More than a month ago, on 1 May 2015, I once again visited Marievale Bird Sanctuary. This was now my second visit, and true to form, things were different this time. I still haven’t seen the whole sanctuary, but I did enjoy my visit very much.
Here are a few photographs…
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| Grey Heron |
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| African Spoonbill – This was the first time I saw this one. |
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| There is more to photograph than just birds! |
For more photographs of this visit, go to my Flickr album.
I visited MKNR last weekend and it was a very quiet day. It isn’t a big reserve, in fact, it is in the middle of one of Pretoria’s up market suburbs, Moreleta Park. At a brisk walking pace you could walk through the reserve in a couple of hours. Somehow, the zebras, impalas and blesbucks evaded me. I walked right around the reserve, and discovered that they had all settled on the front lawn of the Rademeyer Restaurant on the reserve. I also sat at the bird hide for at least half an hour and never saw one bird there. It was one of those days.
Anyway, here is what I did capture…
Springbok
Helmeted Guineafowl
Bridge over … peaceful waters
Bad hair day!
Serenity in the woods
More of my photographs can be seen at my Flickr account.
Way back on 31 May 2014, I paid a visit to the Faerie Glen Nature Reserve (25°46'29.82"S, 28°17'29.71"E), not far from home. I decided to add another place to my list of places to visit around Pretoria. Unfortunately, it is mostly just plants and some birds. I didn’t see any animals at all. So, if you are interested in a little hike, you can visit here and you can hike to the top of the hill from which you can see a fair distance. From here you can clearly see the Menlyn Shopping Mall (25°46'58.69"S, 28°16'30.66"E).
