Two “lbjs” sharing secrets at the bird feeder in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Do you think these “little brown jobs” (“lbjs”) are Bronza Mannikans? I am not sure. Look at the white stripes on the lbj on the right. Comments please.
A White-eye about to enjoy a feast at our garden feeder in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. White-eyes love oranges.
This beautiful photo of a speckled mousebird was taken in the garden of a good friend of mine in Port Elizabeth in May 2020.
What a long tail!
As can be seen from the photo, speckled mousebirds love fruit.
Here the mouse bird is enjoying a guava.
Professor Google tells me that mouse birds can be found all the way down Africa from around Ethiopia to South Africa. Read more here.
Beauty in a Port Elizabeth Garden, May 2020
This black sunbird was photographed recently by a good friend in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The bird has been drinking at the bird feeder.
According to Professor Google these beautiful birds can be found mainly in Africa, south of the equator.
The fancy name for the black sunbird is the Amethyst Sunbird.
Have a look at this site to read more about these wonderful little birds. On the site there is also a map showing where the birds can be seen.
A really great picture!
This picture shows two South African white eyes leading by example by obeying the social distancing rule for white eyes (one inch). They are drinking sugar water. White eyes and their close relatives are small little birds found all over the world.
This picture was taken late this afternoon in Port Elizabeth by a good, long time friend of mine. He is a great lover of wildlife and has gone on safari many times, not only here in South Africa, but also in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe.
He is going to send me some more pictures of wild life and also some pictures of very interesting places he has visited, often way off the beaten track.
I know we will enjoy them.
Learn the lesson of the wagtail. Here in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, we fed a wag tail who came into our kitchen and ate grated cheese that we put on the floor. She also carried away come of the cheese to feed her young chicks. She fed herself first so she could continue to feed her young.
The lesson?
If we want to help others we must see to our own needs (not wants) first. Only then will we be able to continue to help others.
P.S. Perhaps it was the dad!
Below is a picture of the wagtail mother feeding her baby chicks. It is a still picture from a video I took with my iPhone8+
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