I took a short stroll this morning and came across several nifty birds along the way.
* Holub's golden weaver (Ploceus xanthops) - If these have been around, I've been overlooking them. Last week two of the boys and I saw what looked like on of these on the golf course, but I couldn't be sure. I watched a pair of them searching through leaves of corn plants and long grass in a marshy area this morning.
* Black and white mannikin (Lonchura bicolor) - We see these occasionally, much less frequently than the abundant bronze mannikin (Lonchura cucullata).
* A pair of palm-nut vultures (Gypohierax angolensis) are nest-building in one of the mature African mahogany trees that line the road above our house.
* Had a paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) pass through on its way across the valley where I watched the pair of weavers.
* Bronze-tailed starling (Lamprotornis chalcurus) - these seem to have returned from wherever most of them spent the past few months away from here.
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My fascination with things feathered goes back to growing-up years in Malawi. It's been a pleasure over 13 years to get acquainted with East African bird life while living in Uganda, and to continue now that I'm back in Texas. This blog chronicles some of the birds I meet along the way, whether around our house or somewhere farther afield.
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