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Bryn De Kocks

Bryn De Kocks

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Birder, Storm Chaser & Photographer

Bryn De Kocks

I try to capture little moments in time.
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Somerset West Bird Club Outing – 21 July 2012

Bryn De Kocks13 years ago11 years ago63 mins

After meaning to make one of the Bird Club outings for a number of months, I finally had the weekend free and was completely dedicated to attending this time. I started following the timing of the weather closely from early in the week and one day it looked terrible, then it looked more promising and…

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Dipping on the Great Spotted Cukoo & Dick Dent Outing

Bryn De Kocks13 years ago11 years ago03 mins

After another week of plummeting temperatures which brought snow to the mountains of the South-Western Cape, the Great Spotted Cuckoo in Klipheuwel seemed to be bracing it well, now present for nearly two weeks, it was last seen on Friday morning. Noting that the cold front was forecast to pass and give way to partly…

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Green Backed Heron at the Helderberg

Bryn De Kocks13 years ago11 years ago31 mins

This weekend began with me not expecting to be able to get out in the field at all due to the weather forecasts, but on Saturday morning I woke up and looked outside and saw that while it was cloudy, there was far more sun than I was originally expecting. I realized that this may…

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Ravens and Kestrels and Swifts – Oh My

Bryn De Kocks13 years ago11 years ago12 mins

Well, it’s been a while since my last birding blog update, but at no fault of my own… Winter has been baring down on Cape Town in full force over the past few weeks, in fact this weekend will be the third straight weekend of rain, and while others have been making the most of…

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Digging in the Archives

Bryn De Kocks13 years ago11 years ago02 mins

Well, winter is without a doubt upon us here in South Africa, especially true for the Western and Eastern Cape where we have been having rain for at least two-thirds of the week and as luck seems to always have it, the rainiest days occur on the weekends. Because of these conditions I have been…

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Kogel Bay Camping Trip

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One Last Wave – A Memorial to a Lost One

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Chaos in the Water – Strand Beach

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Breaking Big – A Koeelbay Adventure

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Chasing Dusk: A Guide To Predicting and Photographing Sunsets

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Chasing Lightning in Cape Town 12 & 13 February

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Chasing Snow in Ceres – 16 July 2017

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Chasing Lightning In The Cape

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Chasing Fires in Somerset West (3 January 2017)

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Chasing Mammatus and Other Local Adventures

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Chasing Snow in Ceres – 6 July 2014

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My Top 10 Albums of All Time

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Peasant EP Launch – Carnival Court

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The Awakening at Mercury Live

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Comeback Kid Ignites Cape Town Hardcore Scene

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Metal4Africa’s Summerfest 2014

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