30 September 2021 - Kyalami Estates
September was a relatively quiet month, even though it is now officially Spring and the Wild Pear trees that line our streets were in full flower.
I recorded only 56 species. Highlights included a fly-over African Fish Eagle, African Black-headed Oriole, Greater Honeyguide calling in my garden, Grey-headed Gull and the return of the White-throated Swallows.
From my garden I photographed a few species; African Olive Pigeon flying by
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| African Olive Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) |
As well as Egyptian Goose
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| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) |
African Palm Swifts are seen everyday
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| African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus) |
Both sub-species of Cape White-eye
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| Cape White-Eye (Zosterops virens) |
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| Cape White-Eye (Zosterops virens capensis) |
Laughing Dove is abundant
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| Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) |
as are the Speckled Mousebird's
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| Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus) |
Green Woodhoopoe's were seen carrying food, just not in this image
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| Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) |
Less frequent are Yellow-fronted Canaries
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| Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) |
My feeders attract the usual suspects like Cape Glossy Starling
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| Cape Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis nitens) |
Karoo Thrush was an exception this month
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| Karoo Thrush (Turdus smithii) |
Down at the Park, Egyptian Geese had some goslings
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| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) |
Fiscal Flycatchers hawk from natural and man-made structures
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| Fiscal Flycatcher (Melaenornis silens) |
The Southern Red Bishop's are transitioning to summer plumage
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| Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) |
Southern Masked Weaver's were feeding on the flowering Bottle Brush flowers
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| Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus) |
Whilst the White-throated Swallow's had paired up
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| White-throated Swallow (Hirundo smithii) |
In my garden an unidentified Lizard
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| Lizard sp. |
together with flowering Strelitizia
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| Crane Flower (Strelitzia reginae) |
In the street, the Wild Pear's put on their own flower show
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| Wild Pear (Dombeya rotundifolia) |
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