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batis capensis

  1. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

  2. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

    Cape Batis
  3. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

    Such a cute little bird, I love their orange eyes.
  4. Bonkers Batis

    Bonkers Batis

    got back to the car to find this Batis attacking his reflection in the window. He kept it up until we had to leave, hung on while I started the car and rode with us for a hundred yards or more before the wind swept him away. Anger management needed!
  5. Dinner date

    Dinner date

    The male (on the right) has just given the female (left) a juicy, fat caterpillar. He's quite the romantic, watching her enjoy her meal. She, however, is more of a cynic apparently, and has turned her back on him while she gobbles it greedily down.
  6. look into my eyes

    look into my eyes

    The Tal Monument in Paarl is a good birding spot, producing Paradise Flycatcher and Cape Batis amongst others; all quite relaxed despite people wandering about. A male and female were chasing each other; this one's the male of the nominate ssp
  7. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

    A fairly common little guy, but likes to remain obscured by branches most of the time.
  8. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

  9. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

    The left hand side shows the bird (a male) doing its movements to impress its surroundings
  10. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

    These little birds are most often hiding in thick brush and I was lucky to get him sitting is fairly open area.
  11. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

    A female Cape Batis
  12. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

  13. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

  14. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

    This is the female with the rufous band and throat. Tricky to photograph due to forest habitat
  15. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

  16. Cape Batis (Male)

    Cape Batis (Male)

  17. Cape Batis 9Female)

    Cape Batis 9Female)

  18. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

    Female bird
  19. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

  20. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

  21. Cape Batis

    Cape Batis

    A very gentle little bird that moves silently through the trees. Tame, but did not want to pose for me.
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