PostsCommentspapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 2 hours agoThe mountains put their festive hats on.Our best wishes to everyone during this festive period. When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Can you believe that this popular saying originpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • yesterdayThe last that we saw the Malachite sunbird twins.Oh yes, they were big enough now to go and find some husbands. :)) I will also show you a little Cape White Eye, having some snacks. Turns out that the Malapapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 2 days agoA blue Monday in full color.So, the new week has started, and Wednesday is Christmas. I saw that the sky was also preparing its Christmas lights :) So, everyone is now scurrying aroundpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 3 days agoA summer sunset now in South Africa.One of those very special days, where nature sang its song. I will show you the changes in the day. It is summer now in the Southern Hemisphere, and it's repapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 4 days agoWhat an unexpected set-up ......we came to take photos of birds, but instead we found this. A music group was setting up right in front of the pincushion bushes, where I get the birds. Sopapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 5 days agoThe rain warning sign for the animals was up......and the birds were scurrying around to get some extra food. The ring around the sun is called a halo, and it's a beautiful sign to warn that rain is on itpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 6 days agoTwo special birds to share with you.First up is the Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyk klaas). This beauty is a very interesting bird, not only due to its call, but also for its nesting habits. Afrikpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 7 days agoThe story of our Gin tour.Gin, or Jenever has a fascinating history as relayed to us on this tour. Can you believe that a king turned an entire generation into drunkards? A newpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 8 days agoThe famous African Fish Eagle at rest......and a flock of birds crossing the moon's face. I was all eyes and ears, as I heard that famous eagle's call. **Do yourself a favor by Googling the "Africpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 9 days agoA lovely colorful day......and ideal for landscapes, as you will see in here. A real mood swinger, as bright colors in the north, and more shady colors in the east. So, you can allowpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 10 days agoOh yeah, I knew they were hiding something.And so, I decided to search the bushes ... ...as normally they would scatter far away at my approach, but not this time, and my gut told me to investigate.papilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 11 days agoBees, bugs and veggie flowers.I am sure that you know that this is an onion flower. A strange looking bee, bigger than the norm, also made an appearance that I will show you below. Thepapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 12 days agoLaying in a "frog-dog" position, and a pincushion flower thief.** Splooting, or frogging didn't sound right to us, so we invented our own name.** **We have frogs here that lay flat on their stomachs in the heat, and ourpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 13 days agoI was scammed by Mother nature.Not only one sunbird baby, as there were two. And the twins are now out of the nest in the bright sunlight. **So yeah, I could hear Mother nature lapapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 14 days agoA tourist adventure safari, with a difference.Now what do you think that this is below? Their motto is; The Most fun that you can have side by side. A small touring bus dropped some passengers on thepapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 15 days agoThis is why we like summer ......as the mist from the Atlantic Ocean controls the blistering heat. I will show you the misty attack and the gradual clearance in the day. During my youngerpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 16 days agoHe sat at a dizzying height at the top of a pine tree.But thankfully my camera's zoom got him. I end the post with a different bird, but let's watch this one first. * The Rock Kestrel (Falco rupicolus) is apapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 17 days agoSet your mind on things above ......for that's where pure freedom soars. The line of trees stood like sentinels, protecting the mountain while the mountain used the wind to fire up cloudy stpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 18 days agoWow! It's a boy.My first time to get a male Malachite sunbird baby in a nest. Just look at that little green head peeping out of the nest. Not easy to get the photos, as notpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 19 days agoA hot afternoon.And some lovely views generated by opposing winds on the sea. Oh, east is east, and west is west and never the twain shall meet . Rudyard Kipling. But he sai
