scream for nearby danger. Most of the time we would go and see what is exciting him and most often it is the local Fish Eagles who are regularly seen/heard 2 -3 times a day as they fly past.
We have many pelicans, woolly neck storks, herons, hadidas ( the Macaw's friends ) that fly past an none of them ever elicit a alarm call but surprisingly the Gray Headed Bush Shrikes makes Crush ( the Macaw ) very worried.
This brings me to another interesting observation we have made - Our Fork Tailed Drongos are like every-where else ruling the roost by chasing crows and the such-likes away but when the Gray Headed Bush Shrikes arrive the Drongos back off !
Gerrie.
Nan, Since the Macaw has his cage in a spot with a wide and elevated view of a large part of the garden we have seen monitor, numerous hawks and eagles and now the owl - all because he has a recognizable sound for far-off danger and an earth shattering alarm scream for nearby danger. Most of the time we would go and see what is exciting him and most often it is the local Fish Eagles who are regularly seen/heard 2 -3 times a day as they fly past.
We have many pelicans, woolly neck storks, herons, hadidas ( the Macaw's friends ) that fly past an none of them ever elicit a alarm call but surprisingly the Gray Headed Bush Shrikes makes Crush ( the Macaw ) very worried.
This brings me to another interesting observation we have made - Our Fork Tailed Drongos are like every-where else ruling the roost by chasing crows and the such-likes away but when the Gray Headed Bush Shrikes arrive the Drongos back off !
Gerrie.