Elizabeth Manneh

🤣 That explains a lot!

Thank you. 😀

A large grey bird is bathing vigorously in a small clay bird bowl. This is a view of its rear end showing its white flecked rump and darker grey tail.

@robcrank68.bsky.social has designated today’s #BirdOfTheDay to be #butts. I offer you a Western Grey Plantain Eater enjoying a vigorous bath. 🤣

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Merry Christmas to you all too. Reading about Sophie’s adventures is my daily pick-me-up. 😀

Oh Rob that’s an awful thing to happen. So fortunate that you kept your speed low or both you and the deer could have been injured. 🤞The deer will make a good recovery.

And about time! 👏👏👏

I’m so sorry to hear that. I love looking at your photos but of course you must look after you and your family. Sending best wishes.

Thank you! It did pose very nicely. 😉

Fantastic photo! 😍

Superb photo Pat. And what a stunning bird!

Great photo! One of my favourite birds. 😍

Thank you. 😀

Love this! You can almost tell what it’s thinking! 🤣

Great photo Jack. What a stunning bird! 😍

Absolutely beautiful Kev! 😍

A bird of prey is standing in a bird pool. It has a grey head and chest, darker grey wings and a black and white barred tail. Its feet are pink and it has a black vertical throat stripe

@robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay is #LookingAtYou. This Lizard Buzzard is definitely giving me a hard stare! 😀
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Two medium-sized birds are standing on the concrete edge of a bird pool. They have olive backs, yellow underparts and mottled black and white heads. The left-hand bird is bending towards the water while the right-hand bird is looking around. There’s pink bougainvillea behind the right-hand bird.

We’re lucky enough to have a nesting pair of Oriole warblers that come to our pool daily. Here they are contemplating a bath.

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A sparrow-sized bird is perched on a horizontal branch. She has a black nape, back and tail. Her face and chest are red. Her belly is black with white spots.

We’re always happy to see our Western Bluebills. This female is showing off her beautiful white belly spots.
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A tiny kingfisher is perched on a diagonal stick. It has an orange face and chest with a faint purple cheek. Its wings are blue and it has a blue crown. Its feathers are damp and untidy because it’s been diving into a bird pool for insects.

A very damp and disheveled African Pygmy #kingfisher after diving for insects in our bird pool.
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Two small birds are perched on the rim of a clay bowl. The left-hand bird (male) has a black head and wings, red underbelly and a blue bill. The female (on the right) has a red head and belly, black wings and a black rear with white spots.

My contribution to the #BirdOfTheDay theme #Mr&Mrs. A pair of Western Bluebills at our bird bowl. The female is on the right.

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A medium-sized bird is perched on a diagonal branch. It’s mainly brown but it has a bright yellow throat patch and orange eyes.

A rather beautiful Yellow-throated leaflove taking a look around. 😍
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A large bird is perched on the edge of a clay bird bowl. It has iridescent purple and blue plumage with a few red feathers showing on its wing edge. It has a red crown, yellow patch over its bill and a stubby orange bill.

The Violet turacos is one of Balaba Nature Camp’s most stunning visitors. This beauty is showing off its iridescent plumage with just a hint of its red under feathers.

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A small black and red bird is bathing in a shallow pool. Its feathers are very wet. It has a shiny blue bill.

A small red and black bird is perched on the ground. You can just see her black belly with white spots. She has seed residue around her bill.

Our field guide describes the Western Bluebill as ‘uncommon’ so we’re delighted that we have a nesting pair here at Balaba Nature Camp. Here you can see the male taking a bath and the female enjoying a snack.

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Flying lollipops! 😉

Lovely photo Rina. 😀

Beautiful photos! One of my favourite birds. 😍

🤣 I know exactly how it feels.

A large bird is taking a bath in a very small clay bowl. It can hardly fit in the bowl. It has different shades of grey in its plumage with a yellow bill.

@alan678.bsky.social has chosen ‘any bird with grey’ for today’s #BirdOfTheDay. Here’s a Western grey plantain eater having a vigorous bath in a very small bowl! 🤣

#birds #birdphotography

A sparrow-sized bird is perched on a curved horizontal branch. It is mainly lavender coloured with a bright red rump and tail.

No photo yesterday as we were out on the Allahein river watching the birds (and crocodiles!).

Today’s bird is the beautiful Lavender waxbill. 😍

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Thank you. 😀