Strutting up, the smaller flamingo turned bumping and waving her wing in a display of warning.

A moment in time - too quick for the human eye - captures the opaque nictating membrane of the malachite kingfisher as she cleans her wing feathers.

An egret, known for its elegance, begins its ascent into the heavens.

A majestic egret, its pristine form a picture of grace, ascends into the sky with the fluidity of a seasoned ballerina's pirouette.

A Greater Flamingo flips over a pair of resting Pied Avocets during take-off.

A flamingo runs forward with a pitter-patter across the lagoon to take-off.

Frozen in time, a Cape Golden Weaver flutters its wings briefly before heading into its nest above.