A collection of amazing bird posts to enjoy, and this is a Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) launch.
Several different little birds in here, and they are all precious to see in our garden. I am still homebound with a medical condition, and the doctor will freak if he hears that I sneak out at times, but I spend a lot of time also at home. No work, and no stress, is the order, but I don't call taking photos of birds in the garden with the camera work. The two dating Robins are still on the go, and it's a pleasure to watch their mating sequences.
We are grateful for all that we have, even if it is not much, as many others have nothing. So, we appreciate the fact that we have two small gardens, one at the front of the house and the other at the back of the house. We were all born with a "want" in our lives, and we forever want more, and the rush to get the more is so great that we forget to be grateful for what we have. That's just the way of life.
A Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis) enjoying the morning sunshine.
The Cape White-eye (Zosterops virens) after having a sip of water, looking at the breakfast menu below.
Right, I wonder if I can have a taste of that?
Oh yes, I think that the avocado is just what I need.
I'll take something extra also for the kid.
This is a Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris Chalybeus) checking out the developing passion flower.
Some more family in the garden, and we are so glad that the doves have now accepted that water bowl. I will soon show you more about that.
The little Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis) conquered itself a cheetah.
We simply cannot live without nature, and the sooner that everyone starts to realise this the better. I will soon also show you a post that deals with the destruction of a family of birds that lived and bred on an open patch of ground with nice trees, and now the trees were all cut down and the ground has been levelled by a residential developer for new houses. Thousands of people are streaming into the Western Cape, and they need places to stay.
But thankfully the birds learn to become suburban residents and they just continue with their lives, even if there is a lot of roadkill, as they just have to survive. And so, we protect everything that comes into our garden, as we understand the fact that they have lived here in the open for many years, so it is in fact their place and not ours.
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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