Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Greater flamingoes (Phoenicopterus roseus) in the water, with bird hide in the background, Rocherpan National Park, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Greater flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus) in the water, Rocherpan National Park, Western Cape, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) portrait, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) perched on a dead branch with fish after successful dive at a waterhole, Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, Limopopo Province, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Barn owl (Tyto alba) perched in a dead tree on Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) perched on an acacia bush, Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa

Neil Aldridge / Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) resting on a branch, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) feeding in the shallows of the Shingwedzi River, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) perched on a dead branch at a waterhole, Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Male Lesser masked weaver (Ploceus intermedius) pulling nesting material from reeds Letaba River, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Two Carmine bee-eaters (Merops nubicoides) perched on a dead branch, Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) swimming across wetlands in early morning light, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng Province, South Africa.