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We left Nelspruit and bought supplies and breakfast before heading off to spend a few days in Kaapschehoop (see post Birding in Kaapschehoop for more info). Upon arrival we only paused to unpack before setting off on a hike through the plantations and forests. A couple of hundred meters down the road, we noticed a […]
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In the June school holidays we decided to spend our off time in nature. We organized to spend time in Nelspruit and at Kaapschehoop, as well as taking a day trip into the Kruger National Park. We will write a short post on every day to keep you in the know about all the exciting […]
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Vision Reptiles have a well-developed and keen sense of vision. They have a similar eye structure to birds and mammals, with a lens, retina and cornea. Blind snakes and Worm snakes have only rods for light-sensitive cells on the retina, while most other reptiles have rods and cones and can detect colour to some extent. […]
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Raptors are divided into 11 different groups: 1. Secretarybird 2. Fish-eating raptors (Fish-eagle and Osprey) 3. Vultures 4. Eagles and Hawk-eagles 5. Snake-eagles and the Bateleur 6. Buzzards 7. Goshawks and Sparrowhawks 8. Harriers 9. Kites 10. Falcons and Kestrels 11. Owls When identifying raptors one must always look at the distribution and habitat, but […]
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The African Fish-Eagle is most definitely the icon of wetland birds. It is also the sound of Africa and is one of the more common raptors in the country. So quite fittingly, it just has to be the Bird of the Year. And seeing that it has this title, why don’t we learn a little […]
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Biology and behavior No species of reptile migrates. This is because reptiles are adapted for sitting tight and waiting for conditions to change. As the environment becomes colder, reptile’s decrease in body temperature. This causes their metabolic rate to decrease, and reptiles therefore become inactive until the temperature increases again. They hibernate in the […]
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The long weekend provided us with an opportunity to get together to spend some time in nature. The two of us, our sisters, and some friends got together on the Thursday afternoon after school for what we hoped would be a few great days around Hartbeespoort Dam. Shortly after arriving we set off to find […]
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On Saturday 21 April I attended another lecture at Bushtalk. The speaker was Professor Braam van Wyk and the topic the Cape floristic region (fynbos). Unfortunately Luke could not attend. Prof van Wyk started the lecture by giving us a background on how the distributions of plants work and why there is such a sudden […]
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This next series of posts will be about reptiles, one of my favorite groups. They are really fascinating creatures and deserve some respect. They are also my favorite things to search for and catch, which shows how much they mean to me. Enjoy the posts. What are reptiles? We all know that reptiles […]
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Hop slowly adapted to life on her own. One of the few positives that came out of Skip’s departure was that Hop started becoming so loving. She amazingly started licking my face and allowed me to lie down with my nose against hers. I didn’t have an ounce of fear around her and neither did […]
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