Bird Photography In my previous article I discussed different types of cameras that we can use for bird photography. As a recap, the 3 different categories are the Compacts, the Bridge Cameras and then the DSLR’s. Compact cameras are of little or no real use for bird photography leaving us with really with only 2…
Month: August 2016
Western Cape
Report by Paul and Sally Bartho 23 to 26 August 2016 On the spur of the moment Sally and I decided to spend a few days in Cape Town as our Avios points covered most of the cost. Like the last time when we went to see the Snowy Egret, we found a hotel in…
Durban Botanical Gardens
Outing to Durban Botanical Gardens 17 August 2016 The weather started off rather gloomily but soon cleared up and the 12 birders were treated to some good birding. On arrival we had a melanistic Black Sparrowhawk and then later we saw an “ordinary” one. The lawns around the lake were swarming with masses of honking…
Wakkerstroom Newsletter
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Vumbuka and Umbogavango
Vumbuka and Umbogavango Saturday 6 August 2016 Report by Elena Russell The moon was a sliver in the dawn sky and the click of the African Goshawk could be heard overhead and then seen. We had a good turnout starting off with about 14 members and ending up with 18/19 (the guards had been told…
Raptor Rescue Newsletter
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Help Save African Penguins from extinction.
BirdLife South Africa and partners have been working towards establishing a new African Penguin colony on the mainland of South Africa. Establishing a colony will help conserve this endangered and iconic African species. Part of the project involves monitoring the sites that we’re interested in because we need to know what predators there are in…