Day 149 Loving Mother

Int coot baby Watched this loving Red-knobbed Coot mother feed her young chick. Shame it is so ugly too but at the same time rather cute

Day 148 Cape Glossy Starling

KNP cape glossy starling This Cape Glossy Starling is quite striking with his electric blue colour and that bright orange eye.

Day 143 The Dive Of The Pied Kingfisher

R pied dive The Pied Kingfisher flies up really high, hovers whilst scouting for fish and then dives straight into the water. I think it is amazing that they don't get injured in the dive.

Day 142 A Spurfowl In A Thorn Tree

Francolin African version of a Partridge in a pear tree, a Spurfowl in a thorn tree :)

Day 139 White-Backed Mousebird Doing Pushups

Whtback mousebird No1 This White-Backed Mousebird was really catching the early morning sun but it looked as though he was doing pushups on the fence, what fun.

Day 131 Lilac-Breasted Roller

KNP LB Roller 4 The Lilac-breasted Roller has to be one of the most beautiful birds in the Kruger National Park with those fantastic almost iridescent colours.

Day 124 Capped Wheatear

Wheatear male What striking little birds these Capped Wheatears are, we saw this one along the roadside in the farmlands.

Day 121 Purple Heron Goes Fishing

P Heron fish 2 This Purple Heron had a successful fishing expedition at Intaka Island.

Day 112 Orange Breasted Sunbird At Kirstenbosch

Orng br Sunbird 2 Orange-breasted Sunbirds are everywhere in Kirstenbosch at the moment, flitting like glittering gems amongst the flowers.

Day 103 A Berry Monday Morning

Weye berry 2 Little White-eye eating berries at Harold Porter Gardens.