I am being pleasantly surprised by the variety of birds on offer in the middle of Winter here. We are experiencing cold weather even down here in the Lowveld but the birding remains good A pair of Purple-crested Turacos came to check out our waterhole. Here is hoping they become regular visitors A Red-billed Hornbill enjoying the sunshine A juvenile or female Yellow-fronted Canary checks out the area before flying down to the waters edge to drink A juvenile Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove at the waterhole About a dozen of these near-endemic Cape Vultures flew overhead our house the other day. They are listed as Vulnerable in South Africa A Brown-hooded Kingfisher seen here in soft evening light A magnificent Purple Roller. They are sparsely distributed and are the least common Roller in the region A female or a non-breeding male Red-headed Weaver busy gleaning insects in the tree canopy This Crested Barbet came for a drink at the waterhole The Mistletoe plant continues to attract. Here a near-endemic Acacia Pied Barbet is seen busy feeding on the fruit I came across several Red-billed Ox-peckers in the company of some Impala. A pair of Red-billed Firefinchs seen at the waters edge The African Green Pigeons continue to feed on the ripening figs I regularly come across the resident Striped Kingfishers and they allow me to approach to within several metres to get great images
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