Verreaux’s Eagle (Aquila verreauxii)
Cover image: Verreaux’s Eagle by Maans Booysen – Prieska district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 197991 Identification The Verreaux’s E...
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!
Blue Crane (Grus paradisea)
Cover image: Blue Crane by Attie Van Aarde – Albertinia district, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 268829 By Act of Parliament, this is the national bird of...
White-throated Canary (Crithagra albogularis)
Cover image of White-throated Canary by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 60667 Identification The White-throated Ca...
Grey-backed Cisticola (Cisticola subruficapilla)
Cover image: Grey-backed Cisticola by Gregg Darling – St. Francis Bay Air Field, Eastern Cape Cisticolas belong to the Family CISTICOLIDAE. This ...
Chestnut-vented Warbler (Sylvia subcaeruleum)
Cover image: Chestnut-vented Warbler by Gerald Wingate – Klipheuwel district, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 176803 Identification The Chestnut...
Cape Spurfowl (Pternistis capensis)
Cover image of Cape Spurfowl by Terry Terblanche – Near Lutzville, Northern Cape – BirdPix No. 260909 The Cape Spurfowl is a member of the ‘...
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Cover image: White Stork by Lance Robinson– Biesiesvlei, Free State – BirdPix No. 243136 Identification The White Stork is a large and striking bird. ...
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
Cover image: Black-headed Heron by Les Underhill – Bloubergstrand, Western Cape – BirdPix No. 266676 Identification The Black-headed Heron is a large ...
Karoo Scrub Robin (Cercotrichas coryphoeus)
Cover image of Karoo Scrub Robin by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape The Karoo Scrub Robin belongs to the family MUSCICAPIDAE. This gr...
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Cover image: Grey Heron by Ryan Tippett– Zimanga Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal – BirdPix No. 22138 Identification The Grey Heron is a large, conspicuous...