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Cape Canary

By Charlie September 4, 2006 No comments yet

Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
Kirstenbosch and the Karoo. September 2006
 

 

 

Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens, September
 
 

(with Black-headed Canary in background)
 

Tanqua Karoo, September

 
Photographs copyright Charlie Moores
 

Black-headed Canary

By Charlie June 24, 2006 No comments yet

Black-headed Canary Crithagra/Serinus alario
Tankwa Karroo, South Africa

A locally common endemic to southern Africa the striking nominate form of the Black-headed Canary is found in a wide variety of habitats from scrub and upland grassland, gardens, and the arid open grasslands of the Karoo where this male was photographed. Outside the breeding season the species wanders [...]