South African Photographs
Friday, September 9, 2011

Air show - Part 6 - Gorilla steals plane!!

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Oh what drama!! The likes of which I have never seen before!! This Harvard was parked on the side of the runway and the next thing we knew, ...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Stag Beetle - Lucanidae

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Now this was an interesting find and the first one for me of this species. It has been identified as Nigidius bubalus   family Lucanidae and...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Walk - 7/31

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This late in the season, it is unusual to find anything around and yet I did. This dragonfly looks almost golden in color. I have now found ...
Saturday, September 3, 2011

Jackass penguin - Spheniscus dermersus

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The Jackass Penguin (also called the African penguin or Blackfooted penguin) is a flightless seabird, and it is found nowhere in the world e...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

The first day of spring

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The first day of spring has finally arrived!!  This year has been the coldest in living history and I thought I would never get through it!!...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

SABLE ANTELOPE ( Hippotragus niger)

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The males are black and the females and young a chestnut brown.   All have white bellies and rumps, hence their name in Afrikaans "blac...
Sunday, August 28, 2011

Spectacular sunsets

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I am always amazed at the spectacular colors in winter.
Friday, August 26, 2011

Skipper - Bushveld Sandman

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Skippers are small to medium in size with broad wings and bright markings.  They Have a flitting flight and dancing, alighting on leaves wit...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Moon rotation

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One night I was outside trying to get some shots of the moon again. You have to give me an "A" for trying. :)  I must have been th...
Monday, August 22, 2011

Scorpion

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I have found a few scorpions now but it is one critter I know almost nothing about. Scorpions are fascinating animals, though most people s...
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