Long-billed Crombec Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Brubru male Ashy Flycatcher Striped Kingfisher with catch Cut-throat Finch female Yellow-fronted Canary Grey Penduline Tit Yellow-breasted Apalis male Yellow-breasted Apalis female Purple-crested Turaco Chinspot Batis male Chinspot Batis female Red-headed weaver female or non-breeding male Common Scimitarbill
Hamerkop White-crested Helmet-Shrike Golden-breasted Bunting Red-billed Firefinch male Yellow-fronted Canary Brown-hooded Kingfisher Banded Mongoose
Here is hoping Collared and Amethyst will also put in an appearance Marico Sunbird juvenile Scarlet-chested Sunbird male White-bellied Sunbird male
It is really satisfying when a plan comes together. I staked out a couple of aloes in our garden that are in flower knowing the Sunbirds would come visiting White-bellied Sunbird male Note the pollen collecting on the base of the beak I visualised this shot, hoping it would happen as it was the closest flower to my stake-out position White-bellied Sunbird female Note the partially extended specially adapted tubular tongue Scarlet-chested Sunbird male Scarlet-chested Sunbird female The weak white eyebrow positioned behind the eye and the white primary coverts rule out that it could be a similar looking female Amethyst Sunbird (dark primary coverts and an eyebrow centered over the eye)
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