Kirstenbosch Garden Morning Photography
Bird Life Photography at Kirstenbosch
![Cape Spurfowl Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Cape Spurfowl Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFGeAb8YJLTbZ0ieiLtJ9HzIDkwZzhFLXQhHXZhaaiYC0YiaPqw1goxmSJkQGROee_pW6Sh-_57nkE1VpPNZ3AvWk_Dc_p2XVRJtbKjBK-rd3W31kzb8MNA8L4gsGsa98j0p-hP8LoTo/w429-h285-rw/Cape+Spurfowl+on+the+Run++Kirstenbosch+National+Botanical+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Cape Spurfowl on the run at Kirstenbosch
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Visit to Kirstenbosch: Small birds and some wildflower photography at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
On a glorious and crisp sunny Tuesday morning (6 July 2021) I visited Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden for Canon EOS body / EF lens testing and some personal reflection.
This was my first visit to Kirstenbosch on my own. It was a very enjoyable morning with many perched small birds across the garden, the running Cape spurfowl and a images taken of a couple of plants / wildflowers.
I was fortunate enough to photograph at least eleven bird species between +- 10:00 and 12:00 on the morning. This is by far the most bird species I have identified and photographed around Kirstenbosch during one single shooting session.
A Thursday morning's birds and flowers at Kirstenbosch View
New Kirstenbosch Bird Species Index
Kirstenbosch birds photographed during the morning:
- Cape spurfowl
- Southern double-collared sunbird
- Olive thrush
- Cape robin-chat
- Cape sugarbird
- Forest canary
- Swee waxbill
- Cape white-eye
- Speckled mousebird
- Cape bulbul
- Karoo prinia
Canon Camera / Lens: Birds and Flowers Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
- Canon EOS 70D
- Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM Lens (Mark I)
- Manual Mode: 400mm / f/5.6 / Auto- ISO (Various) / 1/1000s - 1/3200s shutter speeds
- Lens IS Switched off / Handheld
Post-Processing: Adobe Lightroom
Kirstenbosch birding photography training also offered as Photography Training Gift Vouchers
Perched Small Birds at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
![Southern Double-Collared Sunbird perched on a Pincushion Protea Kirstenbosch Vernon Chalmers Photography Southern Double-Collared Sunbird perched on a Pincushion Protea Kirstenbosch Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGjd2vEZwzulCZBikSUU4OuQtgfKPtEU0kFQbFu0eSzCpKq00R4mZi9QtbdV4y4tks_TXtDx9_2wQwq8bWwDBzbgTt8P6uoG-yyfex29RymST-eRia7-hJHlRVJNIslt8ePxkvtt3fc8/w640-h406-rw/Southern+double-collared+Sunbird+perched+on+a+pincushion+protea+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Southern Double-Collared Sunbird perched on a Pincushion Protea Kirstenbosch © Vernon Chalmers Photography
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![Olive Thrush Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Olive Thrush Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLu7bqrZUDmyAKyhKIfHqhRfAfTLiuQiAZSsboKUoXEJm8Su_HD_mScc2gopm4yW3-IkUhqSRxRLFaJ-2ia0vqQFVIrj4MGw-Iw3u_1EIwV0oVb501HxM2Gmf5IWtD0yi44fBJ_izpfQY/w640-h414-rw/Olive+Thrush+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Olive Thrush Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Cape Robin-Chat Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Cape Robin-Chat Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1TfRv8IumiV70RixhH05P3EF1xzMDMumpu9xdkWaPhCueThd4NvCYuCsfThbub5Te92KBmYzXpe4JszFnrqqHMwDBserkJSUUNCqWEqJePRMimXT8Z0dhBR3Bdz5hbDcZ36R645n5k0/w640-h442-rw/Cape+Robin+Chat+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Cape Robin-Chat Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden ©Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Cape Sugarbird Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Cape Sugarbird Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw94yjn2C2KoqiPqdL1se1vqmMx_6Bjgn4zb4aJADPDAtqbhjt7iJoEEW3NAZ7S7uFSCw3Tin-EK4SQiUxRlk7QpGZ8t2j02OrVC86W0ZZtUKVsam24APeVHiigowmR56jYATHW4b9RDU/w640-h420-rw/Cape+Sugarbird+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Cape Sugarbird Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Forest Canary Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Forest Canary Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyzBESU7E1ih9rDzaT7s_Y6XT66_Cm43PCcg4xsdKrpWs3H79cUswUM74CfJXf7nF8lGLHUuLRZ4XNw9oGcSKWnqfbSHW4oyPEwqTq1kaNZEEpAU9DaeLwxds_QiKSPMdVBD10HxZJiE/w640-h408-rw/Forrrest+Canary+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Forest Canary Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Swee Waxbill Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Swee Waxbill Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlZzfniWhMsBWvFB1QEnUDT8tFJwmU38ioVEHLKUR8j1r7Pp06-AEDOSqLbiCVK13i0N-2HhAbbnDeCOD4F0hnn9NsDj9R7cdxyxlh_CIK10unDRUDsbs-1SZ1Ys7aOVK9YKKS5r5cCU/w640-h430-rw/Swee+Waxbill+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Swee