WILD PORTRAITS: Wild Animal, Bird & Insect Images > BIRDBATH & BIRD TABLE: Catering for Kulafumbi's avian residents [2007] (16)
The birdlife here at Kulafumbi is staggering...you only have to take a glance at my running bird count to see how many species populate this area. Many of them live around the house - indeed in the house too, and this is a record of those which visit our birdbath and bird table.
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No-one Likes our Birdbath - still no birds - 22 October 2007
We built a birdbath and bird table up on our balcony on 15th October 2007 - it's a week now, and still no birds have discovered it...or dare come near it...will they ever? We even planted a little Yellow Fever Tree (acacia) next to it, to give them somewhere to perch, but they don't care... -
Bulbuls on Banana - Feeding Frenzy! 22 October 2007
Up until now, I have been feeding the birds on the ground outside the kitchen window. As soon as they start using the birdbath, I'll stop feeding them outside. (I did stop feeding them outside as soon as the bird table was built, but then I started feeling sorry for them, and started putting food out again...) These Yellow Vented Bulbuls go crazy for bananas. -
Bulbuls & Female Village Weaver tucking in - 22 October 2007
A female Village Weaver (also known as a Black Headed Weaver) braved the Bulbul mob to get a couple of mouthfuls. The Weavers are not shy - they're always around and are building their nests up above our staff houses. (More pictures of that later.) -
Bird feeding area (23 October 2007)
Up until now, I've been feeding the birds on the ground below the kitchen window...this will stop once they discover the bird table. Read more news fom October 23rd 2007... -
Bulbul in the Commiphora (23 October 2007)
A bulbul takes a well-earned rest from stuffing himself on bananas to feed in the commiphora tree instead. Read more news fom October 23rd 2007... -
Bubuls enjoying the bird food (23 October 2007)
Bulbuls making the most of the free food. Read more news fom October 23rd 2007... -
Superb Starlings eating fruit (23 October 2007)
The Superb Starlings will eat just about anything I put out for the birds, from bread to fruit to left-over bits of meat. Here you can see them tucking into some fruit. Read more news fom October 23rd 2007... -
Bird Feeding Frenzy (24 Oct 07)
The Superb Starlings and Village Weavers just can't get enough (but they still don't want the birdbath!). More news from this day... -
Little Swift in the eaves (24 Oct 07)
The Little Swifts seem intent on building their nests under the eaves of the palm-thatch "eye-brows" on the house. You can see one here sheepishly looking out at me from its favoured spot. More news from this day... -
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