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Archive/BirdPix/Birds/Industrial biodiversity

Industrial biodiversity 1 : Epping Industria I

Posted on 20/10/2018 by Les Underhill

What motivates this blog on industrial biodiversity? Well, the BDI took occupation of its unit in Epping Industria I on Monday this past week. Director Pete Lav...

Citizen Science/News

Shoot the Dragons Week – Spring 2018

Posted on 15/10/2018 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Dragons do exist, and they’ve been around for over 300 million years! They might not breathe fire, but they do have six legs, four wings, and extremely keen eye...

Citizen Science/Citizen scientist profile/News

Turner of chaos into order … BDI interviews citizen scientist Bernardine Altenroxel

Posted on 04/10/2018 by Megan Loftie-Eaton

Bernardine Altenroxel has recently graduated cum laude with a BSc(Hons) in Geography from the University of South Africa (UNISA). So, with her studies behind he...

Biodiversity Observations

Bird atlasing in Hessequa

Posted on 11/09/2018 by admin

van Rooyen JA. 2018. Systematic atlasing in Hessequa – moving from mapping to monitoring. Biodiversity Observations 9.10:1-13 Biodiversity Observations is...

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Common Starling range expansion

Posted on 11/09/2018 by admin

Ivanova IM and Symes CT. 2018. Common starling Sturnus vulgaris expansion in South Africa. Biodiversity Observations 9.9:1-6 Biodiversity Observations is an ope...

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African Black Oystercatcher aggregations

Posted on 07/09/2018 by admin

Geldenhuys L. 2018. Aggregations of African Black Oystercatchers in remote coastal areas of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Biodiversity Observations ...

Biodiversity Observations

Odonata of the Western Cape

Posted on 06/09/2018 by admin

Underhill LG, Loftie-Eaton M and Navarro R. 2018. Dragonflies and damselflies of the Western Cape – OdonataMAP report, August 2018. Biodiversity Observati...

Biodiversity Observations

Water, birds, and biodiversity

Posted on 05/09/2018 by admin

Fincham J, Mbewu S and Hobbs J. 2018. Water, birds, and biodiversity – key elements of education. Biodiversity Observations 9.6:1-19 Biodiversity Observat...

Figure 1: Doves drinking at Monamodi Pan. Photo: Julio de Castro.
Biodiversity Observations

Hornbill predation on sparrow

Posted on 08/07/2018 by admin

de Castro J, Castro L, de Castro M and Rijnders F. 2018. Predation by Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill on adult Southern Grey-headed Sparrow. Biodiversity Observ...

Figure 1: Camera trap photographs of Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus visiting Encephalartos villosus to feed on fruit, Nelspruit, October 2011 (Photos: Craig Symes).
Biodiversity Observations

Cycad seed dispersal

Posted on 06/07/2018 by admin

Symes CT. 2018. Cycad seed dispersal – the importance of large frugivorous birds. Biodiversity Observations 9.4:1-9 Biodiversity Observations is an open a...

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