Waxbill Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Cape White-Eye Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Cape White-Eye Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9jIDG9Z3SMgWsHh-m3SuZrz4V_-B6gJ7ztHRMB3FQyAInreoGDMqOBryMXBzfUYvErgBelfagFN7BpRFGqa5MGOB1Kr4-GXca_LFAcZUobrPPl0EhW7bKpvCSyXtVVgGnr5g3BXrjkA8/w640-h432-rw/Cape+White+Eye+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Cape-White Eye Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Speckled Mousebird Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Speckled Mousebird Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXWN9ndhCE5r-7U7PhEkOus5sWgAoFPrp6EZanGlhlURTOxnWvbXix6mLx9RUjtk_xu63tJMNvXe3SJKJENuv0AGR59YcurtWx3r79ZWmSq8lx7wlzfodrKIPVs_q7-2FY6ywkWlrBe0/w640-h440-rw/Speckled+Mouse+Bird+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanical+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Speckled Mousebird Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Cape Bulbul Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Cape Bulbul Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97noZDzcetBT3noOZQ9cbj_6T-tfPqTEigLw4rcuU_T0qcuU3VV99CkT4LESwZsXivXnRMv923m0MW_7n_d8k4D82hMN_MDM9HkfPJqt67pEg_va7rBNv1M4VIQhL2wNrWeKwhp3xdfI/w640-h410-rw/Cape+Bulbul+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanical+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Cape Bulbul Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Karoo Prinia Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Karoo Prinia Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBGA9VKrGHmW-gjAGoU5F8DVOqMnwfT_kKzs8GwMO4jjo8Sh718RAY933ueDthmZQB4wErfULHZmtSCidytm0TxmP0R_bLKwhMTvmR3kI7a1-4FGp-bIu48mb5NVjeTIIhB3G-szylOjw/w640-h440-rw/Karoo+Prinia+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanical+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Karoo Prinia Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
Plants / Flowers at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
![Salmon Pelargonium Plant Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography 01 Salmon Pelargonium Plant Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHk4aaau_zRUFmOY58qn9cPhFsi3VsDgYjvFJo8UtNDVQd282wHvxNTuViMX4Bs2OUytl1F0k15W8IxDxWeNv-OLQIPWQbdPH19UPgW6wpGWZMMG-MVd64zBCHelRNGXesyIIAk0mTxlk/w640-h422-rw/Flowers+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography+01.jpg) |
Salmon Pelargonium Plant Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Flowers Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography 02 Flowers Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8s0uvcuUaMWN_v0lyxojn64SRe5lck8zomPT1nlvwVeqt6erIHrvBu6OQdj_mgPUNzEOudi_Kb_d-SMhmHF2_Q8Uln3piag7BR4F_HCEw61XeQ4o3tcyxusqBrwd2yhwIw23f1Ma6Tk/w640-h418-rw/Flowers+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography+02.jpg) |
Flowers Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![King Protea Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography 03 King Protea Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJb6s41ZmrvKwcNVnhW-TB1hdVri9Sy_SMwVLyfVm63gmfINEbDASef-qUBrAgn1Ye5kt8rfjNd1FvmnvBdKif7ernRf2Zh9gFN-eWxf-2Ds5z2PiDXvYf38rgAH1jzMPZ4irEWtLhzM/w640-h420-rw/Flowers+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography+03.jpg) |
King Protea Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Flowers Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography 04 "Fireworks at Kirstenbosch" Flowers Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOYMB3rVNLCPCplVEg0ZzYEmcTwSbnKs5LAM9NSKIYUJhcJ4DUtBsfe_RvA4ooDPZWx72QUpy06Bv6skevqHdXdPkif8jLljxpUefY2OJ85qWc2e5iow-8tvqYqiFIVDBlCVYvt1phGok/w640-h440-rw/Flowers+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanic+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography+04.jpg) |
"Fireworks at Kirstenbosch" Flowers Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Strelitzia (Bird of Paradise) Flower Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Strelitzia (Bird of Paradise) Flower Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgig_ezQnNmS-Icu4Rq8lkPp8_SPue4KAaK4T5i2jAZNsjb-E1p3CHJNiz99DrK_sl-h1pMQEQcilKEQcdyI2YxYkKX4XjEdxaw3I2oiSOek3RQpyrP5rRfC-rY3StfdOgp7XeOVr1XVLY/w640-h434-rw/Strelitzia+Bird+of+Paradise+Flower+Kirstenbosch+Botanical+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography.jpg) |
Strelitzia (Bird of Paradise) Flower Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
![Pincushion Protea Flower Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography Pincushion Protea Flower Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg039pJyOY4sPKuu4oiJ4yIEc2u7cnvxE8Lze79p0K-W09TewQvlrI-OqdAlyEmZVEBsFQPZ4Nmv6aZjDi_OEzR_NsZxeuFn9_FhLLKRTuNlqRpzrBF_xQkw6BFugIWAYSpltMG4WOY6VU/w640-h446-rw/Pincushion+Protea+Flower+Kirstenbosch+National+Botanical+Garden+Vernon+Chalmers+Photography+03.jpg) |
Pincushion Protea Flower Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden © Vernon Chalmers Photography |
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