28 February 2021 - Kyalami Estates
We are still enjoying summer and some migrants are still around. I recorded 61 species in the Estate in February and notable highlights and in no particular order included; Green-backed Heron, Yellow-billed and White-faced Whistling Duck, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, Sacred Ibis, African Paradise Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Kite, Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, Cardinal Woodpecker, Barn Swallow, European Bee-eater and Pin-tailed Whydah.
I managed to photograph a number of resident and other species during walks and drives around the Estate; African Palm Swift are seen most morning's and late afternoon's
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African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus) |
Together with White-rumped Swift
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White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer) |
A distant and record image of a vocal Brown-hooded Kingfisher taken from my balcony
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Brown-hooded Kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) |
Here a low-key image of Cape Robin Chat outside my study window
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Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra) |
Hadeda Ibis love my neighbours skylight (I'm sure they don't). Here an adult and a young bird begging for some food.
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Hadeda Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) |
A Reed Cormorant flying over the Estate (they do sometimes drop down and fish in the dams close to my house)
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Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) |
My first Yellow-billed Duck in the Estate seen from my balcony
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Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata) |
My shadow Marley aka Batman, checking out a few birds with me
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Marley |
An unobtrusive female Cardinal Woodpecker in my garden
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Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) |
Down in the park, the Southern Red Bishops are still in full breeding regalia. I tried a few low-key images
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Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) |
Whilst females are seen feeding the young
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Female Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) |
At the same dam, Thick-billed Weavers are still active and a few new juveniles are now out of the nest
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Male Thick-billed Weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons) |
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Juvenile Thick-billed Weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons) |
The resident White-throated Swallow often perches on this railing
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White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis) |
Whilst the Southern Fiscal likes the children's playground
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Southern Fiscal (Lanius collaris) |
Below the dam, Cape Wagtails feed along the water course
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Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis) |
Whilst Common Waxbill, the 'Zorro' of Waxbill's, can be seen on the spillway
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Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) |
In my garden, I look for invertebrates - this was an interesting Bee species
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Bee sp. |
Next month, summer slowly starts receding, as we start looking forward to Autumn
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