Camera shy? Not us ... parrots perch on a camera lens at Marshall Nature Reserve in Khartoum. AFP
Camera shy? Not us ... parrots perch on a camera lens at Marshall Nature Reserve in Khartoum. AFP
A cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) at the Marshall Nature Reserve, the first and largest protected habitat built at a residential house in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. AFP
A cut-throat finch (Amadina fasciata) at the Marshall Nature Reserve, the first and largest protected habitat built at a residential house in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. AFP
A Rosella parrot at the Marshall reserve in Khartoum, Sudan. The reserve covers an area of 400 square metres, with a height of 10 metres. AFP
A Rosella parrot at the Marshall reserve in Khartoum, Sudan. The reserve covers an area of 400 square metres, with a height of 10 metres. AFP
An African grey parrot, left, at Marshall Nature Reserve. AFP
An African grey parrot, left, at Marshall Nature Reserve. AFP
A zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) in the reserve in Khartoum. AFP
A zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) in the reserve in Khartoum. AFP
A confident rose-ringed parakeet, also known as the ring-necked parakeet, eats from the hand of a visitor to the Marshall Nature Reserve in Khartoum. AFP
A confident rose-ringed parakeet, also known as the ring-necked parakeet, eats from the hand of a visitor to the Marshall Nature Reserve in Khartoum. AFP
A yellow ring-necked parakeet the nature reserve in the Sudanese capital. AFP
A yellow ring-necked parakeet the nature reserve in the Sudanese capital. AFP
A dove eyes the photographer with suspicion at the Marshall Nature Reserve in Khartoum. AFP
A dove eyes the photographer with suspicion at the Marshall Nature Reserve in Khartoum. AFP
Birds at the Marshall Nature Reserve in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, close to the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers. AFP
Birds at the Marshall Nature Reserve in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, close to the confluence of the Blue Nile and White Nile rivers. AFP
Birdhouses at Marshall Nature Reserve in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. AFP
Birdhouses at Marshall Nature Reserve in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. AFP

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Camera shy? Not us! Birds show off at Khartoum's nature reserve - in pictures

Sudan's Marshall Nature Reserve is home to doves, parakeets and finches

Olive Obina

April 30, 2021

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