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Exquisite dawn skies over Stanford in the Overberg 7 April

on April 7, 2014

Monday dawned over Stanford with glorious brushstrokes of colour. I am so glad I was awake!

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The Riverine Rovers of Silvermine Wetlands hold snake education morning led by Grant Smith of the Cape Snake Conservation Group

on March 27, 2014

The Riverine Rovers, who look after the Silvermine Wetlands, recently held a snake education morning for the Working for Water team that works here, and for the River Monitors of the Wetlands and the Sun Valley Eco Watch.

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Delightful images of Common Fiscal Shrike chick and juvenile Double Collared Sunbird at Silvermine Wetlands, Fish Hoek

on March 17, 2014

Beautiful images of young birds at the Silvermine Wetlands taken by Evanne Rothwell.

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Amaryllis belladonna or March Lily: the Silvermine River Wetlands Flower of the Month for March

on March 14, 2014

Amaryllis belladonna - or Belladonna Lily - is a bulbous geophyte, native to the Western Cape and flowering from February to April.

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Invasive wasps – European paper wasp and German wasp or yellow-jacket – help the City monitor their spread

on March 7, 2014

Two highly invasive wasp species are expanding their range throughout Cape Town and the Western Cape. The City and its partners are calling on the public to help identify and report new colonies.

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Lower Silvermine River Wetlands: Flower of the Month February 2014 – CYPERACEAE

on February 21, 2014

The Lower Silvermine River Wetlands' Flower of the Month for February 2014 is actually a sedge rather than a flower

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Nature encounters

Exquisite dawn skies over Stanford in the Overberg 7 April

The Riverine Rovers of Silvermine Wetlands hold snake education morning led by Grant Smith of the Cape Snake Conservation Group

Delightful images of Common Fiscal Shrike chick and juvenile Double Collared Sunbird at Silvermine Wetlands, Fish Hoek

Amaryllis belladonna or March Lily: the Silvermine River Wetlands Flower of the Month for March

Invasive wasps – European paper wasp and German wasp or yellow-jacket – help the City monitor their spread

Lower Silvermine River Wetlands: Flower of the Month February 2014 – CYPERACEAE

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