Now what is this and no, it is not an escaped pet bird?
Imagine how happy I was to see this when I transferred the photos from my camera into the PC.
Years ago, this was all farmland and eventually they built a city here. In later years, a much bigger city was built and this city was declared as a suburb of the bigger city. The birds will not remember this, but through the generations, they have continued to stay here, blending in over the years with the new surrounds that man made.
I had the sun in my eyes, as I saw this little guy landing on the property's fence. I also have another new bird to show you.
Come and see.
I sat on the bench under that tree on the third day of my hospital experience, waiting for the sunset.
This is a small and wild green Parrakeet called a Rosy Faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicallis).
Feral populations now occur in a number of South African cities, often in flocks. They carry their nesting material under their rump feathers. They are nomads in dry, broad-leafed woodland, semi-desert, and mountainous terrain.
And here is the second new bird.
This is an Acacia Pied Barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas).
Near endemic resident in woodland and savanna, especially arid acacia woodland; also stands of alien trees and gardens.
And now for some other birds.
This little Cape Sparrow enjoyed the sun and the flowers.
Here we had one member of the gutter cleaning crews, a female Red-winged Starling, picking up some nesting material.
And finally, an Olive Thrush with supper.
Here, at last, the sunset arrived. And the skies were all yellow.
My way of healing is always to get outside as soon as I can. Regardless of pain or weakness, if I can sit on a bench outside then it makes me feel so much better. Nature has always had that effect on me, as I am one of those restless souls that can easily get trapped inside. No office job for me, ever, as I have tried a few times with not much success.
Fresh air, sunlight, and nature have very good healing powers. And it is not a pill that one has to put in a glass, to find false comfort.
Just my way of going through life.
I hope you have enjoyed the photos and the story.
Note: Bird information taken from a book:
Birds of Southern Africa ISBN: 978-1-77584-668-0
And That's All Friends.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
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All these birds looks so beautiful and cute. I myself am very fond of making such pictures and whenever I see such special birds I always make pictures of them. Humans keep all their memories in one place through pictures, just like you have now kept these pictures inside your computer. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you and yes, I was pleasantly surprised to see them. Great that you also make pictures of the birds that you see. The human mind has a big space to store memories, but the pictures that I store on my computer also get stored in the vaults of the blockchain.
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wow that first one looks gorgeous...looks a bit like a budgie
At first I also thought that it was a pet bird that escaped, and I was pleasantly surprised when I found in our bird book that there are flocks of these birds flying around in the Cape.
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most people know the budgie only as a pet bird, including me but since I come to australia I learned that it actually is a wild bird from here. there are thousands of them in the australian outback.
Oh yeah, I have friends there, as half of our country has immigrated to Australia. So amazing as once long ago Aus was attached to the African continent.
It is exactly the same here with the rosy faced parakeets, as many also have them as pet birds.
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very beautiful bird pictures,🤩
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Those are some very beautiful birds and wonderful photographs. Looking out my windows at my birds on their feeder used to be one of my favorite things to do.
Thank you and yes, I would have loved to stay there, as the place is filled with wild birds. There is a drinking bottle right outside my study window, but no feeder, as the squirrels eat everything.
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I wish you speed recovery good sire!😃
Thank you for the kind wish!
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Excellent pics and beautiful birdies
Thank you and glad that you liked the birds.
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