Nature encounters

Images of sharks and kayakers sharing the placid waters of False Bay this week

False Bay is clear and calm and balmy at the moment, drawing many water users into and onto it. Jean Tresfon took these photos of the sharks that have been frequenting the shores too - as calm as the ocean waters surrounding them.

 
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Young Hottentot Teals at Silvermine Wetlands – have you seen them?

Three young Hottentot Teals were released into the 1st gabion pond at the Silvermine Wetlands – 2 males and a female.  The female is ringed.  1 male and the female took off like rockets into the reeds, while 1 little guy […]

 
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Tiger Moth (Asota speciosa) in Fish Hoek

This beautiful moth, a Tiger Moth (Asota speciosa), caught my attention on the wall of our house in Fish Hoek.

 
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Image of Velvet Spider dragged as prey by Spider Wasp in Fish Hoek

I was fascinated by a wasp dragging a dead-looking spider larger than itself towards what looked like a nest at our home in Fish Hoek.

 
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A moonlight hike up Elsies Peak, Fish Hoek

To hike up Elsies Peak in Fish Hoek at full moon is such an exhilarating way to spend an evening. I took these photos last Thurs, 16 Jan from the beacon at the top of the mountain:       […]

 
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Northern Giant Petrel rescued by SANCCOB volunteers at Danger Beach, St James

In almost exactly 3 years this Northern Giant Petrel had covered 2,268.68 Km!

 
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