22 August 2022 - Faerie Glen Nature Reserve
Faerie Glen is one of the more reliable reserves for Brown-backed Honeybird and I decided to try and see if I could get some images of this not so easy to see species. Unfortunately it was colder than expected when I arrived, so enjoyed this Red-throated Wryneck just after paying my entrance fee
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| Red-throated Wryneck (Jynx ruficollis) |
I had a long walk up the ridge to where the Honeybird's could be seen displaying - no such luck - it was windy and still cold on top. But I was entertained by White-bellied Sunbird
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| White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala) |
Southern Boubou of which there were many
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| Southern Boubou (Laniarius ferrugineus) |
and a relatively obliging Brown-crowned Tchagra
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| Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) |
There were also a few Rock Hyrax or Dassie warming themselves up on a sunny outcrop. It is a terrestrial mammal and the only one in the Genus Procavia.
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| Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis) |
Soon after I cut my losses and headed back home, but would return again in September to try again
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