Familiar Chat (Oenanthe familiaris)
Cover image of Familiar Chat by Ryan Tippett – Near Carnarvon, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 253536 Identification The Familiar Chat is a small and...
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!
African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Cover image: African Sacred Ibis by Malcolm Robinson– Darvill Bird Sanctuary, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 249235 Identification The African Sacred Ibi...
Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Cover image. Little Grebe by Joanne Putter – Keurboomsrivier, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 224373 Identification The Little Grebe is a small and co...
Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa)
Cover image: Karoo Prinia by Pieter La Grange – Vleesbaai, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 239246 Identification The Karoo Prinia is a small, pale and long-tailed wa...
Short-toed Rock-thrush (Monticola brevipes)
Cover image of Short-toed Rock-thrush by PR Kleiman – Near Riemvasmaak, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 245207 Identification The Short-toed Rock-thr...
Greater Striped Swallow (Cecropis cucullata)
Cover image of Greater Striped Swallow by Cobus Elstadt – Near Uniondale, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 256513 Identification The Greater Striped Sw...
Rock Martin (Ptyonoprogne fuligula)
Cover image by Andre Kok – Karoo National Park, Western Cape. The Rock Martin belongs to the family HIRUNDINIDAE, a group that includes Swallows,...
White-throated Swallow (Hirundo albigularis)
Cover image by Robbie Aspeling – Marievale bird sanctuary, Gauteng – BirdPix No. 1982 White-throated Swallow Identification The White-throated Sw...
Cinnamon-breasted Warbler (Euryptila subcinnamomea)
Cover image by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon District, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 97078 Cinnamon-breasted Warbler Identification The Cinnamon-breaste...
Orange River White-eye (Zosterops pallidus)
Cover image: Orange River White-eye by Sybrand Venter – Carnarvon District, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 229235 Identification The Orange River White-eye is the ...