#Whydah
Shaft tailed Whydah at Kalahari Salt Pan, Botswana, Africam

#birds, #ShaftTailedWhydah, #nature, #wildlife, #Botswana, #livestream, #Africam
February 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
My brother showed me a video of this whydah on instagram and he was like "is this real" and I replied "oh ya, I know that bird"
February 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A Shaft Tailed Whydah - they do a lovely aerial dance to dazzle the girls. (Kwando region, Botswana) #birds #birdphotography
February 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
- The Broad-tailed paradise whydah (Vidua obtusa) is a small passerine bird in the family Viduidae
- Photo courtesy of Dajan Chiou.
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
These guys showed up again. I realize they don't really belong, but they are beautiful birds. Pin tailed Whydah. Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #whydah #pettrade #escapee #southernafrica #finch #peace
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Two birds in the bath - making do with a puddle left over after recent rain. Pin-tailed Whydah in the back (native to Africa, not California) and Chipping Sparrow in the front. #Twosday #birds
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
This Eastern Paradise Whydah knows a thing or two about #poise
#BirdOfTheDay
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Good morning,

Today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #ShortBeaks

Green Peafowl
Tennessee Warbler
Pin tailed Whydah
Crested Coua

Have a lovely weekend.

#bird #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #madagascar #colombia #thailand #southafrica
January 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Pin tailed Whydah. Pet trade escapee, starting to gain a foothold here in Southern California. Pet trade......hmm. Peace! #birds #birding #birdwatching #southernafrica #beautiful #peace✌️
January 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Oh I think the bird that struck Bob's Burgers' window was a Pin-tailed Whydah ebird.org/species/pitwhy
January 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
On the way we picked up some nice birds during short stops including Lappet-faced Vulture, Pearl-spotted Owlet & Sahel Paradise Whydah.
January 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Pin tail Whydah...
The pin tailed African songbird’s males have tails twice their body length and perform hovering dances to impress females. #Bird #Courtship #sundayvibes
January 5, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Steel-blue Whydah (Vidua hypocherina)

Family Viduidae (Whydahs and Indigobirds)
Range: southern South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, northern Uganda, Kenya, and northern and central Tanzania
IUCN status: Least Concern
ML626126831 - Steel-blue Whydah - Macaulay Library
© Wachara Sanguansombat; Oromia, Ethiopia; 07 Jun 2024
macaulaylibrary.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Samuel Bellamy, was an English pirate who briefly terrorized the Atlantic in 1716–1717. A champion of egalitarian crews, he commanded the Whydah Gally before it wrecked off Cape Cod.

#SamuelBellamy
#GoldenAgeOfPiracy
#WhydahGally
#PirateHistory
January 4, 2026 at 7:26 AM
December 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Alan's choice for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #NaturesPantry birds interacting with berries, seeds, or flowers.
December 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Western Cape for @oriolebirding.bsky.social - Day 9: 19th November 2025
A last day in the rolling grasslands before the never ending road back to Cape Town. blueeyedbirding.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-... #birdsseenin2025
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Here is every place of worship we have visited so far in Benin 🇧🇯

#List
#Benin
#StepByStep 👣
#PlacesOfWorship
Been here? ❤️
Want to visit? 🔁

6/6
December 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Evidently pet trade escapee's like to hang out together. Pin tailed Whydah and a Scaly breasted Munia. Both species seem to be thriving. Peace! #birds #birding #pettrade #invasive #escapee #africa #asia #munia #whydah #peace
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Pin-tailed Whydah.

The pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura) is a small songbird with a conspicuous pennant-like tail in breeding males. It is a resident breeding bird in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert.

📸: @derrickw0ng
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

horseshoe crab
whale shark
pin-tailed whydah
giant Galapagos tortoise
opossum
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

bison
pronghorn
sandhill crane
gopher tortoise
manatee
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:

bighorn sheep
green sea turtles
north american porcupine
ravens (friends)
grey whales
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Pin-tailed Whydah. Lives in the tree behind my house. Don't know how it got to California from Africa. Glorious. Photo from the Merlin website.
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Here is every place of worship we have visited so far in Benin 🇧🇯

#List
#Benin
#StepByStep 👣
#PlacesOfWorship
Been here? ❤️
Want to visit? 🔁

6/6
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM