I want to show you something special.

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We can often walk around in nature with an unseeing eye. Sort of just a cursory glance at everything with the thought that it's all beautiful.
But there are so much more to be seen in nature.
Come and let me show you.
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Let us stop here for a while to look a bit more intently at the yellow aloe flowers.

I have to admit that I know that the malachites and other sunbirds love to visit these bushes. So it is no problem for me to stand around, waiting and hoping for some action. Mother Nature has a way of allowing her residents to appear instantly, and that is what I was counting on. So today my patience was richly rewarded. Come and look how pretty is this, and I guarantee that in future you will also look a bit more intently at the secrets that nature hides from the cursory eye.
Sadly, the powercuts force me to keep my posts shorter, as I have many photos of the malachites. But maybe it is a good thing for easy reading.
Although I will not skimp on quality.

Bang! They came in from nowhere and it's not often that we can get a couple of malachite's together in the same photo.
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Female at the left front and the male at the back.
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What's up bud, he said. Look how beautifully he posed here for me.
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Cheerio Zac, I hope that the folks on Hive will like our poses.
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This was in the shade below the yellow bush.
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And I also have a Red-winged Starling here for you to enjoy.

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And then, I have another surprise for you in waiting, as today I got a mom and her youngster on camera. No, not malachites or starlings, but the birds with the fastest diving speed in the world. The famous Peregrine Falcons.
Sadly the dad was nowhere to be seen, and it was the youngster's cry that alerted me to their presence. But that will be in another post.
For now, I hope that you enjoyed the sights of the malachites and the starling.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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Sooo beautiful Zac, yes… we just have to see.
Mother Nature shows us a lot.
Thanks for sharing. Great captures!
Happy Thursday 👋🏻☀️

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An amazing eye for detail and spectacular photograhy. We have the same little birds which frequent us in the South Peninsula. They seem to like Jasmine too from what I can see.

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The photos are stunning and wow, the bright colors on that bird are amazing.

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Thank you kindly and the Malachites are some of my favorite birds to get on camera.
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What a fantastic capture of the pair together. I see it often but they're faster than my camera. Love the yellow aloes. They're certainly not as common as the orange. The only place we seem them is right at the top of the mountains. Which means a long hike

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The trick is to watch their flight path and guessing where they would land.
We bought yellow, purple and orange aloes at a nursery and will plant them in our small front garden, as we have a breeding pair of Southern Double-collared sunbirds hanging around here.

I will soon put this flying female malachite in a post.

Blessings and !PIZZA

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Purple?! WOW. And your own resident sunbirds - double wow

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