Birds of Zevenwacht

Shaun O'Connell

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                102 photos added

                80 bird species seen

                1. An Acacia Pied Barbet eating oranges from a bird feeder
                  Acacia Pied Barbet
                2. A male adult Cape Batis looking for bugs in the tree canopy above
                  Cape Batis
                3. A European Bee-eater flying, wings fully-extended
                  European Bee-eater
                4. A male Southern Red Bishop perched in an Olive tree
                  Southern Red Bishop
                5. A male Yellow Bishop perched on a leafless bush in a meadow
                  Yellow Bishop
                6. An adult male Southern Boubou perched on a branch, and glancing upwards into the canopy of the trees
                  Southern Boubou
                7. An adult Cape Bulbul eating from a bird-feeder
                  Cape Bulbul
                8. An adult Common (Steppe) Buzzard perched in a Pine tee
                  Common Buzzard
                9. An adult Jackal Buzzard perched atop a pine tree
                  Jackal Buzzard
                10. An adult Brimstone Canary perched on a water feature
                  Brimstone Canary
                11. A male Cape Canary perched atop a bushel of flowering plants
                  Cape Canary
                12. A Grey-backed Cisticola perched and calling from a bush
                  Grey-backed Cisticola
                13. An adult Levaillant's Cisticola perched on the fleshy leaf of an aloe
                  Levaillant's Cisticola
                14. A Zitting Cisticola perched on a wire, calling.
                  Zitting Cisticola
                15. An adult Red-knobbed Coot and two chicks swimming on a dam, in the late afternoon
                  Red-knobbed Coot
                16. An adult Reed Cormorant perched atop a sawn-off branch
                  Reed Cormorant
                17. Two adult Blue Cranes in mid-flight at just above eye-level
                  Blue Crane
                18. A Pied Crow in flight, wings fully-extended
                  Pied Crow
                19. 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
                20. An African Darter sits on a submerged tree, above the lillies and reeds of the McKenzie Dam.
                  African Darter
                21. A Laughing Dove is perched under the dense canopy of an Acacia Tree.
                  Laughing Dove
                22. A Red-eyed Dove dries off on the edge of the bird bowl after just having had a bath
                  Red-eyed Dove
                23. An adult Ring-necked Dove (Cape Turtle Dove) walking across paving
                  Ring-necked Dove
                24. An adult Fork-tailed Drongo perched in a Frangipani bush
                  Fork-tailed Drongo
                25. An adult African Black Duck swimming on a lily-covered pond
                  African Black Duck
                26. An adult Yellow-billed Duck walking on the grassy bank of a pond
                  Yellow-billed Duck
                27. A Booted Eagle walking through the fynbos and grass
                  Booted Eagle
                28. A Lanner Falcon high above the photographer
                  Lanner Falcon
                29. An adult Southern Fiscal (Shrike) and its fledgling perched atop a bush
                  Southern Fiscal
                30. An African Dusky Flycatcher perched in a newly-budding tree
                  African Dusky Flycatcher
                31. A male African Paradise Flycatcher poses on the branch of a Brazillian Pepper Tree
                  African Paradise Flycatcher
                32. An adult Fiscal Flycatcher perched on the edge of a large wooden barrel
                  Fiscal Flycatcher
                33. An adult Egyptian Goose spooked by the photographer
                  Egyptian Goose
                34. An adult Little Grebe (Dabchick) and its chick floating on the water of a small dam
                  Little Grebe
                35. A Guineafowl on high alert, standing in the middle of a paved road
                  Helmeted Guineafowl
                36. No photo yet
                  Hartlaub's Gull
                37. An adult Black-headed Heron patrolling the grass for prey
                  Black-headed Heron
                38. An adult African Hoopoe foraging through the lawn
                  African Hoopoe
                39. An adult African Sacred Ibis flying, wings outstretched
                  African Sacred Ibis
                40. No photo yet
                  Glossy Ibis
                41. An adult Hadeda walking through thick grass and broadleaf plants.
                  Hadeda Ibis
                42. A Rock Kestrel searching for prey from atop a street lamp
