Two lovely ladies decided to put on a show for us.
Look how relaxed this one was, as she did a one-legged pose. She is the wife of a Malachite Sunbird, and I didn't expect to find her here.
I always cast a very deep look at trees, and at times I have found some very interesting birds. Apart from the fire season, it is also now the snake season, and I dream about getting shots of one on camera. Especially one of Africa's venomous snakes on a branch. Something like a boomslang, or a python, will really make my day. Not that I am ungrateful for all the birds that I see, as we have many different species here.
This was when I first spotted the bird, and I decided to ghost up to the tree. Ghosting in this instance means a slow and careful walk with no sudden movements.
This lady has a lot of finesse, and not once did she look directly at me, but I think that she was watching me out of the corner of her eye.
The second little lady below is one of our smallest sunbirds.
She was working on Agapanthus flowers for some nectar, and she is the wife of a Southern Double-collared Sunbird.
No colors like the malachite female, but she has beauty and cuteness of her own.
Even smaller than the sparrows, and her straw shaped long tongue is ideal for sipping nectar from the flowers.
Finally, she decided to take a rest, and it's also the end of my picture post.
I said many times that there is always something interesting to be found in nature if one cares to take a look. During this photo shoot not one of the males was anywhere around, but I don't blame them as we are having some very hot temperatures lately. How does 37 Celsius sound? And it's only the beginning, and I think that temps into the 40's will also be on their way. A few of my main grievances about the hot weather is for example mosquitos that arrive to torture us, the severe heat that leaves one with no energy, and of course the sweat. I don't know how people could survive with no cold showers, as to us it is a real blessing. Another problem that I have is that once a person takes a cold shower, getting out with a nice cool skin, then in a short while the sweating starts again :)
Such is life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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