Thursday, October 13, 2011

Bird-watching

It’s not just the flowers that catch our eye these days. An abundance of beautiful and melodious birds have been drawn to our yard by the quiet and peaceful grounds, the pretty flowers, a plate of breadcrumbs we put out, and. . . the newly-hatched flying termites! Gross!!

These gorgeous birds serenade us with calls and melodies, when they aren’t dipping and swerving to catch the termite lunch.

Even weaverbirds and thrush congregate here, joined by the bulbul with its beautiful songs. We got out our African Birds book, and we have been trying to identify them, with some success.