Today we have the final installment of John Avise‘s photos of the birds of South Africa. The captions are indented and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them:
South Africa Birds, Part 9
This week’s post is the final of my mini-series on birds that I photographed in South Africa during a seminar trip in 2007. It shows another dozen or so species from that avian-rich part of the world. Perhaps next Sunday we‘ll begin posting bird photos from some other spots I’ve visited around the world.
Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia subflava):
Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea):
White-crested Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus):
White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius):
White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) flying:
White-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris talatala) male:
White-breasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax lucidus):
White-browed Sparrow-weaver (Plocepasser mahali):
White-faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna viduata):
White-fronted Plover (Charadrius marginatus):
White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis);
White-throated Robin-chat (Cossypha humeralis):
Whitefronted Bee-eater (Merops bullockoides):
Yellow-bellied Greenbul (Chlorocichla flaviventris):
Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata):
Thank you so much for this series of South African birds; I hope you will contribute more series of birds from other parts of the world!
Some lovely birds – thanks!
Ahh, a nice finish for a wonderful series…
… Hopefully the South Africa franchise gets a reboot one day!
Does the white breasted cormorant really have green eyes? They look green to me. Always great photos on Sundays. Thank you
Excellent series! Thank you.
These are so alluringly unfamiliar, from the flashiest Sunbird and Bee-eater to the most modestly plumaged Prinia and Plover. Thank you for sharing your finds!
Of related interest, did you see that another spectacular species of Helmet-Shrike was just “rediscovered” in Congo, and photographed for the first time, after not being seen for 20 years? Here’s the link:
https://www.popsci.com/environment/lost-bird-helmetshrike-photos/
Except for its extreme rarity, The Yellow-crested Helmetshrike reminds me a bit of our own Yellow-headed Blackbird.
Beautiful photos John! Thanks!