The Leidam in Montagu in the Western Cape must be one of the best places in the area to do bird watching. From the bird hide next to the road one can get great views and photographs of particularly sacred ibis and egrets with herons and weavers also around. Due to the big amount of … Continue reading Sacred Ibis
Tag: birds
Temple peacocks
Do you ever wonder where the peacocks around the St Georges Hospital and Settlers Park come from? How did they get there in the first place? I have to be honest and say that I have never really thought about it until I recently visited the Shri Siva Subramanier Aulayam Temple in Upper Valley Road … Continue reading Temple peacocks
Heron on a pole
The banks of the Sundays River is home to a huge variety of birds ranging from herons and kingfishers to waders and bee eaters. Amongst the herons are Black headed herons, Goliath herons and Grey herons, like the one sitting on top of the pole in the picture.
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
On a game drive at Pumba Game Reserve near Port Elizabeth our ranger pointed out a Brown-hooded Kingfisher sitting in a tree next to the game drive vehicle. The next thing he said kinda got our attention. He asked us to look around and see if we could see any body of water. There was … Continue reading Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Urban raptor
Apologies once again for posting another picture which I've posted on The Firefly Photo Files before. I just haven't had the time to go though my pictures to see which haven't been posted. Having your hard drive pack up on you isn't a fun exercise.This Black Sparrowhawk surprised me the other day by having his dinner on … Continue reading Urban raptor
Stadium pest control
Did you know that the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth is the only poison free stadium in the world? From the outset the stadium has worked hand in hand with the Urban Raptor Project to fight the potential problems of feral pigeons, crows, rats and insects in a natural way. Trained falcons have … Continue reading Stadium pest control
Black Sparrowhawk
Life and the universe tend to sneak you a very pleasant and unexpected surprise every now and then and I clearly got one of those pulling into my driveway the other day. As I turned off thew road I spotted something on the lawn under one of the two big palm trees in my front … Continue reading Black Sparrowhawk
Volstruise
As ek mag wil ek graag die lirieke van Groot Voël Paradys deur Jacques de Coning aanhaal om saam met hierdie foto te gaan.Oudtshoorn is 'n grootvoël paradys,los jou budgy by die huis en ek sal jou 'n groot voël wys.Oudtshoorn is 'n grootvoël paradys,Los jou mossie by die bossie en kom speel met my volstruis. Kom sit … Continue reading Volstruise
Ant-eating Chat
I'm not a big bird photographer, not by choice but because my camera is a bit slow to focus and then still has a bit of a shutter lag as well. But when a bird sits still for long enough for me to focus and get a nice pic I won't let the opportunity slip … Continue reading Ant-eating Chat
She is not amused
"There is a pigeon sitting on my head. I am not amused!"
Firefly the Travel Guy 