The Little Grebe is a species that we are all quite familiar with in the UK so here in South Africa, some 8954 miles away it was a surprise to see them commonly here. We were in the midst of a quiet day today and we suggested a trip to the local park. I took my camera with me of course and it was a good job I did because I suddenly realised that in the reeds and very close, was a nest complete with some tiny fledged chicks. They were being fed by both parents and it was really interesting to see the behaviour as they bought little fish to the youngsters. With the water quite clear I could see how quickly they can swim underwater, swimming for quite a distance back to the chicks and the nest area. There was also some weird aggressive behaviour from the female to the male. With the light much better at sunset I am going to return in the next 20 minutes or so to see what the light is like, it should be flooding on to the nest. As well as the grebe nest I also discovered a pair of Pied kingfisher, the first I have seen in South Africa but now I have seen this species in Sri Lanka, Gambia and here in Cape Town.  This pair were skulking in the reeds which was quite a surprise because during the day on a Saturday there were literally hundreds of people around.  I managed to get a shot through the reeds just for the record.