In celebration of World Wildlife Day we take a look back at the 75 species of South African wildlife we featured in detail here at DeWetsWild through the past twelve months.
Sundowner Moth
Grey Plover
Silver Tree
Cape Shoveler
Gaboon adder (captive)
Lesser Flamingoes
Greater Flamingo in flight
Springhare jumping aroun in Bontle Camp after dark
Ruddy Turnstone
Namaqua Sandgrouse
Pincushion
Small-striped Swordtail (photo by Joubert)
Botterboom (Tylecodon paniculatus)
Bank Cormorant
Crowned Cormorant
Blue Duiker
Common Whimbrel
Cape Girdled Lizard
Ground Agama
Male Southern Black Korhaan
Curlew Sandpipers
Cape Chestnut flowers
Kittlitz’s Plover
Cape Hare
Klipfish
Pied Avocets
Southern Lechwe Ram
Kelp
Common Greenshank
Common Platanna moving over dry land after a rain storm in the Karoo
Mole Snake (photo by Joubert)
Agapanthus
Tigerfish (National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria)
Antlion larvae
Violet-eared Waxbill (photo by Joubert)
Foxy Emperor butterfly
Cape Porcupine
Bearded Woodpecker
Streaked Sailer butterfly
Puff adder, poised to strike
Aardwolf
Orange-breasted Sunbird on a Pincushion flower
Spekboom leaves
Topaz Spotted Blue
Swee Waxbill (photo by Joubert)
Clicking Stream Frog
Large-billed Lark
Grey-backed Cisticola
Marico Sunbird
Incognito Thread Snake
Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark
Grey-backed Sparrow Lark (male and chick)
Eyed Pansy
Karoo Num-num flowers
Forest Num-num
Common Carp
Yellow Canary
Acacia Pied Barbet
Armoured ground crickets abound in the mopaneveld in the north of the Park
Lesser Moorhen
Flatface Longhorn Beetle (Lasiopezus longimanus), identified with the kind assistance of the “Insects only – Southern Africa” facebook page.
Humpbacked Whale tail-slamming off St. Lucia
Garden Fruit Chafer
Red-collared Widowbird
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Yellow-billed Egret
Whiskered Tern
Coqui Francolin (male)
Beautiful Blue Water Lily
White Water Lily in Skukuza
Grey-headed Bush-shrike (photo by Joubert)
Male Village Indigobird
Pearl-spotted Emperor
Plumbago in bloom
Red-billed Firefinch
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Sjoe, dis soos om ‘n koffie tafel boek deur te blaai met die mooiste foto’s! Ek stem, jy’t goed gedoen om World Wildlife Day te vier.
Baie dankie, Corna
What a fabulous collection – observing, photographing and identifying 75 species in a year is remarkable. Thank you for putting this together and it is a great way to celebrate World Wild Life Day.
We’re blessed to live in a country where so much life is so accessible!
Wat ‘n ongelooflike versameling van ons land se natuur! Pragtige foto’s!
Baie dankie, Aletta!
This is a wonderfully diverse selection!
Thank you very much, Anne!
Congratulations to you and Joubert on an outstanding collection of images! It showcases beautifully the world of wildlife which we enjoy in our country
Thank you very much for the very kind commentary, Don!
Wow, what a wonderful celebration of wildlife, Dries! Thank you for all you do to celebrate, conserve and protect wildlife. Happy WWD! 💚
What a blessing to live in a country so richly endowed, Jane!
Thank you, Dewets, for sharing images of all these amazing and beautiful Wildlife!
Hoping all good Blessings for you and All yours, and more happy adventures.
“Cap’n” Toni with my Pups Lady Coco and Miss Carly, in Spirit Lady Maya, and All the Animal-Kids of the lil Haus…
Pennsylvania, USA….
We are truly blessed to be living in this country, Cap’n Toni!
Fantastiese versameling en verskillend wat jul gesien het. Pofadder gee my steeds koue rillings as ek hom so sien. Het gereeld op plot besoeke van hul gehad. Die mierleeu larwe is ook te dierbaar. Hier is ook mierleeu gaatjies.
Suid-Afrika het regtig so n ryke verskeidenheid wildlewe, Ineke, en al gee party daarvan mens die ritteltit is dit tog wonderlik om in n land te woon waar mens sulke wesens nog kan raakloop!
Beslis waar. Vir my is dit ook ‘n heerlike terugdink en -kyk na die diere. Eks ook bly dat daar nog soveel bestaan/lewe.
‘n Indrukwekkende verskeidenheid!
Ons land het n oorvloed, Tannie Frannie!