A male white-bellied sunbird. Sunbirds love flowering plants such as aloe (including the quiver tree), red-hot pokers, wild dagga (Leonotis), canna, and the flowers of Vachellia (Acacia) species. In their quest for nectar, they collect pollen and become important plant pollinators. Read the column on the right for more on sunbirds in the Northern Cape.Photo: Brian Culver

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Drawn to the sweet smells of nature

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