March 27, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne) in South Africa by Braam Snr Collins.
December 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne) in South Africa by Braam Snr Collins.
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Gulrygget Vidafinke
Euplectes macroura
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Gulrygget Vidafinke
Euplectes macroura
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
June 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Gulrygget Vidafinke
Euplectes macroura
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Gulrygget Vidafinke
Euplectes macroura
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Long-tailed widowbird
wouegh feathers difficult,,,,, :U
#art #smaugust #smaugust2025 #avian #dragon #dragonart #creaturedesign #characterdesign
wouegh feathers difficult,,,,, :U
#art #smaugust #smaugust2025 #avian #dragon #dragonart #creaturedesign #characterdesign
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Long-tailed widowbird
wouegh feathers difficult,,,,, :U
#art #smaugust #smaugust2025 #avian #dragon #dragonart #creaturedesign #characterdesign
wouegh feathers difficult,,,,, :U
#art #smaugust #smaugust2025 #avian #dragon #dragonart #creaturedesign #characterdesign
Jackson's Widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni) by Cuan Rush. This widowbird is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
September 15, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Jackson's Widowbird (Euplectes jacksoni) by Cuan Rush. This widowbird is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
🐦Fan-tailed widowbird,
South Africa 🇿🇦,
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼,
Burundi 🇧🇮,
It is also known as the red-shouldered widowbird.
#bluesky #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #hummingbirds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#SummerDaze
#StunDay
#southafrica
#zimbabwe
South Africa 🇿🇦,
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼,
Burundi 🇧🇮,
It is also known as the red-shouldered widowbird.
#bluesky #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #hummingbirds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#SummerDaze
#StunDay
#southafrica
#zimbabwe
July 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🐦Fan-tailed widowbird,
South Africa 🇿🇦,
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼,
Burundi 🇧🇮,
It is also known as the red-shouldered widowbird.
#bluesky #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #hummingbirds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#SummerDaze
#StunDay
#southafrica
#zimbabwe
South Africa 🇿🇦,
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼,
Burundi 🇧🇮,
It is also known as the red-shouldered widowbird.
#bluesky #photography #nature #wildlife #birds #hummingbirds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
#SummerDaze
#StunDay
#southafrica
#zimbabwe
- The long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the weaver family Ploceidae, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
- Photo courtesy of Ettienne Van Niekerk, South Africa.
- Photo courtesy of Ettienne Van Niekerk, South Africa.
April 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
- The long-tailed widowbird (Euplectes progne) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the weaver family Ploceidae, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
- Photo courtesy of Ettienne Van Niekerk, South Africa.
- Photo courtesy of Ettienne Van Niekerk, South Africa.
Red-collared Widowbird
Rødhalset Vidafinke
Euplectes ardens
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Rødhalset Vidafinke
Euplectes ardens
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
July 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Red-collared Widowbird
Rødhalset Vidafinke
Euplectes ardens
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Rødhalset Vidafinke
Euplectes ardens
#birds #birding #Kenya #photography #nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ornithology #birdphotography #animalphotography
Fan-tailed Widowbird is a species of the weaver bird found in marshy, swampy, and grassy habitats throughout the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics. markscheflen.com #bwindi #uganda #birdsofeastafrica #widowbirds #biodiversity #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birdphotography #bird #conservationphotography
March 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Fan-tailed Widowbird is a species of the weaver bird found in marshy, swampy, and grassy habitats throughout the tropical and subtropical Afrotropics. markscheflen.com #bwindi #uganda #birdsofeastafrica #widowbirds #biodiversity #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birdphotography #bird #conservationphotography
Red-cowled Widowbird from Tanzania on ebird by Mary Stephens for #BirdsSeenIn2026
May 11, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Red-cowled Widowbird from Tanzania on ebird by Mary Stephens for #BirdsSeenIn2026
Black widow - The stunning #longtailed #widowbird showing where it gets its name from. Taken with #canon #eosr5 #rf100500lis #african #wildlife #nature #birds 🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #bif #birdinflight #visitsouthafrica @btobirds.bsky.social
📍 #gauteng #southafrica
📍 #gauteng #southafrica
November 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Black widow - The stunning #longtailed #widowbird showing where it gets its name from. Taken with #canon #eosr5 #rf100500lis #african #wildlife #nature #birds 🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #bif #birdinflight #visitsouthafrica @btobirds.bsky.social
📍 #gauteng #southafrica
📍 #gauteng #southafrica
a couple more late nominations:
- harpy eagle
- long-tailed widowbird
- harpy eagle
- long-tailed widowbird
July 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
a couple more late nominations:
- harpy eagle
- long-tailed widowbird
- harpy eagle
- long-tailed widowbird
Guten Morgen. (Stummelweber / Fan-tailed widowbird / Euplectes axillaris @ Chobe Nationalpark, Botswana/Januar 2025) 🪶
#BirdsSeenIn2025
#BirdsSeenIn2025
October 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Guten Morgen. (Stummelweber / Fan-tailed widowbird / Euplectes axillaris @ Chobe Nationalpark, Botswana/Januar 2025) 🪶
#BirdsSeenIn2025
#BirdsSeenIn2025
This is...OF COURSE.... a Feywild bird....
a widowbird..... I love them.
What boon (or curse) would it bestow? #dnd #rpg #daggerheart
a widowbird..... I love them.
What boon (or curse) would it bestow? #dnd #rpg #daggerheart
August 17, 2025 at 3:16 AM
This is...OF COURSE.... a Feywild bird....
a widowbird..... I love them.
