Orange River White-eye (Zosterops pallidus)[/caption]White-eye's are fairly common in South Africa, mainly the Cape White-eye (Zosterops virens), which looks precisely the same as this one, except for the peach-coloured flanks. The occur in the dry Northern Cape and part of Free State, as well as Namibia.
The little bird (12cm or 4.7 inches) is very active and for a novice with a point and shoot, very difficult to capture. It is also described as little warblers with white eye-rings.
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Orange River White-eye (Zosterops pallidus)[/caption]They occur mainly around rivers, thickets, town gardens and parks. Find them usually in small groups, up and down in trees hunting for little insects or nectar through a punched hole on the base of the flower.
In gardens, they tend to arrive for an early or afternoon baths, as was the case when I took these pictures.
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Orange River White-eye (Zosterops pallidus)[/caption]
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