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Industrial biodiversity 2 continued : Black River in Paarden Island : stormwater drain

Posted on 04/07/2024 by Les Underhill

In October 2019, the piece of the Black River between the N1 and Section Street in the City of Cape Town looked like this: It was described in a 2019 blog as a ...

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Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus)

Posted on 02/07/2024 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Jackal Buzzard by Gregg Darling – Near St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape – BirdPix No. 8247 Buzzards belong to the Family ACCIPITRIDAE...

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BDInsight – February 2024

Posted on 01/02/2024 by admin

Cover image: Malachite Sunbird (Nectarina famosa) – Middelburg district, Eastern Cape – Photo by Tino Herselman Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the BDIn...

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Citizen Science & Birding in the Karoo

Posted on 16/11/2022 by Ashley Eugley

“Oh, it’s a glossy starling!” The car comes to a stop on the side of the highway. The passengers grab their binoculars and cameras and hop out of the vehicle, d...

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White-backed Mousebird (Colius colius)

Posted on 11/11/2022 by Bird Feeder Project: Karis Daniel & Megan Loftie-Eaton

Cover image: White-backed Mousebird by Ryan Tippett – BirdPix 103558 White-backed Mousebird Identification The White-backed Mousebird has a grey head, pro...

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Olive Thrush (Turdus olivaceus)

Posted on 10/11/2022 by Bird Feeder Project: Karis Daniel & Megan Loftie-Eaton

Cover image: Olive Thrush by Gregg Darling – BirdPix 28166 Olive Thrush Identification The Olive Thrush has a dark grey head, back, and tail, an orange be...

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Pied Crow (Corvus albus)

Posted on 08/11/2022 by Bird Feeder Project: Karis Daniel & Megan Loftie-Eaton

Cover image: Pied Crow by Trevor Hardaker – BirdPix 16860 Identification The Pied Crow is an unmistakable, vocal and conspicuous species, unlikely to be o...

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Bokmakierie (Telophorus zeylonus)

Posted on 01/11/2022 by Bird Feeder Project: Karis Daniel & Megan Loftie-Eaton

Cover image: Bokmakierie by Dave Rimmer – BirdPix 21605 Identification The Bokmakierie is a species of bushshrike, belonging to the Family Malaconotidae. ...

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Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)

Posted on 18/08/2022 by Bird Feeder Project: Karis Daniel & Megan Loftie-Eaton

Cover photo – Red-eyed Dove by Anthony Archer. Identification The Red-eyed dove is common in many areas of southern Africa, and has adapted well to living...

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Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)

Posted on 12/08/2022 by Bird Feeder Project: Karis Daniel & Megan Loftie-Eaton

Cover photo: BirdPix 110 – Lia Steen Speckled Mousebird Identification The Speckled Mousebird has sandy brown to ashy brown plumage feathers along its hea...

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