Wednesday 10 February 2016

Birds in Johannesburg, South Africa

Apart from the Southern Masked Weaver below that i shot at the nearby lake, the rest were photographed as I walked around the gated area where my friends live in Johannesburg, South Africa. 


Southern Masked Weaver







Cape Robin -Chat



Karoo Thrush


Cape Sparrow (F)

Many thanks for visiting and also to all those who leave comments.

20 comments:

  1. Incredible colour on the Masked Weaver.

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  2. That Karoo Thrush looks just like a female Blackbird from that angle!

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  3. A lovely set of birds and how nice to be able to go there and see them.

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  4. Hello Margaret!:) You always see such pretty birds on your travels. The Southern Masked Weaver is lovely. The mask makes for an easy ID, but from the back it almost resembles a greenfinch. The Cape Robin Chat is cute!:)

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  5. The Southern Masked Weaver is a colorful bird with the golden feathers, and I like the black mask, it gives the bird such character. The Karoo thrush has a posture that reminds me of the American Robins that like to hunt in my yard in the summer. You get to be in such warm places in my winter, Margaret!

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  6. Excelente trabalho fotográfico.
    Um abraço e continuação de uma boa semana.

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  7. There have been some superb birds in the last few posts Margaret - thanks so much for sharing :)

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  8. southern masked weaver has lovely plumage...

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  9. Hello, Margaret, beautiful collection of birds. My favorite is the Weaver! Enjoy your day and the week ahead!

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  10. Beautiful bird photos, Margaret! That masked weaver is just a stunner!

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  11. The Southern Masked Weaver is a handsome bird. The others aren't bad either,

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  12. Interesting lot of birds you have seen.

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  13. The weaver is quite special! Interesting to see sparrows even in Africa!

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  14. Love 'em all, but that weaver is really wonderful.

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  15. You took great photos of all these birds Margaret. Always fun to see different varieties from other countries.

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  16. You've captured the essence of their beauty. Lovely shots.

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  17. Each lovely birds, but that masked weaver is stunning! Great shots of them all!

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  18. That bright yellow is just stunning! Great series of images.

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  19. This southern masked weaver is a lovely little bird. So glad to see it and marvel at all of Gods diversity

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