30 September 2023 - Kyalami Estates
Spring has sprung and you really can feel it in the air and this was also noted in the increase of species recorded this month, 60 in all including a few returning intra African migrants
From my garden, African Olive Pigeons roost in the top of one of the neighbours trees every afternoon - although there is sometimes competition for their perches from other species
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| African Olive Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) |
Like last month, much of the action was in and around St Ledger Dam with Black-backed Puffback being pretty vocal.
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| Black-backed Puffback (Dryoscopus cubla) |
There were a pair of African Black Duck's present, so fingers crossed that they will stay and breed
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| African Black Duck (Anas sparsa) |
The Cape Weaver's are active and I managed to get a sequence of a pair mating which I'm not sure has been recorded before in pixels?
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| Cape Weaver (Ploceus capensis) |
However, the highlight was an agitated adult African Harrier-Hawk overhead
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| African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus) |
The reason for its angst was a juvenile that was also flying around at the same time - perhaps it's offspring?
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| Juvenile African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus) |
All their noise attracted the resident Black Sparrowhawk that flew in and observed from a perch in the towering Blue Gum Tree
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| Black Sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) |
The male Southern Red Bishop's are starting to show just a hint of colour
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| Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) |
And the ever present Egyptian Geese seem to becoming noisier
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| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) |
I was thrilled to see my Air Plant flowering in my garden
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| Tillandsia sp. |
And it was a treat to enjoy a couple of fiery sunsets from our balcony
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| No, it is not Florida Keys |
Summer is around the corner......
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