Shrike at the Donkin

As you all know, Port Elizabeth Daily Photo isn't just always about places and historic sites around the city. Far from it actually. Walking around the Donkin Reserve the other day I snapped this pic of a fiscal shrike sitting on top of an aloe. I wonder what he had his eye on at this … Continue reading Shrike at the Donkin →

Egyptian goose on Kings Beach lake

Have you even noticed that you will always find Egyptian Geese where ever there is water. Lakes, dams, rivers, ponds and even on the off chance a backyard pool. When the Boardwalk development opened in Port Elizabeth some years ago it wasn't long before a pair moved in and they have been there ever since, … Continue reading Egyptian goose on Kings Beach lake →

Tracks on the sand

The Swartkops Estuary is well known for its waders and other water birds making it an awesome bird watching spot. But its not always about the birds themselves like the scene in the picture of the spoor of a bird that went for a walk along the river bank.

Swartkops flamingo’s

The Swartkops River estuary is home to a big variety of waders but the one bird that you will always see and recognise are flamingo's. Here are a couple of flamingo's on a sand bank with the Swartkops Power Station in the background.

Kings Beach Egyptian Goose

Egyptian Geese are generally very territorial so once a pair finds a home they will very much stick around. This means that young birds have to find their own "unused water holes" which isn't always that freely available. I know of some that even made a dogless backyard with a swimming pool their home. It was great to … Continue reading Kings Beach Egyptian Goose →

Egret in a thorn tree

A Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) decked out in its breeding plumage sitting in a sweet thorn tree at the Montagu Leidam in the Western Cape

Orange-breasted Sunbird

I don't always get great photographs of birds with my super zoom camera as its not nearly as fast as a DSLR, but the other day I was extremely lucky on a trip to Cape Town that this sunbird sat still long enough for me to snap a pic before he flew off. The Orange-breasted Sunbird, … Continue reading Orange-breasted Sunbird →

International Penguin Day

The 25th of April is Internation Penguin Day and with Algoa Bay being home to the biggest population of African Penguins in the world I thought I would do a post to celebrate it. The South African Marine Rehabilitation and Education Centre (SAMREC) is located in the Cape Recife Nature Reserve in Port Elizabeth and … Continue reading International Penguin Day →

Feathered beach bum

A kelp gull taking it easy and enjoying the view on Kings Beach with a ship berthed in the Port Elizabeth Harbour in the background.

Red Knobbed Coot

While out on a paddle boat on the dam during our return visit to the Montagu Caravan Park in December, I heard a couple of birds calling in the reeds. On closer inspection it turned out to be a mother Red Knobbed Coot and two chicks. The Red-knobbed Coot or Crested Coot, (Fulica cristata), is a … Continue reading Red Knobbed Coot →