White-fronted bee-eaters

Acrylic on Masonite, 25 x 20 cm:

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Malachite kingfisher

Acrylic on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Black-eyed bulbul

Acrylic on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:

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Common garden birds in the eastern half of South Africa. In the west, the are replaced by the red-eyed bulbul, which is almost identical, except for a red ring around the eye.

Cape robin-chat

Acrylic on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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These birds used to be known simply as Cape robins - not difficult to see why, as they look rather like European robins, but are found in South Africa. Then, some years ago, the powers that be in bird nomenclature made extensive changes to the common names of lots of birds, presumably in an attempt to standardize names, and the Cape robin also got renamed. 

Early bird (hoopoe)

Acrylic on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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I saw this hoopoe in the early morning gloom, looking for breakfast - the early bird does indeed get the worm. Took a quick reference photo or two. The light was so low that the photo came out fuzzy and grainy, but it was still suitable as reference.

Cape sparrow

Acrylic on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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Orange-breasted bush shrike

Acrylic on Masonite, 15 x 20 cm:

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