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Papillon Charity

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Papillon Charity
@papilloncharity Sep 4, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC

A noisy plane photo bomb.

I was zooming in on the Malachite Sunbird, when a noisy plane suddenly appeared. The bird flew away, and I decided to zoom in on the plane. Just as well as I did, as the pilot was doing stunts in the…

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Papillon Charity
@papilloncharity Sep 3, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC

Robby always has a plan.

It rained in the morning, and later on after it stopped, Robby popped in for a bath. In here you will see a Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra) bathing, and also a Pied Crow (Corvus albus) taking off f…

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Papillon Charity
@papilloncharity Sep 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC

Flowers are telling us that life is beautiful.

And not only that, as flowers (blooms) are also the sustenance of life. We saw that the yellow Protea Pincushions are also starting to bloom. Just goes to show how intelligent the sunbirds are, as th…

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Papillon Charity
@papilloncharity Sep 1, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC

Waiting for the full moon...

...and as usual, I took some random shots of the landscapes. It is the first day of the new month, of September, and we hope that it will be kind to everyone. We just have to keep an eye on that El N…

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Papillon Charity
@papilloncharity Aug 31, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC

Feeding at the Malachite nest.

I found the nest on a farm that borders on the mountains. It is the first week of feeding, and I could see that the babies of the Malachite Sunbirds (Nectarinia famosa) hatched, as I timed the female…

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Papillon Charity
@papilloncharity Aug 30, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC

Retirement was never on my agenda.

Seven years ago I reached the formal retirement age, but life had other plans for me. So, now I will show you a road trip to another town as I was requested to do a eulogy at a memorial service. You…

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Papillon Charity
@papilloncharity Aug 29, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC

Remember this fountain with all the birds?

I posted it about 3, or 4 years ago, and the ones that are still here on Hive might remember it. So, we returned here, as we heard that a new coffee shop had opened up. I will show you some doves (5…

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Papillon Charity
@papilloncharity Aug 28, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC

A snake on the premises.

The staff saw a snake, and it seems that the birds also knew that there was a snake around. So, these two friends, a Cape Sparrow and a Mousebird landed on a tree. I will break this story up into sec…

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Papillon Charity
@papilloncharity Aug 27, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC

Some old cruisers.

What a lovely surprise to see the oldies out and about. Do you know what type of old car this one is? Not to worry, as I will show you below. My wife is always searching for special prices on food sa…

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@papilloncharity Aug 26, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC

Definitely not fun to get past this...

...and so, we crawled along at 20kph for awhile. It is said that speed kills, and in this case, there was no speeding to talk of. Just an ultra slow drive until that machine turned off wherever it wa…

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