Who's Branch/Perch Is It Anyway?
Renewal, rebirth new season, Spring has arrived!
Birds slowly start to arrive you haven't seen some for awhile,keep looking, not dressed in full regalia to perform for the ladies quiet yet, come with males, small touches give an indication of what is yet to come.
My handsome tree in corner of garden, I eventually put concerted effort in to identify for years thought it may be a Cape Ash, then I saw one. It is an African Dogwood Rhamnus prinoides flowering during Spring (that's now) attracting birds and insects, (monkeys too). During November/December red berries turn into little black berries, next round of feasting available. This tree is not related to the Dogwood of North America or Asia, and is native to South Africa.
Well who's branch is it anyway, the birds appear to have learned this branch I pop up and see them regularly, pose on threat and sit quiet surveying the ground to do their "shopping" of insects of worms on the ground below.
I would have to say the Brown-hooded Kingfisher is the most friendly visitor almost daily.... all year round, perhaps this is rightfully his/her branch!
In nature no one owns a branch, so here are some feathered friends using when vacant.
Looking into the tree...., smaller and some larger birds come into sight, these photographs normally taken outside the home where no stealth mode is offered.
Season change in bird life has happened from start of the month taking these photographs, birds over the last ten days in other words, giving you a general good feeling of life at the moment.
This little Dusky flycatcher I had to rely on a forum to identify, another new arrival or possibly that shy I have never seen this little feathered friend previously.
The Fire finches are back once again, not in their seasonal dress but one is able to recognize the tell tale markings of change.
Mannikins arrived to enjoy some seed at the feeder, another tiny bird one has to be careful of attracting attention with quick flight, feeding here with Cape sparrow who is a lot larger.
Staying with small birds, one of my favourites that blends in so well with the trees I eventually captured the "Pearl-eye", well keep seeing them moving around rustling the leaves... never out in the open till now!
I hope you enjoy the past almost two weeks of peeking around the garden, with Spring one has to devote time to watching and waiting, so thanks for visiting, that is all for now and I will wait to see the changes and give an update again soon.
Huge thank you Feathered Friends Community and @melinda010100
All photography is my own. Any queries or requests please drop a comment below or make contact with me, have a wonderful day! Photography without tripod, go with the flow wherever life takes you. NB: Amateur photographer and bird watcher, keep smiling!
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