Not quite right- but the only placeholder at present.
Leucadendron rubrum site of Conebush Sexual Dimorphism study.
Old veld (ca 20 years old)
I think this may be an olivaceus-smithi hybrid. It has black on the upper mandible, but very little. It also has an orange eye ring, but not a distinct one as in pure upcountry smithi. It also seems to have an intermediate amount of orange on the belly-breast.
ID supported by John Manning. Note the differences between B. arenicola (left) and B. ambigua (right), also collected in the area, in the second and third pics.
Baby weaver foraging mostly on its own now. it's interesting how weavers are not fed by the parents for very long after they leave the nest - just a couple of days.