Cape Canary (Serinus canicollis)
Cape Canaries are small, brightly-coloured birds. Males and females can be difficult to tell apart; you must look closely!
Tag: Birds
Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
Identification The Pin-tailed Whydah is a small sexually dimorphic species. Males and females differ dramatically when breeding, and appear similar outside of t...
Southern Masked Weaver (Ploceus velatus)
Identification The Southern Masked Weaver is a medium-sized, brightly coloured bird. Males and females look similar outside of the breeding season but are easil...
Garden Ecology: Colonisation and Succession
Good afternoon, naturalists! Time for an update on Operation Feed the Birds, and a few new insights into garden ecology. Let’s begin with the birds. ...
Cape Sparrow (Passer melanurus)
Identification The Cape Sparrow is a small, boldly patterned bird which is sexually dimorphic; in other words, males and females look different to one another. ...
Birds on the coastline of the Western Cape
The focus here is on learning the really common birds which you can expect to see on the coastline in the Western Cape. These are the species you are most likel...
Feeders and feathers and fear-scapes…oh my!
Just two weeks ago, armed with my backpack, camera, and a box of well-loved field guides, I bade farewell to my beloved flat in Cape Town and opened the door to...
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Industrial Biodiversity 2 : Black River in Paarden Eiland : novel ecosystem
This remarkable 200-m section of the Black River in Paarden Eiland is a novel ecosystem. There are many bird species breeding and feeding. It is a biodiversity ...
Valuable, Vulnerable Vultures
There are two groups of vultures in the world. The Old World vultures, with 16 species occurring in Africa, Europe and Asia; and the New World vultures with se...
The Boom of The Bushveld!
Southern Ground Hornbills Bucorvus leadbeateri are large birds, sometimes weighing more than 6 kg and standing about a meter tall on tiptoe. With their glossy b...