Sunday is for loose clothes, warm coffee and watching the Bronze Mannikins having breakfast 🤎
Every morning, come rain or shine, my little Mannikins arrive just before 7am for breakfast. It makes one helluva mess in the garden— the discarded husks almost become a layer of topsoil! Bronze Mannikins (Spermestes cucullata) are mostly found in flocks of dozens to hundreds. I’ve tried counting them as they descend onto my garden, but have given up. They are native to mainland Africa and besides seeds, they also feed on termites and nectar. termites and nectar.
Two adults resting on Juncus (common Rush)
© Tom Benson -- eBird.org
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