yellow-crowned bishop

Snapped in the grasslands adjacent to the house.

Hey, you looking at me?! This rather angry looking chap is a male Yellow-crowned Bishop, a locally fairly common grass- and marshland species found in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. A sexually dimorphic species, the male only adopts this brilliant yellow and black colouration during the breeding...

If I see this bird, I always try to get a picture for Brendan as he caught it and placed the ring on it's leg. At least it gives him some indication of it's condition etc.

How about this for a bird with attitude? He certainly looks like he means business.

Marievale Springs Gauteng

I managed to get this shot as my memory card filled. Unfortunately I can't fully identify it. All help is appreciated. edit now identified as a juvenile yellow-crowned bishop.

The Yellow-crowned Bishop is considered in Portugal as an introduced species. It is classified as rare, but it is locally numerous in some specific spots. When the feathers are not puffed out, it looks slimmer and smaller, and it flies much better.

The Yellow-crowned Bishop is considered in Portugal as an introduced species. It is classified as rare, but it is locally numerous in some specific spots. It can even fly with its feathers puffed out.

The Yellow-crowned Bishop is considered in Portugal as an introduced species. It is classified as rare, but it is locally numerous in some specific spots. When the feathers are not puffed out, it looks slimmer and smaller.

The Yellow-crowned Bishop is considered in Portugal as an introduced species. It is classified as rare, but it is locally numerous in some specific spots. It often enjoys to perch with its feathers puffed out. This one was kind enough to let me approach for this photo.

Female. Hard to identify, but fortunatly these ladies were with their male friends.