A Jackal Buzzard glares accusingly at me from a dead tree.

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Cape Weaver busy advertising his nest making capabilities

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A Little Grebe at sunset.
Aggressive, territorial and noisy these tiny birds make their presence known wherever they are.

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A Gymnogene or African Harrier Hawk takes off from a perch. They prey mostly on nestlings especially weavers nestlings. They have adapted legs that can be dislocated and worked up the narrow mouth of weaver nests to retrieve nestlings.

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A blue crane stands in field in the Overberg.
It is the country's national bird and was considered endangered until recently when it migrated into sheep country where it found dry sheep food much to its taste. It has recovered in numbers since then

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A Malachite Sunbird feeds off nectar from a Coral Tree

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