First up is a yellow bishop (Euplectes capensis).
During the mating season, the bishop wears an attractive yellow mantle.
It is early spring season here now, and a lot of mating and nesting is in progress. One thing that I have noticed, is that the bigger birds start nesting during the last two weeks of winter, and the smaller birds start nesting during the first weeks of spring. This stands to reason, as the bigger birds youngsters need a longer period of growth, to enable them to cope with the next winter season. The smaller birds don't have that problem, as their young mature much faster.
In any case I have a variety of the birds in the weaver families to share with you here.
Just a lovely shot of him between the flowers.
But not really, as he was pulling the flowers out and eating their roots' bulbs.
And here are the makings of a future of a Southern Red Bishop (Euplectis orix).
Gradually this guy will turn red all over.
Then we have the Southern Masked Weavers (Ploceus velatus).
These are the hardest workers of the weavers, as the male has to continue building nests before the female would select one.
And of course, while the guy is building nests, his prospective lady sits doing her make-up while watching him :))
A real cutie, isn't she? She gave me a rather disdainful look.
Outside the breeding period, the males are normally nondescript and often confused as females, as they lose their colored breeding suits. Now here is something funny. It is said that the longer that you stay with your partner, you not only start to look like her, but you also start to think like her. And so, gents, if you think that we are in control then you are seriously mistaken. As the weavers lose their colors after the breeding season, they start to look like the females. And the same thing happens to us in our human like. Just a personal observation.
Think about it.
I hope you have enjoyed the story and the pictures.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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