Tankwa Karoo National Park with the SANParks Honorary Rangers
It was both an opportunity and a privilege when the Boland Region of the SANParks Honorary Rangers invited me to join them at their annual event at the Tankwa K...
Tag: birding
Flowers and feathers: Vanrhynsdorp : 4 to 7 August 2024
We visited Botuin Cottages between 4 and 7 August to enjoy the spring flowers and do some birding and ringing. Flowers and feathers. It was also a test run to e...
European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
Cover image: European Bee-eater by Neels Putter – Thabazimbi district, Limpopo – BirdPix No.153941 Bee-eaters belong to the Family: MEROPIDAE. Th...
Lark-like Bunting (Emberiza impetuani)
Cover image of Lark-like Bunting by Les Underhill – Vanrhynsdorp district, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 274357 Buntings belong to the Family: EMBER...
Bird ringing at Botuin : 2 to 5 June 2024
A group of BDI people went bird ringing at Botuin, Vanrhynsdorp, from Sunday 2 June to Wednesday 5 June. The aim was to keep a consistent pattern of ringing goi...
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Cover image of Barn Swallow by Andries de Vries – Middelburg district, Mpumalanga – BirdPix No. 266068 Identification The Barn Swallow is a speci...
Cape Eagle-Owl (Bubo capensis)
Cover image: Cape Eagle-Owl by Jorrie Jordaan – Rhodes Quarry, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 86047 Identification The Cape Eagle-Owl is...
Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
Cover photo by Anthony Archer – BirdPix 188952 Cape Wagtail Identification Cape Wagtails are medium-sized, greyish-brown birds with long tails and a disti...
Fiscal Flycatcher (Melaenornis silens)
Cover image of Fiscal Flycatcher by Michael Brooks – Citrusdal, Western Cape – BirdPix 4619 Fiscal Flycatcher Identification The Fiscal Flycatcher i...
Red-faced Mousebird (Urocolius indicus)
Cover image by J. Jordaan – Addo Elephant National Park – BirdPix 31413 Red-faced Mousebird Identification The Red-faced Mousebird has a slaty-grey ...