Inner City Birds - Yellow-billed Egret

A Yellow-billed Egret captured at the Donkin Reserve today. It is not a bird I have seen in the inner city before, but it is number 25 in my collection.

Skywatch Friday - High Flier

I was trying to photograph aeroplanes when this egret flew over over me. I thought his colour made a good contrast against the bright blue sky.

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A ticking off

A triad of cattle egrets scouring the area for food, which in their case is insects, frogs and small mammals.

These birds are so common that we sometimes tend to overlook them, but they are real beauties and I get a lot of pleasure just watching them as they go about their business.

Little Egret

Walking down the Sacremento Trail at Schoenmakerskop this afternoon, I came across this little egret.

What I found interesting is that I have never seen them frequenting the rocks along the shoreline before, but then as their diet consists mainly of fish, it figures - but I did not realise that it consisted of salt water fish. They are common throughout southern Africa and are generally found in shallow waters.