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Diving with an Otter off Miller’s Point

on February 1, 2012

Went on a dive to test my new camera ….when all of a sudden something was pressing on my shoulder...pushing down with two little hands was an otter.

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South African falconers participate in International Falconry Festival in Al Ain

on January 22, 2012

The Art of Falconry is the hunting of wild quarry using a trained hawk.  It involves a close and complex partnership between man and a fit, free flying raptor that will allow man an intimate involvement in its life.  This […]

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Spotted Eagle Owl in Fish Hoek

on January 8, 2012

Our garden at our home in Fish Hoek is graced this Sunday morning (10.30 am) with the presence of a Spotted Eagle Owl sitting regally on the driveway gatepost in the shade. For the past half an hour he has […]

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Sardine Run at Cape Beaches

on November 23, 2011

Sardines trapped off shore wash up on Cape Beaches at Noordhoek and Scarborough. Adventure divers travel around the world to see similar unique marine events. See Jean Tresfon's photos.

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Bouy Barnacles found on Fish Hoek beach

on November 14, 2011

A rare visitor to our shores generated much interest after an Echo reader brought a cluster of what looked like a type of mussel attached by "stems" to a central white waxy substance, found on Fish Hoek beach on Thursday November 3. The reader said he hadbeen walking on the beaches for 50 years and never seen one.

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Laughing Doves and Cape White Eyes – bird blessings

on November 7, 2011

It felt like a benediction. We laughed with joy – it is not every day that one stands in the entrance of a shopping centre with a wild bird on the head!

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