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Author: Ryan Tippett

Ryan is an enthusiastic contributor to Citizen Science and has added many important and interesting records of fauna and flora. He has been a member of the Virtual Museum since 2014 and has currently submitted over 12,000 records. He is on the expert identification panel for the OdonataMAP project. Ryan is a well-qualified and experienced Field Guide, and Guide Training Instructor. He has spent the last 18 years in the guiding and tourism industries. Ryan loves imparting his passion and knowledge onto others, and it is this that drew him into guide training in particular. Something that he finds incredibly rewarding is seeing how people he's had the privilege of teaching have developed and gone on to greater things. His interests are diverse and include Dragonflies, Birding, Arachnids, Amphibians, wild flowers and succulents, free diving and experiencing big game on foot. With this range of interests, there is always likely be something special just around the corner!
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Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Posted on 19/02/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Western Cattle Egret by David Kennedy– Linyanti Swamps, Botswana – BirdPix No. 249235 The Western Cattle Egret is monotypic, meaning it l...

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Little Swift (Apus affinis)

Posted on 12/02/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Little Swift by Gerald Wingate – Vanschoorsdrif, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 186019 Swifts are specialised, highly aerial birds with ...

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Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa)

Posted on 07/02/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Malachite Sunbird by Pamela Kleiman – Steytlerville, Eastern Cape –  BirdPix No. 10960 Identification The Malachite Sunbird is ...

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Pririt Batis (Batis pririt)

Posted on 29/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Pririt Batis by Ryan Tippett– Carnarvon district, Northern Cape –  BirdPix No. 252534 Batises make up a genus of small, uniquely Afr...

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Fairy Flycatcher (Stenostira scita)

Posted on 22/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Fairy Flycatcher by Marna Buys – Wonderboom, Gauteng –  BirdPix No. 261347 Identification This species is notable for being one...

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Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

Posted on 13/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Secretarybird by Johan and Estelle van Rooyen – Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 230151 The Secretarybird...

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Cape Crow (Corvus capensis)

Posted on 10/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cape Crow by Anne Todd – Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 270764 Identification The Cape Crow is a distin...

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Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)

Posted on 06/01/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Diederik Cuckoo by Sybrand Venter – Woody Cape Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape Cuckoos belong to the Family CUCULIDAE. This family incl...

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Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix)

Posted on 28/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image by Lia Steen – Lake Chrissie, Mpumalanga – BirdPix No. 236 Identification The Southern Red Bishop is one of the most distinctively pl...

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Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea)

Posted on 24/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Wattled Starling by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon District Starlings belong to the family STURNIDAE. All members of the family, which also includes My...

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