Category Archives: birds

Grey Lourie

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

The Grey Louries (spelling as per Roberts’ Birds of Southern Africa) are common in this area. ” Large and plain grey with a crest long and slightly shaggy” .  “Common resident in the bushveld, savanna, riverine woodland in arid country. “  “Usually … Continue reading →

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If it’s Tuesday, it must be ‘walk with Jackie’ day

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Different photographs this time .. mainly indigenous trees which are scattered about the park …  Cabbage Tree ( Cussionia  paniculata) - slender with leaves bunched at the top … They usually branch out from the bottom … Odd looking but are magnificent … Continue reading →

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Deep into Autumn …

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

… and winter rapidly approaching, I’ve been making the most of the last days of summer’s beauty.  I’ve moved all the pots containing sun loving herbs and plants (one of which is a Bay Laurel .. yay finally bought one .. now … Continue reading →

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Half a jungle .. half a park !

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

That’s what Connor calls my garden !! A peek into the ‘park’ … Visitor to ’ junglepark ‘ – Bulbul …

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Skywatch Friday :

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Plettenberg Bay, along the Garden Route connecting Cape Town in the Western Cape to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape   : Flight of the seagull Added this sky/seascape looking out to sea from where I was standing  …  wish I was standing there at … Continue reading →

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Skywatch Friday : Port Alfred

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Port Alfred – Eastern Cape, South Africa : May 2011 For more spectacular skies around the world visit Skywatch

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The bigger picture ..

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

As I said yesterday … the big male dove sits on the patio roof every single morning to greet the day and his buddies.  I thought I would show the bigger picture of what I see from my bed-while-I’m-having-my-tea (on … Continue reading →

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And so he sits …

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

… every morning … cooing to his buddies perched in trees and on rooftops, while I’m having my early morning cup of tea in bed before the day begins … (well it has already begun as I’m the first up to do … Continue reading →

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Skywatch Friday :

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Tawny Eagle – Leopard Mountain Game Lodge (Dec 2011) There he sits … on the left in the tree For more spectacular skies around the world visit Skywatch

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While their mommy was busy …

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

… with a ‘trash-the-dress’ photo shoot  at Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens on Saturday afternoon …   (see Jeanette’s post) … I dragged the boys away from their obsession with playing games on their mommy’s phone … … and we went bird … Continue reading →

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