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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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Kittlitz’s Plover (Charadrius pecuarius)

Posted on 20/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Kittlitz’s Plover by Malcolm Robinson – Albert Falls Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 261565 Identification Kittlitz’s Plove...

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Three-banded Plover (Charadrius tricollaris)

Posted on 14/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Three-banded Plover by Ansie Dee Reis – Dikhololo Resort, North West – BirdPix No. 265474 Identification The Three-banded Plover is distinctive and...

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Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

Posted on 08/11/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image by Colin Summersgill – Bisley Valley Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 248466 Identification Guineafowl are quintessentiall...

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Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis)

Posted on 31/10/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Namaqua Dove by Neels Jackson – Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo – BirdPix No. 170565 Identification The Namaqua Dove is a distinct...

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Pale-winged Starling (Onychognathus nabouroup)

Posted on 23/10/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Pale-winged Starling by Desire Darling – Erongo Wilderness lodge, Namibia Starlings belong to the family STURNIDAE. All members of the family, whic...

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Namaqua Sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua)

Posted on 20/10/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Namaqua Sandgrouse by Tino Herselman – Middelburg, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 264328 Identification Sandgrous are short-legged terre...

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Rufous-eared Warbler (Malcorus pectoralis)

Posted on 10/10/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Rufous-eared Warbler by Lance Robinson – Biesiesvlei, Free State –  BirdPix No. 253422 Identification The Rufous-eared Warbler is a ...

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Cape Clapper Lark (Mirafra apiata)

Posted on 21/09/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cape Clapper Lark by Gerald Wingate – Near Mamre, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 87574 Identification The Cape Clapper Lark is a fairl...

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Eastern Clapper Lark (Mirafra fasciolata)

Posted on 19/09/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Eastern Clapper Lark by Gregg Darling – Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 5436 Identification The Eastern Cla...

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Grey-backed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix verticalis)

Posted on 11/09/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Grey-backed Sparrow-lark by Jorrie Jordaan – Aberdeen district, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 252498 Identification The Grey-backed Spa...

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