tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65253463996822817972024-02-21T06:42:13.789-08:00South African PhotographsSouth African Wildlife and Macro Photography
Biodiversity identification and education of all fauna and floraSAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comBlogger1471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-6523235690460239042018-08-14T19:17:00.001-07:002022-11-02T16:49:07.596-07:00Educational slidesSAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-22336058350028092692015-04-30T15:37:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:08.154-07:00Vine-leaf Vagrant (Eronia cleodora) Pieridae
Males have a wingspan of around 45-60mm Mainly found along the eastern coastal areas.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-68339488357316667462015-04-30T15:33:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:10.873-07:00Sulphur Orange Tip Butterfly (Colotis auxo) Pieridae
Wingspan 35-40mm. Found along the eastern coastal regions.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-33539062608857390872015-04-03T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:08.524-07:00Common Orange Tip (Colotis evenina)
Family Pieridae Pierinae
Males have a wingspan of 38-45mm
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-32550463730104571992015-03-30T00:02:00.001-07:002022-11-02T16:49:08.431-07:00Elephant - mixed herds
Although animals mix freely at waterholes, elephants
dominate and will chase others away.
Young elephants have a lot of fun running after warthogs
which run away with tails in the air. :)
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-62431653661059210792015-03-26T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:09.828-07:00Kerstens Sprite (Psuedagrion kersteni)
Family Coenagrionidae
A mating pair - the female being held under the water during the process.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-51807180302857068342015-03-22T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:09.178-07:00Long-tailed Starling
Family Sturnidae
A local resident in the northern regions and are fruit and
insect eaters.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-56226806172154725322015-03-18T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:09.551-07:00Small Orange Tip (Colotis evagore antigone)
Family Pieridae Pierinae
A smallish butterfly with a wingspan of 28-35mm in the males
who are larger than females.
They are found throughout the year.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-83681865881659190482015-03-14T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:11.988-07:00Serrated Hinged Terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus)
Family Pelomedusidae
This is the largest of our fresh water terrapins with the
females being bigger than the males and can weigh up to 7kg.
Musk glands are located on the soft skin which exude a foul
smelling substance when they are stressed.
They breed throughout the summer and lay between 8 and 48
soft-shelled eggs in a clutch and two clutches per year.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-67604036189301693652015-03-10T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:10.197-07:00Marbled Electric Ray (Torpedo sinuspersici)
Family Torpedinidae
What luck! Taking
a walk on the beach and looking into the rock pools, I found this Marbled Electric
Ray (Torpedo sinuspersici) swimming in it. It is about 30cm in length from nose
to tail tip. As it kept on burying itself in the sand it was difficult to take
a picture of so I caught it in a bucket, took the pics, then let it go again.
An extract from
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-71066325269829217752015-03-06T20:38:00.002-08:002022-11-02T16:49:11.060-07:00Buquet's Vagrant (Nepheronia buquetii)
Family Pieridae
At a glance this looks exactly like the green form of African Migrant (Catopsilia florella), its green eyes make it a different species. It is the same in size but found only along the Natal coast.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-83802022181010011562015-02-19T18:36:00.001-08:002022-11-02T16:49:12.081-07:00Hermit Crab fight - Yellow-banded Hermit Crab (ClibanariusVirescens)
In a shallow tidal pool, I came across three Hermit Crabs
fighting for the possession of a larger shell. For a while I thought the drab
grey one would win but it was two against one. Then a forth crab joined in ….
The smallest crab is about 1cm in length but can grow up to 2cm. They are found along the eastern coast.
Unfortunately by this time my camera battery got too low so
I SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-60511161784471790482014-12-31T20:25:00.000-08:002022-11-02T16:49:09.735-07:00Elephant touching
Elephants not only use their trunks for eating, smelling and drinking, but also touching each other, especially when young.
This re-enforces the bond between the animals of the herd
This baby is only about 18 months old.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-66957787120153127952014-12-11T00:02:00.000-08:002022-11-02T16:49:10.013-07:00Rock Hyrax (Dassie)
Family Hyracoidae Procaviidae
The Rock Hyrax reaches a length of 50 cm (20 in) and weighs around 4 kg (8.8 lb),
They eat a varied species of plants and grass and are able to go for many days without water due to the moisture they obtain through their food.
Hyraxes live in colonies of up to 30 individuals. These colonies are subdivided into smaller groups consistingSAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-24196875140262651102014-11-16T00:02:00.001-08:002022-11-02T16:49:08.339-07:00Scorpion - Uroplectes triangulifer
Family Buthidae - Uroplectes trianguliferThis species lives under rocks and is about 5cm in length.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-83101938657692216152014-11-14T00:02:00.000-08:002022-11-02T16:49:11.710-07:00Stick Insect
Family Phasmatodea - Bacillidae
Can anyone give me an idea of what is going on here? Stick Insects normally have 6 legs but this one has 4 and it looks like this baby one is eating its own leg????
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-91670812922637328492014-11-12T00:02:00.000-08:002022-11-02T16:49:12.265-07:00Caterpillar pupa moth - Geometridae
Probably Geometridae - Emerald Moth species
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-41260917420249362642014-11-10T00:02:00.000-08:002022-11-02T16:49:08.711-07:00Mushrooms
A selection of mushrooms found on my recent travels.
Please do not pick and eat wild mushrooms. They can make you very sick!!
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-19662701549282059512014-11-08T00:02:00.000-08:002022-11-02T16:49:07.969-07:00Lion cub
"How boring to be a two year old male lion cub!"
Yawn .......
"I think I will go and lay in the elephant dung for a change of pace!"
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-67910493828932406602014-11-06T00:02:00.000-08:002022-11-02T16:49:10.748-07:00Mountain Sandman (Spialia spio)
Family Hesperiidae - Skipper
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-5371591704177005822014-11-04T00:02:00.000-08:002022-11-02T16:49:07.504-07:00Spittal bug
Spittal bugs surround themselves with a ball of foam attached to grass to hide in from predators.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-21278911328661449822014-11-02T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:08.061-07:00Shelduck Duck
Family Anseriformes Anatidae
My first sigting of this species seen in Mountain Zebra National Park.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-44321705236845191992014-10-31T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:08.804-07:00Elephant baby
This was quite funny!! The baby would stop and put its trunk on the ground ...
walk a few steps ....
and do it again. LOL!! Was he resting its trunk because it was too heavy? :)
Info: Unique Facts about Wildlife in South Africa (Joan Young) SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-36669847666269021142014-10-29T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:08.618-07:00Leopard
Leopard can be so hard to spot!!
Most of the time it is just a tail disappearing into the bush.
But if you are lucky and have the paatients, you might see them reappear in the open.
Info: Unique Facts about Wildlife in South Africa (Joan Young) SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525346399682281797.post-52129278050985553082014-10-27T00:02:00.000-07:002022-11-02T16:49:09.365-07:00Samango Monkey
These monkeys are almost impossible to get pictures of as they are always in the trees.
These are two VERY long shots I took of one which at least give a sort-of idea what they look like. They are found along the eastern coast and are about twice the size of Vervet Monkeys.
SAPhotographs (Joan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.com3