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Spotted from my balcony. At first glance I ...
Lightly gray, medium-pigeon sized bird with light brown wings and black
Also known elsewhere as Spotted
Typical slender pigeon-shape with a spotted ...
When the sun was setting and the only spot ...
These birds are native to Africa from the southern Sudan to South Africa.
Lots of these about, hence more than one
It has a patch of black and whitish stripes on either side of its neck. ‘Scaly’ ...
a Rainbow Lorikeet. (The lorikeet won, of course - the
"Mourning Doves are light grey and brown ...
mountain dove, pearl-necked
, pearl-necked dove, lace-necked
An introduced species. It raises & lowers its tail on alighting. Easy ...
colour, with a dark mark around the neck (hence the name). Similar in shape to ...
A medium-sized pigeon with a slaty grey head and brown throat. Feathers had ...
delegorguei (Harlequin quail)
chicks
Streptopelia capicola (Cape
Sexes are similar. White with faint yellow under wings and tail. Forehead, ...
smaller Short-eared Owl, which favors more open, marginal habitats. Outside of ...