Marievale Bird Sanctuary is a wonderful place to get close-up views of birds that would normally be very shy and retiring, like this Levaillant’s Cisticola chirping from atop an elevated singing post.
Our end-of-year 2015 holidays were absolutely packed to the brim. Apart from our ten-day visit to the Kruger National Park (read more about our time at Lower Sabie, Olifants and Shingwedzi in December), we also made day trips to five other reserves, and will be sharing photos from those (except Suikerbosrand, which we introduced in a post all of its own) daily through the month of February, in a series we call “a month of monochrome memories”.
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I’m enjoying both the wildlife and the monochrome memories. A lovely collection.
We’re enjoying all the kind comments, can’t believe we’re halfway through the month already!
Absolutely gorgeous 😀
Thank you Elle!
Dis nou pragtig!Marievale is darem ‘n juweel tussen die mynhope,ne Dries.
Dit is Dina! As dit net so bietjie nader aan ons in Pretoria was sou ek sekerlik daar geboer het!
Ag, die pragtige ou dingetjie sit daar soos ‘n koninklike, glorieryk in al sy prag en praal!
Baie dankie vir die gawe kommentaar, Tannie Frannie! n Kleine Tinktinkie-Koning! 😀
I love the symmetry of this picture. 🙂 Lovely.
Thanks Kathy!
This would make a gorgeous print framed and hung on the wall!! excellent!
Thank you so much, that’s very kind!
Hulle is sommer almal goed gaaf!! 😉
Gewis!
That is a gorgeous shot!
Thanks a lot, Susie!