The Double Dip
This is my first post since the new year, so happy new year everybody. I hope that you get out there and do lots of birding! My year has started with a…
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Hightlights of 2013 – Birding and Photography
I can’t even remember when last I made a blog post, and quite frankly it’s inexcusable, as I have had many pretty good days out since my last update. However, I figured…
Catching Up With Some Photographs
This is my first update in months, and I assure you it’s of no choice of my own. The weather has really limited the ability to get out in the field, granted…
Birding The Helderberg – Macassar, Vergenoegd and Paardevlei
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,…
A Rough Week
The past week has been anything but easy, both personally and in regards to being out taking photographs. Without getting too much into the personal knocks, my grandmother passed away last weekend,…
Birding Around Cape Town (Intaka and Rietvlei)
After having seen Intaka mentioned all over my facebook’s newsfeed for a couple of months, and having been told about it in one of the Rondevlei hides – I decided that I…
A Few Birds and a Reptile
On Friday 4 May I found myself on my regular Friday route after work, driving from Somerset West to my girlfriend’s place in Sea Point. I began noticing a bit of a…
West Coast National Park Adventure
With the long weekend marked on my calendar I was sure to make the most of it and contacted Duinepos chalets a couple of weeks ago. I was originally wanting to book…
A Day at the West Coast National Park
I recently decided to eventually head to the West Coast National Park with my girlfriend, the West Coast is a place that I haven’t been to in many years but have continued…
Public Holiday at Rondevlei
A couple of weeks ago there was a public holiday in the middle of the week and I decided I would head to Rondevlei as it had been a year since my…