I had been lamenting the fact that I had not done any “birding” while we were in South Africa. There was the “World of Birds” facility which boasted thousands of birds, etc., but we could not find a reputable tour to go on for this venue and our safety briefers said don’t go out of the hotel unless you are with locals or a good tour guide. So, I didn’t go “birding.”
But, as I have been going through the pictures I did get (approx. 1600) I found that I did get some “birding” in. Here are about 30 of the birds we saw during our stay.
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- African Black Oystercatcher
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- African Penguin Trio
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- African Penguin Youth
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- African Penguin
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- Cape & Bank Cormorants
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- Cape Cormorants
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- Cape Robin-Chat
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- Cape Sparrow
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- Cape Wagtail
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- Cape Weaver
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- Common Ostrich
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- Dusky Sunbird
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- Egyptian Goose
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- Female Ostrich
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- Female Red-winged Starling
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- Grey Heron
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- Hartlaub’s Gull & Rock Dove
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- Hartlaub’s Gull
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- Helmeted Guineafowl
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- Jackal Buzzard
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- Karoo Scrub-Robin
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- Kelp Gulls
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- Male Red-winged Starling
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- Peacock
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- Pied Crow Flying
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- Pied Crow
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- Red-winged Starling
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- Rooster
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- Southern Double-collared Sunbird
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- Speckled Pigeon
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- Swift Terns
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- White-breasted Cormorants
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- White-necked Raven
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- White-necked Raven flying
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- White-necked Raven
Maybe someday we will go back and I will be able to add to this list. Several birds look very much like the American versions, but have different names (How’s that for stating the obvious?). I had fun, as always, and look forward to my next trip out.