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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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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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Booted Eagle (Aquila pennatus)

Posted on 07/09/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Booted Eagle by Gregg Darling – Paarl mountain Reserve, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 6148 Identification The Booted Eagle has a compact, stocky build...

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Gurney’s Sugarbird (Promerops gurneyi)

Posted on 30/08/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image. Gurney’s Sugarbird by Colin Summergill – Carter’s Hill, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 252816  Identification The Gurn...

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Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer)

Posted on 26/08/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image by Marna Buys – Kirstenbosch, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 61050 Cape Sugarbird Identification The Cape Sugarbird is a very distin...

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Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus tricolor)

Posted on 23/08/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Common Bulbul by Lia Steen – Shellybeach, KwaZulu-Natal Identification The Common or Dark-capped Bulbul is a distinctive and easily rec...

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African Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus nigricans)

Posted on 16/08/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of African Red-eyed Bulbul by Jon Blanco – Karoo Gariep Nature Reserve, Northern Cape Identification The African Red-eyed Bulbul is an eas...

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Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus)

Posted on 07/08/2023 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Bokmakierie by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon District, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 114349 Identification The Bokmakierie should be fami...

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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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