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A lovely sunset always calms the nerves.
Amid all of the bad weather warnings, one can still find spots of beauty. I took the photos of the sunset from our normal high spot, as one can see the horizon from there, and also the sea front. W...
Two major problems that we take in our stride.
An early morning mountain view on our way out to a Papillon meeting. Problem 1. Lately the oil prices per barrel fluctuate wildly between high and low, as it is due to the USA-Iran war. It really h...
Teasing Blacksmith Lapwings.
Easy to get the blacksmiths into panic mode, just go near their nest. I know where they nest and I got them with their babies last spring season, and of course I posted it at the time. The one seem...
A noisy plane photo bomb.
I was zooming in on the Malachite Sunbird, when a noisy plane suddenly appeared. The bird flew away, and I decided to zoom in on the plane. Just as well as I did, as the pilot was doing stunts in t...
Robby always has a plan.
It rained in the morning, and later on after it stopped, Robby popped in for a bath. In here you will see a Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra) bathing, and also a Pied Crow (Corvus albus) taking off...
Flowers are telling us that life is beautiful.
And not only that, as flowers (blooms) are also the sustenance of life. We saw that the yellow Protea Pincushions are also starting to bloom. Just goes to show how intelligent the sunbirds are, as ...
Waiting for the full moon...
...and as usual, I took some random shots of the landscapes. It is the first day of the new month, of September, and we hope that it will be kind to everyone. We just have to keep an eye on that El...
Feeding at the Malachite nest.
I found the nest on a farm that borders on the mountains. It is the first week of feeding, and I could see that the babies of the Malachite Sunbirds (Nectarinia famosa) hatched, as I timed the fema...
Retirement was never on my agenda.
Seven years ago I reached the formal retirement age, but life had other plans for me. So, now I will show you a road trip to another town as I was requested to do a eulogy at a memorial service. Yo...
Remember this fountain with all the birds?
I posted it about 3, or 4 years ago, and the ones that are still here on Hive might remember it. So, we returned here, as we heard that a new coffee shop had opened up. I will show you some doves (...
A snake on the premises.
The staff saw a snake, and it seems that the birds also knew that there was a snake around. So, these two friends, a Cape Sparrow and a Mousebird landed on a tree. I will break this story up into s...
Some old cruisers.
What a lovely surprise to see the oldies out and about. Do you know what type of old car this one is? Not to worry, as I will show you below. My wife is always searching for special prices on food ...
Definitely not fun to get past this...
...and so, we crawled along at 20kph for awhile. It is said that speed kills, and in this case, there was no speeding to talk of. Just an ultra slow drive until that machine turned off wherever it ...
Some sunbirds on show again.
Two species that are similarly colored, but quite different in size. In here you will see 4 shots of the male and his female, and then 4 shots of the other sunbird and his female. It was the one no...
Peregrine Falcon post as promised.
And yet again, I have to warn sensitive souls not to view this. In my previous Peregrine post that you can see HERE, I said that I had another post to do about the Peregrine, and this time he had a...