Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Bird Species

Bird Species / Bird Photography at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town

Vernon Chalmers Birdlife Photography Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden

Cape White-Eye Bird Posing : Kirstenbosch Birding  © Vernon Chalmers

'Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Bird Species Index'

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Photographer: Vernon Chalmers

The 'Kirstenbosch Bird Species Index' is a relatively new personal Kirstenbosch Bird Species Index photography project around Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden: 

• Cape Bulbul (Pycnonotus capensis)
• Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha caffra)
• Cape Spurfowl (Pternistis capensis)
• Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)
• Cape White-Eye (Zosterops virens)
• Dusky flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta)
• Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca)
• Forest Canary (Crithagra scotops)
• Hadeda Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
• Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa)
• Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus)
• Southern boubou Shrike (Laniarius ferrugineus
• Southern Double-Collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus)
• Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)
• Swee Waxbill (Coccopygia melanotis)

Small bird photography at Kirstenbosch

The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a safe and natural environment for photographers enjoying birding, butterfly and / or flower photography. The historical gardens are professionally landscaped, well-manicured with public access to acres of lawn grass, flowers, shrubs and trees for photographing many of the large variety of smaller garden bird species during a single photography session. There are many footpaths and grass areas providing relatively close access ab abundance of smaller birds across most areas.

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Recommended camera lenses for photographing small birds at Kirstenbosch
Any (zoom) lens covering the 70-200mm / 70-300mm / 100-400mm / 100-500mm or 150-600mm focal length range. I have found my 70-200mm / 70-300mm lenses a bit 'short' for real close-up images of the smaller Kirstenbosch garden birds. For most of my bird photography at Kirstenbosch I use my Canon 100-400mm zoom lens and / or 400mm prime lens (paired with different camera bodies). Below the Cape robin-chat image is my Canon camera / lens equipment list for small bird photography at Kirstenbosch. 

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Kirstenbosch National Garden Address
Rhodes Drive, Newlands, Cape Town
Google Map / Directions

Cape Bulbul : Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town

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Cape Robin-Chat : Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town

Canon EOS Cameras used for the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Species Index

• Canon EOS 70D
• Canon EOS 7D Mark II
• Canon EOS 6D
• Canon EOS R

Karoo Prinia : Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Garden, Cape Town

Canon EF Telephoto Lenses used for the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden Bird Species Index

• Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens
• Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens
• Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens
• Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens

Southern Double-Collared Sunbird : Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town

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