Nature encounters

Leatherback Turtle washes up on South Peninsula Beach

I was brought a baby leatherback turtle that washed up on a South Peninsula beach. See how the underneath of the shell is black and white striped to camouflage it from predators.

 
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A Tree Blessing in the Year of Forests

The Tree Blessing......Stay deeply rooted while reaching for the sky. Be still long enough to Hear your own leaves rustling.

 
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Black – Headed Heron’s Bilious Breakfast

I was called out this afternoon to rescue a `Cormorant’ at Heron Park that had puked up a snake.  Cormies and snakes don’t go together, so I trotted of f to investigate.  There was a very wind battered Black-Headed Heron […]

 
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Egg o tistickle story

All is well with the Mother.Of the ‘child’, things will emerge in due course….  When walking on the wetland paths last week, I came across a largish angulate tortoise at the edge of the path but close to the main […]

 
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Whale of a Feast for Sharks in False Bay.

Great White Sharks in False Bay enjoyed the luxury of a whale of a feast provided by a dead Brydes Whale at Seal Island.

 
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Great White Shark – a Dream come true!

One of the residing factors in our move to Simonstown was inspired by Johnny, the Great White Shark. Sure it sounds like a porky (lie), written now, but it honestly was a massive factor in our moving here...

 
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