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

Neil Aldridge / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) with brightly coloured bill and legs, Shingwedzi River, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) with brightly coloured bill and legs, Shingwedzi River, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Fork-tailed drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) perched on a dead branch, Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Black-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus) perched in Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) perched on a broken branch, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) in grassland, Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / White-fronted bee-eater (Merops bullockoides) perched on the top of a bush, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Male Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) perched on a dead bush in grassland, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Red-billed hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus) perched in low light, Mapungubwe National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / European roller (Coracias garrulus) perched in a tree, Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Woodland kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) perched in woodland, on the banks of the Letaba River, Kruger National Park, South Africa.