The following picture gallery is of wildlife found in the Le Domaine estate, Hillcrest, Durban. The photographs are mainly of birds we have been lucky enough to capture.
There are also a few of wildlife seen on the estate.
I have shown who has taken the photo in each caption unless it was taken by myself.
I hope you enjoy this record.
Paul Bartho
African Firefinch
African Firefinch – female
African Firefinch – looking rather wet
African Goshawk – juvenile
African Paradise Flycatcher
Amethyst Sunbird – immature male
Amethyst Sunbird – immature male
Black Crake
Blue Waxbill
Brimstone Canary
Bronze Mannikin
Brown-hooded Kingfisher – Frank Kihn
Cape Robin-Chat
Cape Robin-Chat – juvenile
Cape Rock-Thrush
Cape Rock-Thrush
Cape Wagtail
Cape Wagtail – juvenile
Cape White-eye
Cattle Egret – Frank Kihn
Cattle Egret
Common Fiscal
Common Moorhen and young
Common Moorhen in nest unusually high – immediately below the Reed Cormorant
Common Moorhen on nest set on high
Common Moorhen
Common Moorhens – fighting
Crested Barbet
Dark-capped Bulbul
Diedrick’s Cuckoo – Frank Kihn
Diedrick’s Cuckoo fed by Southern Red Bishop female – Frank Kihn
Dusky Indigobird
Egyptian Geese and young
Familiar Chat
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Fulvous Duck – hybrid
Ghost Bird
Grass Carp
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Greater Spotted Genet
Greater Spotted Genet
Greater Spotted Genet
Grey Heron
Hadeda Ibis
Half-collared Kingfisher
Half-collared Kingfisher
Half-collared Kingfisher
Hammerkops
House Sparrow
Laughing Dove
Little Grebe
Little Rush-Warbler
Long-crested Eagle – Frank Kihn
Long-tailed Finch
Malachite Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Pink-backed Pelican – Di Wayne
Pin-tailed Whydah
Purple Heron
Purple Heron
Purple Heron – what a rump!
Purple Heron – up up and away
Red Billed Teal – Di Wayne
Red-backed Mannikin
Red-backed Mannikins and young
Red-eyed Dove
Red-knobbed Coot
Reed Cormorant – lovely red eye.
Reed Cormorant – juvenile with yellow eye
White-breasted Cormorant – lovely blue eye
Sacred Ibis
Slender Mongoose
Slender Mongoose – Frank Kihn
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow – juvenile
Southern Red Bishop
Southern Red Bishop – losing its colour
Speckled Mousebird
Spur-winged Goose
Spur-winged Goose and young
Spur-winged Goose – Gosling
Thick-billed Weaver – male
Thick-billed Weaver – female
Three-banded Plover
Village Weaver
Village Weaver – he’s got one eye on you – just in case.
Village Weaver
White-bellied Sunbird
White-faced Duck
White-faced Duck – juvenile
Wooly-necked Storks
Yellow-billed Duck
Zebra Finch
PB
WOW fantastic professional photos Paul, well done, Simond and I loved them 🙂
Wow Paul – those were wonderful photographs and I can’t believe how many wonderful birds you have in your complex
Thanks Paul, enjoyed.
Hi Paul
You are just so privileged to live in such a wildlife -friendly environment. Enjoy!