Fauna

Caught in Flight

Published June 29, 2011

I caught this shot of the bird just as he was lauching himself into the air. I don’t know what type of bird he (or she) is, but that long beak looks ideal for finding yummy worms in the ground (that is yummy from the bird’s perspective, not from mine).

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A ‘shroom, or a ‘stool?

Published May 18, 2011

Isn’t it amazing how quickly mushrooms grow? Or is this a toadstool? I have no idea. This is why I always buy my mushrooms at Woolies, because at least then I know I can eet them?

I caught this one at my parent’s house on Sunday just as a think mist was lifting. I love the little water drops on the end of the blades of grass. And amazingly even though there were 25 people there for a birthday, nobody stepped on the mushroom. Perhaps they were scared of the faerie folk?

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Was that a penguin I saw?

Published May 15, 2011

You don’t see penguins on the main road. Or do you? Boulders Beach in Simonstown is home to a colony of African penguins. But Simonstown Main Road is not home to a colony of African penguins. So, this morning I was surprised to cycle past the golf course and see two penguins wondering down the side of the road.

As soon as they say me they ducked into the bushes, so this is all I managed to shoot with my happy-snappy (no I don’t take my SLR when I cycle). While they look really cute, they don’t smell all that great…

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The White Rabbit

Published April 19, 2011

(Cape Town away)

Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting! -White Rabbit (Alice in Wonderland)

Our guest house is not called the Rabbit Hole for nothing, here is one of the Rabbits that kept appearing on the lawn at unexpected moments.

Doesn’t he look like a little stuffed toy rabbit?

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Rubbish Birds

Published March 17, 2011

No really, these are rubbish birds. I had a lot of cardboard that I needed to drop off at the large landfill/recycling site in Cape Town. The site is very close to the beach in Muizenberg, and when I got there, I found all these birds living on the trash, as tame as can be (and very well fed).