Birds of Zevenwacht

Mike T

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                                        34 bird species seen

                                        1. An Acacia Pied Barbet eating oranges from a bird feeder
                                          Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
                                        2. A European Bee-eater flying, wings fully-extended
                                          European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
                                        3. A male Southern Red Bishop perched in an Olive tree
                                          Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
                                        4. An adult Bokmakierie (Bush-Shrike) with its back to the photographer scrambling through the underbrush and leaf litter in a garden
                                          Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
                                        5. An adult Cape Bulbul eating from a bird-feeder
                                          Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
                                        6. An adult Jackal Buzzard perched atop a pine tree
                                          Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
                                        7. Two adult Blue Cranes in mid-flight at just above eye-level
                                          Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus
                                        8. A juvenile female Klaas's Cuckoo perched high up in a Coral Bean tree, waiting for her host parent to feed her.
                                          Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
                                        9. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
                                          Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
                                        10. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
                                          Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
                                        11. An adult male Wood Duck standing on top of a house's roof
                                          Wood Duck Aix sponsa
                                        12. An African Fish Eagle flying high above the photographer
                                          African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
                                        13. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                                          Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
                                        14. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
                                          African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
                                        15. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
                                          Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
                                        16. An African Harrier-hawk eating freshly-caught prey on top of a street lamp
                                          African Harrier-hawk Polyboroides typus
                                        17. An adult Black-headed Heron patrolling the grass for prey
                                          Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
                                        18. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
                                          African Hoopoe Upupa epops
                                        19. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
                                          Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
                                        20. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
                                          Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
                                        21. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                                          Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius
                                        22. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                                          Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
                                        23. A flock of 29 Great White Pelicans
                                          Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
                                        24. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
                                          Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
                                        25. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
                                          Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
                                        26. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
                                          Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
                                        27. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                                          Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
                                        28. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                                          Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
                                        29. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
                                          Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
                                        30. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
                                          Olive Thursh Turdus olivaceus
                                        31. A Cape Wagtail chick in its nest
                                          Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
                                        32. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
                                          Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
                                        33. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
                                          Cape White-eye Zosterops virens
                                        34. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
                                          Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura