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Waxbills, Pytilias & Olivebacks

Purple Granadier ~ El Karama Wilderness Conservancy, Kenya
Grey Waxbill ~ Kuleni Game Reserve, Hluhluwe, South Africa
Orange-breasted Waxbill ~ Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
Common Waxbill ~ Kirstenbosch Gardens, Western Cape, South Africa
Black-faced Waxbill ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana
Violet-backed Waxbill ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana, South Africa
Common Waxbill ~ Balgowan, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Swee Waxbill (female) ~ Ballot's Bay Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa
Green-winged Pytilia ~ Limpopo Li[padi, Botswana
Common Waxbill ~ Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
Red-cheeked cordon-bleu ~ El Karama Conservancy, Kenya
Blue Waxbills ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana
Orange-breasted Waxbill ~ Thurlow Nature Reserve, South Africa
Green-winged Pytilia ~ Mavela Game Lodge, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Grey-headed Oliveback ~ Benoue National Park, Cameroon
Purple Granadier (female) ~ El Karama Wilderness Conservancy, Kenya
Violet-backed Waxbill (female) ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana, South Africa
Orange-breasted Waxbill ~ Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
Yellow-bellied Waxbill ~ Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda
Swee Waxbill ~ Kirstenbosch Gardens, Western Cape, South Africa
Orange-breasted Waxbill ~ Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
Black-faced Waxbill ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana
Blue Waxbill ~ Makuleke Concession, Kruger National Park, South Africa
Purple Granadier ~ El Karama Wilderness Conservancy, Kenya
Violet-eared-Waxbill ~ Dinokeng Nature Reserve, South Africa
Black-faced Waxbill ~ Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
Green-winged Pytilia ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana
Swee Waxbill (female) ~ Natal Midlands, South Africa
Common Waxbill ~ Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
Black-headed Waxbill ~ Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda
Swee Waxbill ~ Kirstenbosch Gardens, Western Cape, South Africa
Common Waxbill ~ Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
Orange-breasted Waxbill (female) ~ Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa
Blue Waxbills ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana
Grey Waxbill ~ Kuleni Game Reserve, Hluhluwe, South Africa
Black-faced Waxbill ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana
Violet-eared Waxbill ~ Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Green-winged Pytilia ~ Limpopo Lipadi, Botswana
Common Waxbill ~ Dinokeng Game Reserve, South Africa

THE FLACKS PHOTOGRAPHY
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Photography: richard@theflacks.co.za
Website: eileen@theflacks.co.za

© 2026 Bird & Wildlife Photography by Richard Flack
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