Thursday, October 24, 2013

Cape Bulbul

A bird slightly larger than a sparrow and found only in the Cape regions and part of the Freestate where it is a common resident.

 Although it has the typical yellow under-tail of the species, the white ring around the eyes is diagnostic.
 Its food consists of fruit and nectar.
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6 comments:

  1. DaveOctober 24, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    A lovely species. Yes I found them in good numbers during my travels of the Western Cape.

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  2. DaveOctober 24, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    Ah just figured out, you are a Kruger guide????

    If so what a dream!

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  3. GaelynOctober 24, 2013 at 6:06 PM

    Thanks for the ID on this one. I just saw an image of this bird in my files with no name.

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  4. SAPhotographs (Joan)October 24, 2013 at 6:19 PM

    I was a guide to Kruger for 17 years Dave and have worked in environmental education for over 30. :)

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  5. SAPhotographs (Joan)October 24, 2013 at 6:20 PM

    Do you have any others Gaelyn? You should have sent it to me for identification. :)

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  6. DaveOctober 28, 2013 at 4:14 AM

    Cheers for the reply Joan

    It must be a thrill, what a job!

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