Subject: Fwd: Jaundiced puddy-cats, Saturday February 9, 2013 Jaundiced Eye William Saunderson-Meyer February 9, 2013 Who’s Mummy’s pwetty didums puddy-cat, then? The problem with the natural world isn’t the animals. It’s the bloody people. That’s true whether one is talking about rhino poaching – a tragedy resulting from mankind’s worst instincts – or at the…
Month: February 2013
TC Robertson – Sunday 17th February
Sunday 17 February. TC Robertson 06h30 with Barry Pullock. 0824951865 Directions: Head South on N2 Take the Scottburgh/Dududu off ramp, ( the off ramp after Umkomaas approx 12 kms). At the stop street turn left, keep on that road to the T-junction. Turn right and proceed over the bridge. Almost immediately after the bridge (50 metres)…
Paradise Valley with Sandi du Preez
Wednesday 13 February. Paradise Valley with Sandi du Preez. Meet at 07h30. Contact Sandi: Home – 031-7014839 Cell – 0733324431. We can beat the heat by walking through the forest next to the Umbilo River and looking out for wagtails, eagles, and all things in between. Bring tea for later. Meet outside the office. Directions: From…
Mkhuze 29 & 30 Jan.
Mkhuze last week Spent a lovely 3 days in Mkhuze last week, our bird of the trip being a Bronze-winged Courser – daylight sighting great photos; we were also treated to sightings of a cheetah and a leopard. We were there over Christmas and spotted Black Rhino and Wild Dogs. This is a great reserve to visit. The…
Report back – Saturday 2nd February – Iphiti.
Report back – Saturday 2nd February – Iphiti. 20 members and the bird list was 58. 2nd February 2013 was Worlds Wetland Day and no better place than Ipithi for the celebration. The conservancy have placed strategic planks over the more serious boggy areas and there is a boardwalk over the actual wetland area at the bottom…
KZN Trip Report
BirdLife Overberg member Mike Graham just returned from a two week trip having visited many top birding destinations in KZN. He produced a comprehensive trip report, together with several interesting images. It can be viewed at the following link: http://www.westerncapebirding.co.za/overberg/birdlife-overberg.php?article=320&clubpage=news It was decided to send this out to the nets as it gives very handy…
Krantzkloof Talk on Tuesday 12 Feb 09:30
Welcome to 2013 and I hope you all had a happy and healthy Festive Season. Here we are again starting our new season with a great speaker – David Johnson – who will talk to us about The Evolution of Birds. This will be a fascinating topic and should interest everyone so we’re hoping for…
ID Request from Norman Freeman
On a hike to the Tugela Gorge at the base of the Royal Natal Amphitheatre, I listed a number of birds, two of which have confused me somewhat as a novice, even going thro’ the LBJ book. I wonder if someone from the club can assist in identifying these from the poor photo’s attached. Neither…
More Pictures of the Mystery Raptor at iPhiti
Photos by Peter Farrington