It is always the most beautiful when I turn on the irrigation system, making a fine sort of mist for the plants to get some water in the heat, and the Cape White-eyes begins to play in the water. A couple

They are part of the smaller birds in the area. They are as big as a fist, sometimes smaller. They have the most beautiful call, and every afternoon when I water the garden, they love to play in the water.

In a show of acrobatic feat, he slips and slides over the leaf to wet himself with the water that I just sprayed onto the plants. There are more, about 20. It is a loud raucous, but I love it. They fly