                  Rock Kestrel
                43. An adult Giant Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off branch
                  Giant Kingfisher
                44. An adult Malachite Kingfisher perched atop a sawn-off tree trunk
                  Malachite Kingfisher
                45. A Black-winged Kite flares its wings after just having landed at the top of a dead tree
                  Black-winged Kite
                46. A Yellow-billed Kite takes a breather by standing a top a fence post in the vineyard
                  Yellow-billed Kite
                47. An adult Blacksmith Lapwing standing in the middle of a dusty farm road
                  Blacksmith Lapwing
                48. An odd colouring on this duck suggests it might be a Mallard Hybrid, possibly crossed with a domesticated Swedish Blue Duck.
                  Mallard
                49. This Martin was doing orbits around the nearby pine trees. We suspect it was on alert or its nest was threatened.
                  Brown-throated Martin
                50. A Common Moorhen sifts through the water-lily leaves and pond weeds for food.
                  Common Moorhen
                51. An adult White-backed Mousebird dangling from a branch using one leg
                  White-backed Mousebird
                52. An adult Spotted Eagle Owl perched on a sawn-off tree trunk
                  Spotted Eagle-Owl
                53. A male adult Indian Peafowl (Peacock) on the manicured lawns in front of the manor house
                  Indian Peafowl
                54. A flock of Speckled Pigeons flying fast over the photographer
                  Speckled Pigeon
                55. An African Pipit walks along the grass verge of a farm trail
                  African Pipit
                56. An adult Karoo Prinia perched on a thin vine
                  Karoo Prinia
                57. An adult Cape Robin-chat perched atop a pole
                  Cape Robin-Chat
                58. An adult Black Saw-wing resting high up in a Stone Pine tree
                  Black Saw-wing
                59. A male adult Cape Sparrow perched on the edge of a bird-bath
                  Cape Sparrow
                60. A Grey-headed Sparrow cools off on a water feature
                  Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
                61. A juvenile Black Sparrowhawk perched atop a sawn-off tree branch
                  Black Sparrowhawk
                62. An adult Cape Spurfowl standing alert over sandy and grassy terrain
                  Cape Spurfowl
                63. A Common Starling perched high up in an Oak tree
                  Common Starling
                64. An Amethyst Sunbird showering in garden sprinklers, perched in a spekboom.
                  Amethyst Sunbird
                65. An adult male Malachite Sunbird perched atop a plastic rain gauge
                  Malachite Sunbird
                66. An adult pair of Southern Double-collared Sunbirds cooling off on a water feature
                  Southern Double-collared Sunbird
                67. An adult Barn Swallow with breeding tail plumage, mid-flight.
                  Barn Swallow
                68. An adult Greater-striped Swallow darting through the air high above the viewer
                  Greater Striped Swallow
                69. Two adult Black Swans swimming and foraging for food in a local dam
                  Black Swan
                70. An African Black Swift with its head lit by the setting sun, flying high above the photographer
                  African Black Swift
                71. A Little Swift flying high above the photographer
                  Little Swift
                72. A White-rumped Swift in a fast banking turn, mid-flight
                  White-rumped Swift
                73. A mating pair of Spotted Thick-knees and their young chick hiding in the garden rockery
                  Spotted Thick-knee
                74. An adult Olive Thrush in a berry tree, with its beak jammed open by a large berry.
                  Olive Thursh
                75. No photo yet
                  Common Waxbill
                76. Three or so Swee Waxbills foraging for seeds amongst the grass
                  Swee Waxbill
                77. A male adult Cape Weaver grasping onto a reed stalk below a nest he recently made
                  Cape Weaver
                78. An adult male Southern Masked Weaver perched on the edge of a bird-bowl
                  Southern Masked Weaver
                79. A Cape White-eye hanging underneath a branch of brilliant red berries
                  Cape White-eye
                80. An adult male Pin-tailed Whydah walking over flagstones in the garden
                  Pin-tailed Whydah