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April 30, 2024
07:19 AM UTC
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March 19, 2024
09:58 AM UTC
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March 31, 2024
09:39 AM SAST
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September 9, 2023
11:37 AM SAST
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November 26, 2023
12:19 PM SAST
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November 26, 2023
09:50 AM SAST
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February 9, 2024
08:41 AM UTC
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February 9, 2024
08:41 AM UTC
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February 9, 2024
09:50 AM SAST
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February 9, 2024
07:08 AM UTC
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February 9, 2024
07:14 AM UTC
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February 9, 2024
08:34 AM UTC
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February 9, 2024
07:46 AM UTC
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February 9, 2024
02:54 PM UTC
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February 9, 2024
12:10 PM UTC
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February 9, 2024
07:52 AM UTC
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February 9, 2024
10:24 AM SAST
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December 22, 2023
05:55 PM UTC
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April 4, 2023
12:44 PM CEST
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December 28, 2023
12:15 PM SAST
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December 1, 2023
12:45 PM SAST
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November 26, 2023
04:08 PM SAST
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November 28, 2023
10:28 AM SAST
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November 28, 2023
09:35 AM SAST
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November 27, 2023
06:26 PM SAST
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March 7, 2023
08:30 AM SAST
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October 12, 2023
07:07 PM SAST
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October 12, 2023
06:27 PM SAST
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June 11, 2021
11:35 AM SAST
Description
Very interesting behavior by the GDC Sunbirds. These 2 males were chasing each other around my garden for weeks until, on this day, it reached boiling point. The most interesting was watching the female diving down from my Plum tree to break up the fight.
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October 2, 2023
11:23 PM SAST
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September 19, 2023
08:47 PM HST
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September 8, 2023
06:30 PM SAST
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September 8, 2023
06:30 PM SAST
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September 8, 2023
06:30 PM SAST
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September 4, 2023
02:02 PM UTC
Description
Growing in sandy accumulation in rock crevices.
Papery lantern-shaped calyptra, which falls off to reveal a flat, rounded operculum. The operculum pops off from capsule, and multitudes of golden yellow spores are ejected.
Date Added
September 4, 2023
12:57 PM UTC
Description
Growing in sand in a shady area
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July 26, 2023
12:50 PM UTC
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June 4, 2023
04:46 PM SAST
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July 25, 2023
04:40 PM UTC
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March 15, 2023
03:47 PM UTC
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December 25, 2021
10:36 PM UTC
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September 2, 2020
10:05 PM SAST
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June 13, 2023
07:54 AM CEST
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June 11, 2023
01:02 PM UTC
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September 28, 2019
06:11 PM SAST
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September 26, 2020
07:31 AM SAST
Description
Double-collared sunbird feeding a juvenile Klaas's cuckoo.
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April 30, 2023
08:34 PM UTC
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August 17, 2021
12:14 PM UTC
Description
Feeding on nectar from Kigelia africana
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August 9, 2021
09:10 AM SAST
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September 4, 2022
04:49 PM UTC
Description
Male in transition plumage
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April 6, 2023
08:06 AM UTC
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November 1, 2022
06:11 PM SAST
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March 24, 2023
09:47 AM UTC
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March 23, 2023
10:41 AM UTC
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December 5, 2022
11:56 AM SAST
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March 6, 2023
07:30 PM UTC
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March 6, 2023
07:30 PM UTC
Date Added
December 30, 2022
04:16 PM UTC
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November 6, 2020
11:04 AM SAST
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October 28, 2022
01:31 PM SAST
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August 25, 2013
08:08 PM SAST
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April 22, 2014
10:19 AM SAST
Description
White Greater Doublecollar Sunbird 2
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December 4, 2022
09:36 AM SAST
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October 29, 2022
07:28 AM SAST
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August 17, 2022
08:58 AM SAST
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September 2, 2021
04:30 PM SAST
Description
Photo credits: Etienne De Beer
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September 21, 2021
09:28 AM SAST
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September 9, 2022
01:30 PM SAST
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September 19, 2022
03:11 PM CEST
Description
growing in a shade under bridge
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September 2, 2019
05:58 PM SAST
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September 2, 2019
05:58 PM SAST
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July 13, 2022
02:50 PM SAST
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September 11, 2022
01:48 PM UTC
Description
Most identification criteria visible:
Head glossy blue
Other upper parts blue-green.
Upper wing coverts with small dark spots, visible as 2 rows of dark spots.
Throat and breast bluish, belly and undertail coverts more green.
Ear coverts visible but no dark patch.
Bars on upper tail
Bill black.
Eyes bright orange-yellow.
Legs and feet black.
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January 23, 2020
11:19 PM CET
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March 13, 2022
03:10 PM UTC
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December 15, 2018
08:31 PM SAST
Description
Terrific spectacle of this species in this area!
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February 17, 2022
10:57 AM SAST
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August 17, 2021
11:38 AM SAST
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December 22, 2020
09:22 PM SAST
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December 27, 2021
04:11 PM SAST
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May 17, 2022
03:17 AM HST
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May 24, 2021
06:35 AM SAST
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November 7, 2021
03:01 PM UTC
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November 15, 2021
10:30 AM SAST
Description
Migrating species upstream of Thukela mouth.
Date Added
June 20, 2019
10:37 PM SAST
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June 23, 2017
01:58 PM SAST
Description
Darwin^s Dart?
Found hanging on terrace beam (pic4). Lethargic (cold?), reluctant, unable to fly. No sign of her exceptionally long proboscis - but she was unhappy at being handled and I didn't want to stress her too much. Released on driftwood fern stand (last pic) nearby where the geckos were less likely to find her. Gone the next morning.
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August 23, 2019
04:28 PM SAST
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October 27, 2020
03:34 PM SAST
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October 4, 2020
09:46 AM UTC
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May 16, 2020
12:17 PM SAST
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July 18, 2020
02:33 PM SAST
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July 14, 2018
12:02 PM SAST
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September 16, 2020
08:34 AM SAST
Description
A male Malachite Sunbird in full breeding plumage collecting nectar from the flowers of a Coral tree during sunset
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February 7, 2020
05:11 PM SAST
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March 21, 2020
05:14 AM UTC
Description
Abundant on the forest floor
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March 25, 2020
12:35 PM UTC
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August 12, 2019
01:36 PM SAST
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April 9, 2017
02:23 PM SAST
Description
superba evening!
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April 14, 2018
05:09 PM SAST
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April 13, 2018
02:32 PM SAST
Description
Petals yellow with as many as 8 flowers on one stem. Leaves not evident when flowering. Visible after area was burnt. Delicate and quite large clumps in grassland.