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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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Birding The Helderberg – Macassar, Vergenoegd and Paardevlei

Bryn De Kocks12 years ago11 years ago31 mins

It was once again time for the monthly Somerset West Bird Club outing, and the weather was not looking kind at first light. The forecast wasn’t great and I wasn’t expecting much, and having woken up with a sore ankle, I was weighing whether I should go or not. At 7:40 I contacted Rose Mills…

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Giant Kingfisher
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Birding Elgin with the Somerset West Bird Club

Bryn De Kocks12 years ago11 years ago32 mins

With winter now fully upon us, the monthly outings have moved to departure occurring at 07:30. Cathryn, who has recently become a member of the Somerset West Bird Club would be enjoying the first outing as a member, while she had joined me on a previous outing to see how she would enjoy it, things…

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Black Shouldered Kites
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Birding at Strandfontein Sewage Works and Rondevlei – 17 June 2012

Bryn De Kocks13 years ago3 months ago01 mins

To top off an already busy weekend of birding I decided on Saturday night that I would wake up early, and if weather permitting, head to the Strandfontein Sewage Works and Rondevlei Bird Sanctuary. At around 8:15am I looked at the weather via some webcams in Cape Town and Muizenberg and decided I may as…

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Birding in the Helderberg – 16 June 2012

Bryn De Kocks13 years ago11 years ago01 mins

The weekend got started on the Friday evening with a great sunset, I headed down to Strand beach and positioned myself at the tidal pool and waited as the colours increased. While shooting, a couple walked onto the tidal pool wall and stood staring at the sunset for a bit, as can be seen in…

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Common Fiscal at Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary
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Birding in Somerset West – 9 June to 11 June 2012

Bryn De Kocks13 years ago11 years ago01 mins

After a series of cold and wet days during the past week, as soon as the cold fronts began to clear I headed to the Helderberg Nature Reserve for a very short check on the pond which tends to get some interesting visitors at times.

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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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Recent Posts

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