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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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Greater Kestrel (Falco rupicoloides)

Posted on 26/07/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image Greater Kestrel by Sybrand Venter – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 246605 Identification The Greater Kestrel is a sm...

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Pale Chanting Goshawk (Melierax canorus)

Posted on 21/07/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Pale Chanting Goshawk by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 60801 Identification The Pale Chanting Gos...

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Capped Wheatear (Oenanthe pileata)

Posted on 17/07/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Capped Wheatear by Sybrand Venter – Near Carnarvon, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 219360 Identification The Capped Wheatear is a str...

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Crowned Lapwing (Vanellus coronatus)

Posted on 07/07/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Crowned Lapwing by Pieter Cronje – Moreleta Kloof Nature Reserve, Gauteng – BirdPix No. 89394 Identification The Crowned Lapwing i...

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Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus)

Posted on 28/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image by Sybrand Venter – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 233365 Identification The Blacksmith Lapwing is a boldly marked a...

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Mountain Chat (Oenanthe monticola)

Posted on 22/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Mountain Chat by Gerald Wingate – Britannica Bay, Western Cape. Identification The Mountain Chat or Mountain Wheatear is a handsome and...

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Tractrac Chat (Emarginata tractrac)

Posted on 12/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Tractrac Chat by Gregg Darling – Spitzkoppe, Namibia – BirdPix No. 13744 Identification The Tractrac Chat is a small, pale coloure...

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Sickle-winged Chat (Emarginata sinuata)

Posted on 05/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Sickle-winged Chat by Vaughan Jessnitz – St. Helena Bay, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 152671 Identification The Sickle-winged Chat i...

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Karoo Chat (Emarginata schlegelii)

Posted on 03/06/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Karoo Chat by Desire Darling – Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 38935 Identification The Karoo Chat is lar...

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Ant-eating Chat (Myrmecocichla formicivora)

Posted on 29/05/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Ant-eating Chat by Desire Darling – Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 7088 Identification The Ant-eating Cha...

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