Africa Wild

Toko, Mel, Lisbeth, nan, Flutts, RP, Dewi

We leave Mariepskop and are on our way back to the Taita Site. There are a number of places on the R36 and R531 that you can stop for lunch and we decide on the Blue Cottages as it looks appealing with a nice garden and maybe some good bird sightings. As we walk towards the restaurant we see Lesser Masked Weavers and Paradise Flycatchers (PFC)

We order and I then take a walk hoping to get a good shot of the PFC. I find a couple

Male


Female






Not satisfied with these shots I follow the female around, the male having flown away already.

I follow it around and I cannot believe my eyes I call Sharifa and we forget about our order for a while. Some pictures just stay with you when you see them, forever etched in your memory. Such a picture is from a bird book by Rael and Helene Loon called "Birds The Inside Story"................

.......and here we were witnessing the very same picture from the book...........................

great shots Duke

Such beautiful birds! And such ugly suspense.

Thanks Mel and PRWIN

Here is the picture from the book



And here are our own three tenors







and then......

wow wow wow the tenors

and how did you know is was a female... with square, triangular or rond gadgets

nan

The female then arrived

Fantastic pics Duke!!

I read in amazement... wonderful..