Day 142 A Spurfowl In A Thorn Tree

Francolin African version of a Partridge in a pear tree, a Spurfowl in a thorn tree :)

Day 139 White-Backed Mousebird Doing Pushups

Whtback mousebird No1 This White-Backed Mousebird was really catching the early morning sun but it looked as though he was doing pushups on the fence, what fun.

Day 135 African Stonechat

Stonechat male One of our beautiful, little birds, this is a male African Stonechat, we see them mainly in pairs, in the Western Cape agricultural lands.

Day 131 Lilac-Breasted Roller

KNP LB Roller 4 The Lilac-breasted Roller has to be one of the most beautiful birds in the Kruger National Park with those fantastic almost iridescent colours.

Day 124 Capped Wheatear

Wheatear male What striking little birds these Capped Wheatears are, we saw this one along the roadside in the farmlands.

Day 121 Purple Heron Goes Fishing

P Heron fish 2 This Purple Heron had a successful fishing expedition at Intaka Island.

Day 115 A Little Friend

Malachite greet Went for a walk in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve and was welcomed by this little friend, a Malachite Kingfisher.

Day 112 Orange Breasted Sunbird At Kirstenbosch

Orng br Sunbird 2 Orange-breasted Sunbirds are everywhere in Kirstenbosch at the moment, flitting like glittering gems amongst the flowers.

Day 107 Early Bird

Lev Cist worm Just goes to show that the early bird does catch the worm.

Day 103 A Berry Monday Morning

Weye berry 2 Little White-eye eating berries at Harold Porter Gardens.