The series of storms didn't stop the birds from carrying on with their lives.
I had been thinking to tank all of these photos.
But something said to me, NO! post them, so that you can share some different bird weather conditions. This reminds me of our human conditions, as we fear change. We have an inborn sense that kicks in the moment that we see change. So, when we see anything new taking place, then the inborn sense immediately rallies against it, especially when the change is unexpected. The English version about this is fight, flee, freeze or fall. So, when I look how the birds treat sudden changes, it is a great lesson to us, as they simply continue with their lives, whilst instantly adapting to any sudden changes.
At times we are suddenly changed from bright to dark weather changes here, and at times 12 noon looks like midnight.
If the sky was clear, this train of ibises would come over much lower, but they have adapted to the change, by simply flying higher to escape the strong low winds.
26 of them, and here below, were busy changing the leader of the flight.
And finally, they were in the familiar V formation again. Unfortunately, they were too far out, and I could not get all of them in the shot on the zoom.
Below we had a Hadeda Ibis in flight.
And a Pied crow came in low. They are strong flyers and they love to play in the wind.
Look how the sky changes color in the 3 photos below.
It was a Southern Double-collared sunbird, diving to snatch flying insects from the air.
And finally he settled down again, searching for the next big insect.
Need I say that we also love change, but we have a different nomadic lifestyle. After we had established the @papilloncharity foundation, with all of the government regulations and registrations, we got stuck in a building that we bought, due to serving the people in a very large needy area. And then the unexpected change occurred, as a big organization decided that they liked our empowerment projects, and they put in an offer to buy our place, in order to expand the projects. So the Papillon board accepted the offer, and we moved out. Then we sold our house, and relocated to the Western Cape Province, and since then we serve needy persons in partnerships with established NPOs down here. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, we now faced a complete change, and by embracing it, our world has become very adventurous. I am not saying that all change is beneficial, but with proper discernment, many can work out well for one.
Just my way of looking at life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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