Dressed to impress by cfulton

Photography • Animals • posted on Nov 30, 2010

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The Southern Red Bishop or Red Bishop (Euplectes orix). It is 10-11 centimetres long and has a thick conical bill. Breeding males are brightly-coloured with red (occasionally orange) and black plumage. The non-breeding male and female have streaky brown plumage, paler below. At the start of the breeding season, the males build several nests to attract females. They perform a display flight with their feathers fluffed up. They are polygynous and mate with several females. The nest is most commonly built among reeds and is made of grasses and other plant materials woven together. Two to four eggs are laid. Collated from Wikipedia This was taken at the waters edge of a farm dam. Enjoy! Clive