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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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Large-billed Lark (Galerida magnirostris)

Posted on 20/02/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image by Kevin Lavery – Near Phillipstown, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 228942 Large-billed Lark Identification The Large-billed Lark is a large,...

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Red Lark (Certhilauda burra)

Posted on 16/02/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Red Lark by Phillip Nieuwoudt – Near Aggeneys, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 73871 Identification The Red Lark is a large, handsome sp...

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Stark’s Lark (Eremalauda starki)

Posted on 13/02/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Stark’s Lark by Zenobia van Dyk – Near Poffadder, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 245207 Stark’s Lark Identification Stark&#...

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Sclater’s Lark (Spizocorys sclateri)

Posted on 10/02/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image. Sclater’s Lark by Alan Collett – Carnarvon District, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 142244 Identification Sclater’s Lark is...

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Black-eared Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix australis)

Posted on 04/02/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Black-eared Sparrow-lark by Alan Collett – Carnarvon District, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 70664 Identification The Black-eared Spar...

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Namaqua Warbler (Phragmacia substriata)

Posted on 28/01/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Namaqua Warbler by Sue Gie – Aquila Game Reserve, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 175614 Identification The Namaqua Warbler is a small, slende...

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Burchell’s Courser (Cursorius rufus)

Posted on 25/01/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Burchell’s Courser by Phillip Nieuwoudt– Garingboom Guest Farm, Free State – BirdPix No. 138305 Identification Burchell’s Courser ...

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Double-banded Courser (Rhinoptilus africanus)

Posted on 23/01/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Double-banded Courser by Desire Darling – Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 52169 Identification The Double-banded Co...

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Melambrotus papio

Posted on 15/01/2023 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Mark Galpin) in LacewingMAP here. Ascalaphidae (Owlflies) Melambrotus papio  Tjeder, 1992 Identification Size:&nb...

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Ascalaphus festivus

Posted on 15/01/2023 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Richard Johnstone) in LacewingMAP here. Ascalaphidae (Owlflies) Ascalaphus festivus  (Rambur, 1842) Identificatio...

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