The Search for Steppe Buzzards
Steppe Buzzards are the most common of raptors for parts of South Africa during the summer months, specifically the Western Cape. Yet somehow my encounters with these creatures had been limited, in…
Bryn De Kocks
Bryn is a passionate and opinionated antinatalist and naturalist with a love for nature, the ocean, photography, severe weather and music. He spends most of his time looking for new birds within the Western Cape, taking landscape photographs or behind his computer being a nerd.
Raptors and Wetlands
The original plans this weekend were to head off with Cathryn to Kirstenbosch Gardens on Saturday morning and attempt to find some of our feathered friends, though due to rain which persisted…
Northern RockHopper Penguin at Soetwater
I have been an awful birder of late, just horrible… I never twitched the Black Tern at Strandfontein, nor the Baillon’s Crake at Intaka Island. To be frank, I just haven’t had…
A Visit to Rhodes Memorial
My old storm chasing forum signature used to be “Keep your eyes to the skies”, but over the past weeks or so the skies have held much of nothing. During the summer…
The Vacation Post – A Look Back at December
Again I find myself with the compulsion to apologize for a lengthy absence from the site, in fact it’s been near 2 months since my previous entry. Once again my opening sentiments…
Storm Chasing in Cape Town
There has been an undeniable lack of updates over the past couple of weeks and that is frankly due to a variety of things on my part, and then of course a…
Birding in the Helderberg – 20 October 2012
Helderberg Nature Reserve There was a bird club outing this Saturday morning, but unfortunately I was not able to get up at 6am due to a lingering illness I’ve had for a…
The Return of the Tawny
For those reading with the intention of only hearing about the Tawny sighting, you can scroll down to Tuesday 25 September. Wednesday – 19 September 2012 Another lunch time meet up with…
A Weekend of Raptors
The week started out less than great, on the night of my previous blog post, my car was broken into – drivers side window smashed and my GPS stolen, while I somehow…
The Search for the Mysterious Eagle
Well now, where to start? The beginning as good a place as any… Yesterday (Friday 7 September 2012) I went to the Helderberg Nature Reserve as I often do during my lunch…
Spring Is Here – So Are The Raptors
Well Spring is definitely in the air with avian activity picking up, with both breeding pairs being seen more actively and some of the migratory birds returning. Though it is not only…
Somerset West Bird Club Outing and More
Friday – 17 August 2012 Starting on Friday, after a series of strong cold fronts which brought some damaging winds, icy temperatures and heavy rain, the sun was finally showing again and…