Birds in song a sign of hope
How often do you meander outdoors with chirping birds deep in the bush, or swallow flying low overhead a sign here the rain must be coming again.
Life is a full orchestra with sound all around, look and listen some you identify immediately others not familiar. Dusk and dawn slightly different notes heard from trees, occasionally a series of short, sharp notes that increase in pitch, creating a lingering, melodious sound of the Yellow-billed kite above.
As the sun crosses the sky offering more daylight hours to the day, instinctively birds are busy organizing themselves to create a new generation. Males busy growing longer tail in some such as our pin-tailed whydah who is back in top form once again.
Certain times during the day he appears to be attacking the window, this display I am sure is when he sees himself not wishing for competition around the feeder is in fact chasing himself away from mirror affect lighting. Will try through the window to capture attack from inside soon.
Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes bicolor) - Red-backed new arrival had a fleeting visit, not seen them since, what a pleasure to know they too are around.
Small, big-billed, short-tailed waxbill. Shows profound geographical variation: a rufous back in southeastern Africa, and a black back in central and western Africa. Black-backed birds vary from having white barring on the wings and tail to having completely black wings and tail. Juveniles are very drab and brown but can usually be identified by their association with adults. Found in forest, moist woodland, and gardens, often in patches of seeding grass. Usually in small flocks. Call is a descending 'teew'. Source
Similar to Bronze Mannikin but has an all-blue bill and never shows a brown back.
Trees fills up with a variety of birds that fly low overhead to let you know they are waiting for more seed, fly in food on demand, sitting together the sparrow and weaver.
When chirping becomes a crescendo in sound when they patiently waiting, or move into thick bush contented after meal with water close to hand. Happy gardens make happier gardeners!
Mostly filled here with southern masked weaver, obviously their time of day swooping in together.
All photography my own using Canon Powershot SX730 HS. Anything not properly identified please let me know in comments below. Now go out and have a wonderful day wherever you live in our wonderful world.
Thought for Today: "Birds sing not because they have answers but because they have songs." - African Proverb
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