What boon (or curse) would it bestow? #dnd #rpg #daggerheart
a widowbird..... I love them.
What boon (or curse) would it bestow? #dnd #rpg #daggerheart
Jackson’s Widowbird is found in the high-altitude grasslands of Kenya and Tanzania. Known for its striking appearance and dramatic breeding plumage, this rare bird thrives in open African landscapes.
Scientific Name
Euplectes jacksoni
📷 B. Sharma
Scientific Name
Euplectes jacksoni
📷 B. Sharma
August 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Jackson’s Widowbird is found in the high-altitude grasslands of Kenya and Tanzania. Known for its striking appearance and dramatic breeding plumage, this rare bird thrives in open African landscapes.
Scientific Name
Euplectes jacksoni
📷 B. Sharma
Scientific Name
Euplectes jacksoni
📷 B. Sharma
The long-tailed widowbird across southern and East Africa.
Breeding Males: An astonishing 50 to 71 cm long from beak to tail tip, largely due to their flowing tail feathers.
Once the mating season ends, the male undergoes a post-breeding molt and drops his iconic half-meter tail feathers
Breeding Males: An astonishing 50 to 71 cm long from beak to tail tip, largely due to their flowing tail feathers.
Once the mating season ends, the male undergoes a post-breeding molt and drops his iconic half-meter tail feathers
August 14, 2026 at 2:12 AM
The long-tailed widowbird across southern and East Africa.
Breeding Males: An astonishing 50 to 71 cm long from beak to tail tip, largely due to their flowing tail feathers.
Once the mating season ends, the male undergoes a post-breeding molt and drops his iconic half-meter tail feathers
Breeding Males: An astonishing 50 to 71 cm long from beak to tail tip, largely due to their flowing tail feathers.
Once the mating season ends, the male undergoes a post-breeding molt and drops his iconic half-meter tail feathers
South Africa Feb 26 more pics from Nirodha reserve. Red collared widowbird & buff streaked chat in addition to blue swallow we also saw fan -tailed grass bird Cape Batis & white eye African dusky flycatcher yellow crowned bishop dark capped yellow warbler & olive woodpecker #birds #birdsseenin2026
May 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
South Africa Feb 26 more pics from Nirodha reserve. Red collared widowbird & buff streaked chat in addition to blue swallow we also saw fan -tailed grass bird Cape Batis & white eye African dusky flycatcher yellow crowned bishop dark capped yellow warbler & olive woodpecker #birds #birdsseenin2026
Red-cowled Widowbird.
The red-cowled widowbird is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae. They are found in grasslands and bush clearings in East Africa. They are known for their long tails and brilliant red badges, both acting as sexual ornaments.
📸: @kenyanbirder
The red-cowled widowbird is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae. They are found in grasslands and bush clearings in East Africa. They are known for their long tails and brilliant red badges, both acting as sexual ornaments.
📸: @kenyanbirder
April 11, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Red-cowled Widowbird.
The red-cowled widowbird is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae. They are found in grasslands and bush clearings in East Africa. They are known for their long tails and brilliant red badges, both acting as sexual ornaments.
📸: @kenyanbirder
The red-cowled widowbird is a species of bird in the weaver family Ploceidae. They are found in grasslands and bush clearings in East Africa. They are known for their long tails and brilliant red badges, both acting as sexual ornaments.
📸: @kenyanbirder
May 21, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Coming down from the high mountains, back in South Africa the grasslands produced one of my birds of the trip, the Long-tailed Widowbird. Blown away by the extraordinary proportions and display of this bird!
@sophieshrike.bsky.social @birdlifesa.bsky.social
@sophieshrike.bsky.social @birdlifesa.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Coming down from the high mountains, back in South Africa the grasslands produced one of my birds of the trip, the Long-tailed Widowbird. Blown away by the extraordinary proportions and display of this bird!
@sophieshrike.bsky.social @birdlifesa.bsky.social
@sophieshrike.bsky.social @birdlifesa.bsky.social
Red-collared Widowbird.
The red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Red-collared widowbirds are found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
The red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Red-collared widowbirds are found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
December 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Red-collared Widowbird.
The red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Red-collared widowbirds are found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
The red-collared widowbird (Euplectes ardens) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae.
Red-collared widowbirds are found throughout Eastern and Southern Africa.
📸: @kenyanbirder
Jackson’s Widowbird. Kinangop Grassland, Kenya.
Widowbirds are exemplary of female sexual selection in progress. Males have extremely long tails and elaborate displays, and females select mates based on the quality of such features.
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography
Widowbirds are exemplary of female sexual selection in progress. Males have extremely long tails and elaborate displays, and females select mates based on the quality of such features.
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography
May 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Jackson’s Widowbird. Kinangop Grassland, Kenya.
Widowbirds are exemplary of female sexual selection in progress. Males have extremely long tails and elaborate displays, and females select mates based on the quality of such features.
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography
Widowbirds are exemplary of female sexual selection in progress. Males have extremely long tails and elaborate displays, and females select mates based on the quality of such features.
#birds #birding #wildlife #nature #photography #birdphotography
Long-Tailed Widowbird
found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia
📷: Braam Collins
#birds
found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia
📷: Braam Collins
#birds
September 5, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Long-Tailed Widowbird
found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia
📷: Braam Collins
#birds
found in Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Eswatini, and Zambia
📷: Braam Collins
#birds
Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne) in South Africa by Ettienne Van Niekerk.
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Long-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes progne) in South Africa by Ettienne Van Niekerk.
Red-cowled Widowbird of Tanznia
June 19, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Red-cowled Widowbird of Tanznia