This Little Bee-eater was hawking insects from this perch. As I sat and observed its very agile aerial forays it was joined by another bird. As I watched them the one bird dropped down and entered a nest hole in a low bank which I had not noticed. I waited patiently and after about half an hour it appeared at the entrance and quickly flew back out onto the nearby branch Nest 1 has two chicks progressing nicely even though the one is a bit camera shy At site 2 the chick and parent give me the beady eye The chick at site 3 is quite adventurous and walks up and down on the nesting ledge. I am still worried that the nest is low to the ground and exposed making it a possible easy target for predation, but so far so good A red-billed Firefinch feeding on the ground A White-crested Helmet-Shrike A Retz's Helmet-Shrike for comparison A male Saddle-billed Stork (dark eye and wattles) A female Saddle-billed Stork ( yellow eye). Note the Urohidrosis on the legs of both of these birds A female red-crested Korhaan. Recently I have been fortunate enough to observe the spectacular display flight of the male bird on two occasions. Now to get some images of this unique behaviour.
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