PC's 2019: a lazy year

[Peter Connan]

125) Dark-capped Bulbul

 

Swartoogtiptol

Pycnonotus tricolor

 

26 May, The Aloe Farm

[Peter Connan]

But the real target of the outing were these guys:

 

126) Amythyst Sunbird

 

Swartsuikerbekkie

Chalcomitra amethystina

 

Female:

 

Male:

 

26 May, The Aloe Farm

Edited July 19, 2019 by Peter Connan

[Peter Connan]

127) White-bellied Sunbird

 

Witpenssuikerbekkie

Cinnyris talatala

 

 

26 May, The Aloe Farm

[Tdgraves]

Gorgeous additions @Peter Connan

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Tdgraves

[Galana]

Targets acquired and achieved.

A great outing indeed. that male WB Sunbird pose is very rewarding.

[Dave Williams]

Great stuff , some top quality images here.

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Galana and @Dave Williams.

[Towlersonsafari]

I do love viewing your photos  @Peter Connan although disappointed you didn't credit the ladybird in #303!!!

[PeterHG]

 Beautiful additions and that last White-bellied Sunbird is magnificent !

[Kitsafari]

wow that white bellied sunbird and the firefinch are beauts!

 

stunning additions, Peter. 

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Towlersonsafari, @PeterHG and @Kitsafari

[TonyQ]

Wonderful additions Peter.

Aloe Farm certainly gave you fine photo opportunities, and you had the vision and skill to produce superb pictures 

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @TonyQ

[xelas]

Sunbirds up close and personal! Great photography, @Peter Connan.

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @xelas

[Soukous]

Lovely additions Peter, but you forgot to count the lady'bird' in #127 

[Galana]

3 hours ago, Soukous said:

forgot to count the lady'bird' in #127 

I am sure he would have done if asked for her name..

Which is Luna.

She is a Lunate Ladybird. Cheilomenes Lunata.

[Peter Connan]

Thank you very much @Soukous and @Galana

 

I thought they were now officially Lady bugs and not ladybirds...

 

Bugger.

 

[TonyQ]

Ladybirds in the UK!

[Galana]

Well they will always be Ladybirds to me and according to Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae

in the rest of the English Speaking world apart from USA where they call most things with six legs 'bugs' as long words seem to confuse them..

[Soukous]

3 hours ago, Peter Connan said:

Thank you very much @Soukous and @Galana

 

I thought they were now officially Lady bugs and not ladybirds...

 

Bugger.

 

 

Ladybirds on this side of the Atlantic. For the moment at least. 

Edited July 22, 2019 by Soukous

[Peter Connan]

Thanks @TonyQ, @Galana and @Soukous.

 

If, at the end of the year, I am in desperate need of just one tick, we might revisit this discussion...

 

[Galana]

34 minutes ago, Peter Connan said:

If, at the end of the year, I am in desperate need of just one tick, we might revisit this discussion...

Quite right. I am minded of an earlier remark by 'the boss' that ran thus:-

" However, the 2017 Bug Year does give me an idea for an insect and macro and version of this... "

After all your Birds are true Ladies whilst I can only challenge with Damsels.

 

[Soukous]

When you say 'the boss' @Galana, I assume you mean the honourable @Game Warden rather than Lady Galana or Bruce Springsteen.