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Botha’s Lark (Spizocorys fringillaris)

Posted on 02/08/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Botha’s Lark by Maans Booysen – Daggakraal, Mpumalanga – BirdPix No. 213508 Larks are passerine birds of...

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European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Posted on 29/07/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: European Bee-eater by Neels Putter – Thabazimbi district, Limpopo – BirdPix No.153941 Bee-eaters belong to the Family: MEROPIDAE. Th...

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Suburban wetlands 1 : Liesbeek River, Observatory

Posted on 25/07/2024 by admin

Having started out in life on the eastern buttress of Table Mountain, the Liesbeek River loses its freedom and is condemned to run most of its course imprisoned...

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Lark-like Bunting (Emberiza impetuani)

Posted on 24/07/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Lark-like Bunting by Les Underhill – Vanrhynsdorp district, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 274357 Buntings belong to the Family: EMBER...

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Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres)

Posted on 22/07/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cape Vulture by Pamela Kleiman – Underberg district, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 274705 Vultures belong to the Family: ACCIPI...

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Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)

Posted on 15/07/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Fork-tailed Drongo by Desire Darling – Komdomo, Eastern Cape –  BirdPix No. 28186 Drongos belong to the Family: DICRURIDAE. All...

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Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)

Posted on 09/07/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Spotted Thick-Knee by Kevin Lavery – Klipriversberg Nature Reserve, Gauteng – BirdPix No. 220757 Thick-knees belong to the Family:...

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Industrial biodiversity 2 continued : Black River in Paarden Island : stormwater drain

Posted on 04/07/2024 by Les Underhill

In October 2019, the piece of the Black River between the N1 and Section Street in the City of Cape Town looked like this: It was described in a 2019 blog as a ...

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Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)

Posted on 02/07/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Jackal Buzzard by Gregg Darling – Near St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 8247 Buzzards belong to the Family ACCIPITRIDAE...

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Commercial biodiversity 1 : birds at Northgate Business Park

Posted on 29/06/2024 by Les Underhill

We tend to be dismissive of the idea that “development” can be any good for “biodiversity”. Northgate Business Park was clearly designed...

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