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  1. Jackal Buzzard at Sunset

    Just about sunset we were cruising the dirt roads around Riviersonderend and found this Juvenile Jackal Buzzard

    He (or she) didn’t like our invasion of his privacy so took off in a flurry.

    #Birding #birdphotography #Photography #raptor #Riviersonderend #sunset #WesternCape
  2. Wine tourism: SA farms are cashing in on the experience economy

    Long-term success in wine tourism takes more than beautiful views. Investors look for climate resilience, strong governance, and deep community integration. Nedbank Comme…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #SouthAfricanWine #Agritourism #Helpmeunderstand #Nedbank #southafrica #WesternCape #Wine #WinefromSouthAfrica #WineofSouthAfrica
    diningandcooking.com/2661054/w

  3. Tidal Pool Swim

    In Hermanus on Monday to collect our unsold paintings from an art gallery we decided a bit of tidal pool swimming was in order. We discovered Ficks Pool and decided that was the right thing to do.

    The water was icy probably 16°C but still we swam and it was fun.

    And I got caught by a wave!

    We had coffee and a pizza in a restaurant overlooking the pool afterwards.

    #hermanus #Sea #swimming #tidalPool #WesternCape #wildSwimming
  4. Stoep to cellar: Sauvignon blanc takes centre stage this May

    There’s something quietly joyful about a long weekend that begins with a good glass of wine. This year, International Sauvignon Blanc Day falls on Friday, 1 May 2026, neatly …
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #SouthAfricanWine #Informme #SauvignonBlanc #southafrica #WesternCape #Wine #Wine(Industry) #WinefromSouthAfrica #WineofSouthAfrica
    diningandcooking.com/2623969/s

  5. Heute mal ein Double: und

    Fotovorschlag: im Rahmen / framed

    location; the abandoned seaside resort of Macassar Bay (near Cape Town, ) when we visited in 2019. To my knowledge, this is no longer open to the public, but there is an article about it on Atlas Obscura.

    if I find the time, I will set up a gallery of all the images from that excursion.

    @FotoVorschlag

  6. Black Crowned Night Heron

    This is a juvenile Heron, photographed at Rondevlei. The water levels being fairly low, the birds are forced out into the open providing an ample opportunity for photography.

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    #Birding #birdphotography #CapeTown #heron #rondevlei #westerncape
  7. Climbing Table Mountain

    Table Mountain has many paths and routes to the top. Most are sensible, easy hiking. The Platteklip Left B is not one of them. The words on the rock should have warned me.

    The approach is simple.

    Then it gets tense and the point of that warning becomes clear once you are committed, The thing is that you cannot easily go back easily once committed. Here is why.

    #CapeTown #Hiking #WesternCape
  8. #CitizenScience rediscovers rare South African moth news.mongabay.com/2026/02/citi paper: zookeys.pensoft.net/article/17

    "A strikingly handsome emerald-green #moth, lost to science for nearly one-and-a-half centuries, has been rediscovered in #SouthAfrica by #CitizenScientists who posted photographs of it online. The moth was thought to be #extinct. The species hadn’t been recorded since two male specimens were collected near the #WesternCape town of Swellendam around 1875."

  9. Pin-tailed Whyder

    The handsome bird in the top photograph is the male of the Pin-tailed Whyder species. The Pin-tailed Whyder is a brood parasite – in other words the female lays its eggs in another species of bird’s nest and leaves the host birds to raise the chicks. In this case the host bird species is the Swee Waxbill which is shown in the second photograph.

    #Birding #birdphotography #Photography #WesternCape
  10. Freesia caryophyllacea is a dwarf, perennial geophyte endemic to the #WesternCape and forms part of the #fynbos. The species occurs from #Wolseley to #Swellendam, #Hermanus and the #AgulhasPlain. The plant grows to a height of 5 to 10 cm. The plant has already lost 77% of its habitat to agricultural activities, urban development and invasive plants. The phenomenon is still ongoing.