Grootvadersbosch – Day 1 (The Trip)
Recently Cathryn and I made the decision to postpone our desired trip up country to the KNP in order to focus on more Western Cape species, and with 1 May being a…
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Pelagic Birding – A Day At Sea (21 April 2013)
Cathryn and I were lucky enough to be spending the day headed out to sea for some pelagic birding with Zest for Birds. We were both extremely excited to be introduced to…
A Visit to Intaka
The day started off as any 29’C day should, with an early morning rising. Well it was a partially early morning rising, we got out of bed at around 7:30 and got…
Strandfontein and Rondevlei – Autumn Birding
Last weekend, weather conditions prevented any birding – with gale force winds and intermittent rain from Friday through until Tuesday. Because of this, Cathryn and myself were both keen, should the weather…
Birding at the West Coast National Park – 21 March 2013
After a successful, but fairly quiet birding trip with Michael McSweeny – who I first met at one of the Rondevlei hides in 2011 or 2012, we decided that we should make…
Birding at Rooi Els and Bettys Bay
Somerset West Bird Club Outing – Rooi Els and Betty’s Bay (16 March 2013) The day started as any good day of birding does, by waking up far too early. The alarms…
Cuckoo for Buzzards
After my busy day out on Saturday the 9th of March I decided I may as well make the most of the fading summer weather and go out for the morning on…
A Day Out – Part 3 (Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary)
The final installment of my rather busy Saturday that happened on the 9th March. After spending my pre-sunrise hours at Sir Lowry’s Pass and my morning and mid-afternoon hours at Helderberg Nature…
A Day Out – Part 2 (Helderberg Nature Reserve)
Continuing on from my previous installment from Sir Lowry’s Pass. The time was now 7:30 and the Helderberg Nature Reserve gates had just opened, so I decided to head through to catch…
A Day Out – Part 1 (Sir Lorwy’s Pass)
I will start this post by bringing your attention to the ‘part 1’ you see above. The reason this is a single part of a multi-part ‘series’, is because I spent almost…
Hoya ND400 9-Stop Filter Review
2017 UPDATE The original Hoya ND400 9-stop review article below was released in 2013, just weeks after I had purchased the filter. Since then I have shot thousands of landscape and seascape…
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…