Cape White-eye (Kaapse Glasogie)

Zosterops virens (796)

Zulu name: umBicini

Other names: Green White-eye

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Cape White-eye Canon 50D 400mm focal length
October 2009 Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, Mpumulanga Adult
Cape White-eye Canon 40D 400mm focal length
June 2009 Randburg, Gauteng Adult
Cape White-eye Canon 7D 420mm focal length 1/125 sec exposure F6.3 ISO 400
May 2010 Alexandria Forest Reserve (Woody Cape), Eastern Cape Adult
Cape White-eye Maxxum Minolta 5D 300mm focal length
August 2007 Randburg, Gauteng Adult

Experiences with species

These small birds are common in gardens and parks. The "white eye" is actually a ring of white feathers around the eye, which I got a close look at when rescuing one which had fallen in the pool.