For the identification of insects and other fauna and flora of South Africa.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Winter garden birds - Part 1

A lot of our birds have gone north for the winter and some which are still here, are not in their breeding plumage which leaves them looking very uninteresting such as the Weaver.
I do not have a proper lens with which to capture these birds so these pictures are very heavily cropped which makes the quality poor. At least it will give you an idea of what they look like.

Black-eyed Bulbul
Red-necked Francolin
Masked Weaver
Red-headed Finch
Cut-throat Finch
Cape Turtle Dove