Look how she has grown.

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The new sunbird baby on show in this post.
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The father sat proudly at the top of the bottle brush tree.

I saw yesterday that there is now another pair of sunbirds busy at the same nest where this little one was born. The bottle brush tree certainly draws many of the smaller birds, as it is dense and their nests are safe in the tree.
Come and look at how she has grown.

A peaceful Sunday to all and look how beautiful this little one is.
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Scientific classification.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Nectariniidae
Genus: Cinnyris
Species: C. chalybeus
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The mom is a constant companion and here she was scratching her ear.
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Many flowers will appear in Spring to offer her their nectar.
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Two litte Swee Waxbills (Coccopygia melanotis) also came to have a look at the baby.
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Finally just a squirrel that came to see what I was doing and he said, Hey couzin, instead of taking shots of the little chickens, rather give me a nut.
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We are blessed to be friends with the neighbor, as the bottle brush tree is at the front of their house and I have a good view of it from our house.
I have posted many birds in this tree before and I also have an unobstructed view of the sunbirds low hanging nest. The nest is high enough so that the cats cannot get to it and it's low enough so that the predator birds flying over cannot see it.
Very clever and beautiful little birds.

And That's All Friends!

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX60HS Bridge camera.

A blessed Sunday to all and we hope that you enjoyed the pictures.

Thank you kindly for visiting a post by @papilloncharity

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Clever little birds with good parenting to help young to adulthood with fist flush of Spring.

Beautiful Sunday and happy new month.

!LUV

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Thank you and totally agreed. Spring is around the corner and that babies are starting to pop out.

Hope that you guys will have a good week.

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I am speechless. You always share with us amazing photos.
Why are all those birds turning the same direction?🤔 There must be something interesting at that angle😄

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Hahaha, they look that way to keep an eye on me, as if I come closer they will fly.

!BEER

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I have always admired nature, amazing how unpredictable and unique it is.

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Wow, this little bird has grown fast - and she's a real beauty, just as you say, Zac 😀

!BEER and !WINE - both make a nice dinner with !PIZZA :)
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Good afternoon Hannes,

I am having one of those head spinning days again. The doctor gave me new tablets and they don't agree with me. Pulse pumps around the 80 mark for the day.
So I stopped taking the things and are waiting for his call.

The birds have to grow fast here my friend for survival purposes. The baby will grow stronger over spring and become an adult in summer. Then next winter she will have her own babies.

Cheers and thanks.

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Good afternoon Zac,
I hope he calls soon and that he can help you - doesn't sound good to me.

!ENGAGE 30
Cheers and !BEER
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Good afternoon Hannes,
I was instructed to cancel all appointments and to stay at home this week. Unfortunately he insits that I should continue with the new tablets and stated that I will have a very tough week, until my body accepts it. Problem is that now Marian is now also not feeling well and I am more concerned about her.
I don't think it is Covid as I have had my second Pfizer vaccination, but Marian will get her second one at the beginning of September.
So yeah, times are a bit difficult here, but we will survive methinks.

Cheers and thanks.

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Good afternoon Zac,
I have always been thinking that if your body feels bad when you eat something then it's not good for you. Maybe I was wrong, at least when it's about tablets and other medicine.
I do hope that the doctor is right and that it helps you and that Marian is not seriously ill and will feel better soon.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Good afternoon Hannes,
You are right as if it's bad then stop taking whatever it is.
When I awoke at 2 am this morning I struggled to breathe and my throat was swollen. I couldn't even speak. So I took an Ibrufen tablet and the swelling has started to go away. I will now not take those new tablets anymore.

Marian is also improving and thank you for the care and the kindness my friend.

Cheers and thanks.

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Good afternoon Zac,
don't you think you should listen to the doctor? Maybe he's right and your body will accept the tablets after a couple of days, but I have to admit that if I'd wake up like you did, I would also stop taking them if I knew they cause such pain.
I'm glad that Marian is feeling better and hope you will be fine again soon too.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Hi Hannes, I saw the doctor today and he agreed that I stopped taking them.So now I must go for a heap of different blood tests tomorrow morning. He also did an ECG on me to check my heart and he is a bit worried about the irregular beat, but I have had it for many years.
So we will see what happens.

Thank you for the care and Marian is almost on the go again.

Cheers and thanks.

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Hi Zac,
so it was good that you did it, great - never listen to me and you will be fine :)
I am glad to hear that Marian is feeling better.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Hahaha, you cut yourself short my friend as many times you have some excellent advice 🙂

Marian is also still recovering from our last severe burn-out, but luckily only I had to have an operation.
During this recovery period we were warned to expect many setbacks and the main issue is to try to have as less stress as possible. This is not easy to avoid in our charity work.

In fact the advice was for us to break away for year and to rest and have some fun hobbies, but we could not do that as Papillon requires our full attention Hannes.
So yes, life continues.

Cheers and thanks.

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Haha, now I laugh too - I could never give medical advices.

It would be easier if you had someone who could do your work when you take your time out, I believe, someone who you could trust. Otherwise it might be even worse for you because you would always think about Papillon and if everything's fine.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Now how many people do you know that will sacrifice long hours every day for free Hannes?
That will console hurting people and freely give away goods that they can sell?
That will attend board and other meetings for free to fight for the poor.
I can easily mention a hundred other things that I do including fundraising on here for Papillon and at the end of the month I am lucky if I get 10% of your salary.

So no, we have tried a few times before and nobody wants to step into my shoes, even if it is just for a short period. I don't blame them though and have accepted it.
That's my cross and I must bear it my friend, either this or Papillon dies like so many other non profits here. It takes total commitment to help others.

Cheers and thanks.

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I know, my friend, I know that I don't know anybody but you two who are doing such selfless work, especially as an almost unpaid fulltime job. That's all I can say - you're good people.

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!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Nah, you know me my friend and there is nothing good about me.
All of the good is in the Big boss that I work for.

Cheers and thanks.

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He couldn't be good without the people down here doing good deeds in his name.

!PIZZA and !BEER - sounds like a nice dinner :)
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Ha, the people down here can do nothing good without Him mate 🙂

Cheers and thanks.

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No discussion necessary after my next words - he can't do anything without the people down here ;)

Cheers and !BEER

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Agreed and end of discussion 🤣👉👍👈

Cheers and thanks.

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Looks like the birds are feeling fine because the weather is getting warmer

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Yes, they are born in winter, get stronger in spring and the become adults in summer.

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