I will show you a Mousebird in a different tree today, as they normally eat in our high Palm tree.
This guy has real attitude and he knew that I was watching him.
The Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius ineicus) landed in a Bottle brush tree.
He laughed and said; "Hahaha, thank you for the fruit mate"
Then he unceremoniuosly tucked into his breakfast.
You can see how he enjoyed the fruit.
Finally he was off again to get another fruit.
It is a real treat to watch the mousebirds in action and they are indeed beautiful birds. I think however that we are going to have some of the palm tree fruit branches removed and only keep two or three. They make a terrible mess below the tree, so now when I see the birds in the tree, I make a noise so that they can grab the fruit and fly off to eat them elsewhere. Less sweeping duties for me 😜
Note: All photos are my own and taken with a Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.
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They look cool with their long tail and the red face. Someone should teach them table manners 😜
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Lovely birds mate and now I even know the lookout's alarm calls.
As long as the fruit lasts they will be here and strangely the bats have not returned.
Maybe Marian should buy a box of mini serviettes for them 🤣
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Ah, I forgot about the bats you have told a while ago - I was looking forward to the photos.
Maybe the Squirrels could teach them manners ;)
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Nope, haven't seen the bats around again so they must be feeding elsewhere.
Maybe they will come back when all of the fruit elsewhere is finished.
Hahaha, the squirrels are more messier.
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Our cats have quite good eating manners. Maybe I should but them in a box and send them to South Africa for teaching your animals. But I'm afraid at least the smaller ones might serve as teaching dinner 🤣
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Good morning Hannes,
Please don't even think about sending the cats in a box so far, as the box will be hi-jacked and the cats will be sold on the black market for cullinary delicacies.
So, they won't be teaching dinner, as they will become dinner 😮
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Good morning Zac,
oh, poor kitten 😥 maybe I should stop feeding them, because freight cost will get cheaper when they are lighter and maybe they will let them live if there's no meat on them 😎
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Maybe Marian should buy a box of mini serviettes for them 🤣
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Thank you and oh yes indeed the Mousebirds will not eat all fruits or even bread, but they love our old palm tree in the garden here.
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