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Thursday, 22 April 2010

Waterbuck in Kruger National Park — photograph

A male water­buck, with his dis­tinct white mark­ing stands on one of the many roads of the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga.  He stops to pause for a minute and takes a look over his shoulder to see who is watch­ing him.  With his intense but gentle gaze this buck is ready to meet whatever comes into his path ... Continued

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Monday, 19 April 2010

Riebeek Kasteel Photograph

An old, dusty Mercedes Benz is not out of place parked out­side the Kasteelberg Country Inn & Bistro in Riebeek Kasteel.  This area, well known for its olives, has enjoyed a ‘rebirth’ of tour­ism with many people vis­it­ing from Cape Town for week­end breaks or the well known annual Riebeek Valley Olive Festival. Continued

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Monday, 29 March 2010

Mbotyi, Wild Coast — photographs one of the best hidden secrets in the Eastern Cape

If you're after des­ol­ate beaches, rolling hills, the odd appear­ance of oxen pulling carts, and not much else, then Mbotyi is pos­sibly one of the best hid­den secrets in the Eastern Cape's Pondoland. The coast south of Port Edward is wild, and life here has not yet caught up with the west­ern world's clam­our for devel­op­ment and the acquir­ing of things ... Isn't it beau­ti­ful? Continued

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Friday, 5 March 2010

Clarens in photographs

Between the high sand­stone Rooiberge and the Maluti Mountains, the pic­tur­esque little town of Clarens is aptly described as "The Jewel of the Free State". Clarens is situ­ated in the foot­hills of the Maluti Mountains in very close prox­im­ity to the Golden Gate National Park and the moun­tain king­dom of Lesotho ... view our new­est pho­to­graphs of Clarens and why not start plan­ning a week­end away to this delight­ful town? Continued

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Monday, 1 March 2010

Golden Gate National Park photographs

Photographs taken at the Golden Gate National Park in the Free State. The 11 600 hec­tares of unique envir­on­ment is true high­land hab­itat, provid­ing home to a vari­ety of mam­mals includ­ing black wilde­beest, eland, bles­bok, oribi, spring­bok and Burchell's zebra — and birds, includ­ing the rare bearded vul­ture (lam­mergeier) and the equally rare bald ibis, which breed on the ledges in the sand­stone cliffs. Ribbokkop, the highest point in the park, reveals a breath­tak­ing tapestry of red, yel­low and purple hues as its warm shades merge with the cool moun­tain shad­ows towards even­ing ... Continued

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Thursday, 14 January 2010

Sunrise beach walk in Cintsa (photograph)

Photograph taken of the sun­rise on the beach in Cintsa on the Wild Coast, Eastern Cape. This part of the coast is remin­is­cent of all things wild, and the beauty of the sur­rounds is the reason so many seek out this peace­ful spot that claims its name from the river on which it lies, mean­ing ‘crum­bling banks’ in Xhosa ... Continued

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Thursday, 29 October 2009

Meerkat photo by Jennifer Peers

One of the first entries received for our November Photography Competition is this great shot of a Meerkat (also known as sur­ic­ate) sub­mit­ted by Jennifer Peers — thanks so much for shar­ing this with us Jennifer, its very spe­cial! Meerkat adults take it in turns to stand on guard find­ing a con­veni­ent spot where they can watch for pred­at­ors, such as eagles. If danger is sighted, the "guard" gives a warn­ing bark, and the meerkats flee to the safety of their bur­rows. While sentries keep watch, other meerkats take care of the young ... Continued

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Thursday, 15 October 2009

Photographs of Proteas

This is a beau­ti­ful white king pro­tea with soft feath­ery bracts. Proteas are also known as sug­ar­bushes due to their furry apprear­ance that resembles spun sugar. According to Wikipedia, Protea is both the botan­ical name and the English com­mon name of a genus of flower­ing plants, some­times also called sug­ar­bushes. Continued

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