There’s so much more animal life occurring in the mountainous habitats of the Royal Natal National Park than the butterflies we’ve already shown you, many of them wonderfully adapted to the harsh environmental extremes at these altitudes.
African Firefinch
African Hoopoe
Female Baboon in oestrus
Unidentified Beetle
Bushbuck lamb
Bushbuck ewe
Cape Robin Chat
Cape Wagtail
Common River Frog
Common River Frog
Familiar Chat
Fiscal Flycatcher
Freshwater Crab
Golden Orb-web Spider female with prey
Golden Orb-web Spider – male top left, female bottom right
Groundscraper Thrush
Guttural Toad
Bushbuck ewe
Guineafowl chick (photo by Joubert)
Helmeted Guineafowl (photo by Joubert)
Guineafowl chick (photo by Joubert)
Lazy Cisticola
Mountain Malachite Damselfly
Olive Pigeon
Olive Thrush
Olive Woodpecker
Red-winged Starlings
Swamp Bluet
Mating Swamp Bluets
Variable Skink
This African Wood Owl woke Marilize and me up for some bird-watching at 3am!
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Lekker herhinneringe… net jammer julle moes vroeg huistoe!!
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Die teruggaan vir nog is defnitief iets om na uit te sien
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The leading photo of the owl made me smile. His body shape reminded me of a bumblebee and the thought that here is another wonder of aviation 😀
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Imagine an owl buzzing around a mouse! 😀 😀
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I’m pretty sure the mouse doesn’t find it amusing 😆
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He’ll be too mesmerised to figure out what’s coming!
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Dis n mooi versameling van alles en nog wat. Daardie tor op geel blom het ons ure se plesier verskaf.
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Bly ons kon lekker herinneringe vir jou ophelder, Ineke!
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Wow! Teaming with wildlife!
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That’s a wonderful and true description, thanks Robert!
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These are gorgeous. Nice to be reminded of the lovely groundscraper thrush. I agree with Anne re Joubert’s photos of the guineafowl chick – so nice to see such a youngster.
I hope you are safe where you are at home, and you are finding interesting albeit often tiny visitors to your garden. Take care.
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Thanks very much, Carol!
We’re doing very well at home, and yes, we are taking great joy from our little garden and its inhabitants – my camera is lying right next to my laptop where I am sitting working from home on the stoep…
I trust that you are all doing fine too and remain in good spirits and good health?
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Glad that you are doing well and able to work from home – with your camera by your side.
We are also doing well thanks. It can be hard not to be anxious about the future of our country and the world, but being anxious doesn’t change anything.
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A little bit of anxiety keeps us on our toes and doing our best, but too much can be debilitating. Keeping the anxiety under control is difficult though when the news from “out there” is so horrible.
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You are right about maintaining a balance, but as you say it can be difficult in these tough times. I am limiting my news consumption to twice a day, and preferably not in the evenings, and it does help me not getting so overwhelmed.
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What a variety of wildlife – just shows you don’t always need the big five to make it interesting. Great photos!
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Thanks, Don! Absolutely – the more you appreciate what you find, the more you’ll find!
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Gorgeous photos, Dries. The owl looks very coy. 😅
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Thanks Sylvia! I also got the sense that the Wood Owl was getting the attention he craved!
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Pragtig so bring jy die natuur na ons sitkamers! Dankie
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Dis ons absolute plesier, Tina!
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Die uile is my gunsteling!
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Om n bosuil daar in die berge te sien was vir ons ook n lekker verassing!
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Such lovely photos, Dries. I love the gentle expression of the Bushbuck ewe.
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The Bushbuck is our Bambi!
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I can see why. 🙂
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What a delightful walk through the park! Thank you for sharing your finds! ☺️
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A good way to escape Lockdown and go for a walk. Thank you!
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Wonderful to have you join us on our hike, Peter!
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I love that African Hoopoe.
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They are very likable birds, P J B!
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I have a rather talkative lonesome frog in the garden… Since i collect rainwater for the garden, hes a happy boy. Im used to his soliloquy. My husband doesnt talk much so i feel a kinship with Mr Frog.
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I understand your feelings completely, Kavitha – every little bit of the natural world that intersects with my life is to be appreciated and savoured.
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Congratulations to Joubert for the action guineafowl shot!
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He’ll be thrilled to hear of your approval, thanks Anne!
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You have quite an album of photos here! Interesting variety of animals. Great photos, D. and Joubert. 🙂
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Thanks very much, H.J.
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A beautiful series of images. 😊
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Thank you very much, Irene!
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