31 October 2023 - Kyalami Estates
Spring has arrived along with the welcome warmer weather and for the next few months, the birding can only get better.
My Weeping Boer-bean is in full flower and many species of birds are loving it. I managed to photograph these few species, but there were others that I missed; Black-collared Barbet
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Black-collared Barbet (Lybius torquatus) |
Cape Glossy Starling
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Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) |
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Southern Masked Weaver
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Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) |
Cape White-eye
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Cape White-eye (Zosterops virens) |
and an unexpected Streaky-headed Seedeater
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Streaky-headed Seedeater (Crithagra gularis) |
Of course, the Bee's also love it
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Bee |
Walking my dog near the main park, I noticed a Spotted Thick-knee standing vigilantly on the side of the road and if anyone came close it became quite aggressive - this can only mean it's mate is on eggs. I returned a few days later and was able to get a few images of the males display and the female returning to its exposed eggs in the open garden
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Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) |
Down at St Ledger dam there is much activity - the male Red Bishops are in full regalia and displaying for any female that might or might not show interest
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Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) |
The Cape Weaver's are building more new nests
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Cape Weaver (Ploceus capensis) shaking that worm |
and this Thick-billed Weaver was doing some work on his intricate nest
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Thick-billed Weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons) |
I spent some time in my garden with my macro lens; Bees working their way through the Bottlebrush
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Bees at work |
An unknown invertebrate
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Well camouflaged |
As is this one
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Invertebrate sp. |
One of the green Bottle Flies
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Fly |
Looking closely at the Strelitzia's was like looking into a miniature world as the Ants worked their way around the flower collecting I'm not sure what
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Ant highway |
There are a few of these Blue's around - I suspect this is a Clover Blue
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Clover Blue (Zizina o. antanossa) |
A few floral images
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Tillandsia |
Overall, October was not a bad month with 58 species recorded with some good species like; Black-backed Puffback, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Greater Honeyguide, Gabar Goshawk, Golden-tailed Woodpecker and Green Pigeon..
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