The early bird catches the worm.

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Indeed true, as we had to come out earlier than usual as the power cut happened earlier. Just as well and you will see my rewards in here.
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The early bird catches the worm means that the sooner that one arrives, then one would beat the others from getting the prize.

So I got the prize today, as you can see the Cape Sugarbird in the first photo above in a place that belongs to the Malachites. All the bushes and plant growth in the nature reserve have burnt down, where we normally find the Cape Sugarbirds.
Now they have relocated to the farms where Protea pincushions grow.
At first, the Malachites were not happy with this, but one of their strong females convinced them to allow the Cape Sugarbirds into their territory.

Here you can see the Malachite flying in and screaming; Hey fella! You are now in my territory!
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The Malachite took up a challenging position.
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And the Cape Sugarbird retaliated by saying; I am prepared to fight, as our territory was burnt down.
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The Cape Sugarbird popped up higher in preparation for the scrap. That little bee was prepared to take up the post of refereeing the fight.
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Now here below, we see the age old wisdom reflected by the Malachite female; Guys, guys stop it please as there is more than enough for all of us, plus extra.
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The guys listened to sanity as the Malachite accepted the Sugarbird, but you can see that they hopped around all over trying to impress the female with their looks. Not very different from us of the human race:)
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You can see how they posed to try and outdo each other:)
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I was so happy to get this and it all happened soon after we arrived, so I didn't have to stand around again waiting for a long time.
The place was alive with birds as I also took the photos of the geese babies yesterday. So I thought to show you this in my second post today.
We are blessed with abundant bird life, and as Spring progresses they keep on coming in staking the same old territories that they had last year.
Reminded me of Harry and Sally that returned to our old house every year, with Harry fighting off all comers to protect his old territory.
Such is life in the bird life.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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Gorgeous photos of these little beauties! The blossoms are quite beautiful, too! I'm sure resources are more scarce for many of the critters after the fires.

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Thank you, milady and glad that you liked the post. Yes, resources are scarce in the fire area, but thankfully there is an abundance available on the surrounding farms.
The sad thing is that many of the slow moving animals and even the faster ones that live in holes were killed by the speed of the fire.
I know that it was a terrible loss and I saw a number somewhere of the animals that died, but I didn't keep it as it is not something that I would like to keep.

!PIZZA

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You were really lucky to get those shots. Excellent!
The load shedding, however, is debilitating. Haha ! ❤️🤗💕

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