The first one is a teenager, and the second one is still a baby. A typical teenager, out alone to investigate its new world, and I managed to get some good shots of it (4 shots). Then the little baby

...nature acts as the squirrels pantry where they bury their nuts. Quite often, the squirrels forget where they bury their nuts, and the forgotten nuts start to grow into trees. Imagine if you have some

Thank you to Zac (@papilloncharity) for providing us with an update about @lizelle our wonderful community founder and leader. Lizelle underwent radiation therapy for the tumours in her brain. She came

It is amazing to see how the parents teach their children. We dared not to go outside as the damaging wind gusts were blowing wildly, and so I was forced to stay inside. But as usual I made a plan, as

I know that they are not related, but only two observances in the day. So first I will share the mountains (5 shots), and then I will show you the rainbow that includes a surprise (5 shots). I saw a light

Oh yeah, we were at a fund raiser for disabled children, and this guy popped up. He did not have an invitation to the Spring day cake sale fundraiser, and worst of all, he enticed me to be rude, as I jumped

Amid all of the bad weather warnings, one can still find spots of beauty. I took the photos of the sunset from our normal high spot, as one can see the horizon from there, and also the sea front. We received

An early morning mountain view on our way out to a Papillon meeting. Problem 1. Lately the oil prices per barrel fluctuate wildly between high and low, as it is due to the USA-Iran war. It really hits

Easy to get the blacksmiths into panic mode, just go near their nest. I know where they nest and I got them with their babies last spring season, and of course I posted it at the time. The one seemed convinced

I was zooming in on the Malachite Sunbird, when a noisy plane suddenly appeared. The bird flew away, and I decided to zoom in on the plane. Just as well as I did, as the pilot was doing stunts in the sky,

It rained in the morning, and later on after it stopped, Robby popped in for a bath. In here you will see a Cape Robin-Chat (Cossypha caffra) bathing, and also a Pied Crow (Corvus albus) taking off from

And not only that, as flowers (blooms) are also the sustenance of life. We saw that the yellow Protea Pincushions are also starting to bloom. Just goes to show how intelligent the sunbirds are, as they

...and as usual, I took some random shots of the landscapes. It is the first day of the new month, of September, and we hope that it will be kind to everyone. We just have to keep an eye on that El Nino

Curation has been the quiet part of Ecency for years. It runs every day, it touches thousands of people and almost none of the rules were written down anywhere. That was our mistake. So here is the whole

I found the nest on a farm that borders on the mountains. It is the first week of feeding, and I could see that the babies of the Malachite Sunbirds (Nectarinia famosa) hatched, as I timed the female coming

Seven years ago I reached the formal retirement age, but life had other plans for me. So, now I will show you a road trip to another town as I was requested to do a eulogy at a memorial service. You will

I posted it about 3, or 4 years ago, and the ones that are still here on Hive might remember it. So, we returned here, as we heard that a new coffee shop had opened up. I will show you some doves (5 shots),

The staff saw a snake, and it seems that the birds also knew that there was a snake around. So, these two friends, a Cape Sparrow and a Mousebird landed on a tree. I will break this story up into sections

What a lovely surprise to see the oldies out and about. Do you know what type of old car this one is? Not to worry, as I will show you below. My wife is always searching for special prices on food sales,

...and so, we crawled along at 20kph for awhile. It is said that speed kills, and in this case, there was no speeding to talk of. Just an ultra slow drive until that machine turned off wherever it was