ePostcard #16: Nectar Lovers

ePostcard #16: Nectar Lovers

ePostcard #16: Nectar Lovers When South Africa’s fynbos and succulent shrublands are in full bloom, watching sunbirds is a visual meditation, their gem-like colors–emerald, sapphire, ruby, and topaz–sparkling in the sunshine. Sunbirds are members of...
ePostcard #13: Sociable Weavers

ePostcard #13: Sociable Weavers

ePostcard #13: Sociable Weavers Sociable weavers, which are endemic to southwestern Africa, are members of a gregarious group of sparrow-like finch species. These weavers are best known for constructing—grass blade by grass blade—enormous communally-thatched nests....