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And that’s a wrap for the Bitou Birding Festival, with the final “Parliament of Owls’ gathering at the Raptor Rescue Plett Bird Rehabilitation Centre. I’ve learnt so much during the past week, spending time with outstanding guides and the welcoming birders of Birdlife Plettenberg Bay. First up: Plett and the
So, some context I was shooting the final day of the Bitou Birding Festival at a wonderful organisation called Raptor Rescue Plett. They’re the go-to people if you need an injured bird treated or rehabilitated here on the Garden Route, and therefore the perfect place for the festival’s closing ceremony
Swapped the river for the ocean today at Bitou Birding Festival, heading out on a #pelagicbirding cruise with the inimitable Mark Brown. Felt a bit like being the tail-gunner in a Camel Sopwith, with hundreds of terns, petrels, gannets, gulls and albatrosses dive-bombing me at warp speed. I survived, but
Today was the Bitou Birding Festival activity I was arguably most looking forward to … the Canoe Birding Paddle with Jonathan Tucker‘s #WildCompass. The #BitouRiver is an absolute paradise for #NatureImmersion; some superb species spotted, and exceptional guiding by Ian from Birdlife Plettenberg Bay and Paul Wigley First proper
Another day of #birding adventures with Bitou Birding Festival and Birdlife Plettenberg Bay, this time in #Fynbos Private Reserve along the Eden Coastal Corridor. Add in dolphin sightings, sub-sonic lanner falcon fly-overs, and meeting members of the #Kranshoek Griekwa community for a heady mix of nature and culture. Finally, a
A few quickies from Day 1 of the Bitou Birding Festival at the gorgeous Kwendalo, a perfect venue for #twitchers (and wannabes like me) to learn more about everything birding. Ringing, netting, bird calls, recording, photography, identification … this is accessible #birding at its very best. Great to meet Stephan
This little scoundrel has been leading me a merry chase for the past few weeks, hurling constant #PietMyVrou abuse at me from the canopy around our #Harkerville Forest backyard. He got busy just after 5h30 this morning, and I finally tracked him down in one of the dry, ring-barked blackwoods.
Retro-fitting & branding all done on the #Boswa – great job by the crew from FAB Company & Mossel Bay 4×4 Fitment Centre. Thank you for the continued support, Tougher, Holdfast, INSTA360za & Cooper Tire. Can’t wait to explore the #Hardeveld region of Namaqua West Coast in a couple of
The handy e-book DIRT GUIDES focus on popular rides in all nine provinces, with up-to-date info and kickass pix.
It’s a users’ guide with no fluff on how to dress, or re-hashed nutrition tips. Instead, we aim to do one thing only: share info on the best trails in SA so YOU can ride your bike!Β
