VIEWS & FLOWERS AT HAROLD PORTER NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN, BETTY'S BAY, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

MALACHITE SUNBIRD, BETTY'S BAY, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

   We can ID this Sunbird as a Malachite Sunbird by its very large downturned bill and elongated central tail feathers.  This Malachite Sunbird is molting as it has some of the characteristics of  a breeding male (iridescent green) and some of eclipse plumage (brownish on back).

   The Malachite Sunbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 489.

SOUTHERN GREY-HEADED SPARROW, BETTY'S BAY, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

SHARON & GEORGE AT STONY POINT, BETTY'S BAY, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

CORMORANT COLONY, STONY POINT, BETTY'S BAY, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

   Even though parts of this cormorant are in a shadow, we can see enough white on its breast and yellow near base of bill to ID it as a White-breasted Cormorant.  The White-breasted Cormorant is the only Cormorant in the area to have such white.

   The White-breasted Cormorant is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 488.

as a White-breasted Cormorant .   The White-breasted Cormorant is the only cormorant to have such white.

BANK CORMORANT IN NEST, STONY POINT, BETTY'S BAY, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA