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Re: Bird Photos - Not Park Specific
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 7:54 pm
by Peter Connan
Red-billed Quelea
taken at Marievale on the 17th of December
Re: Bird Photos - Not Park Specific
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 8:39 am
by Flutterby
Saw this on FB and thought it quite interesting!!
Thanks to Richard van Schalkwyk.
"This Barbie doll was lying in the roof gutter at my daughter's house. A few days later in was part of a weaver's nest! This is not fake. None of the grandkids put it there. Nor did I. Her hair is woven into the nest! "

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Re: Bird Photos - Not Park Specific
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:38 am
by Lisbeth
Very artistic

But maybe it will attract the male birds instead of the females

Re: Bird Identification
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 12:31 am
by ExFmem
Weaver female?

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Re: Bird Identification
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:18 am
by okie
Unless one compare them , these birds can sometimes be difficult to ID , but this one appears to be Fem Southern Masked weaver .
Re: Bird Identification
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:27 am
by Flutterby
I would agree.

Re: WEAVERS - BIRD OF THE MONTH - JUNE & JULY 2014*
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 1:57 pm
by Flutterby
Red-collared Widowbird at Rietvlei

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Re: WEAVERS - BIRD OF THE MONTH - JUNE & JULY 2014*
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:14 pm
by Lisbeth
What nice designs he has on his back; flowers and a geometric one

Re: WEAVERS - BIRD OF THE MONTH - JUNE & JULY 2014*
Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:57 pm
by Richprins
Punk Bird!

Re: WEAVERS - BIRD OF THE MONTH - JUNE & JULY 2014*
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:52 pm
by nan