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Saltmarshes, West Coast National Park, South Africa
The West Coast National Park lies 120 km north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is 27,500 hectares (106 sq mi) in size. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the R27 coastal road, and runs from the town of Yzerfontein in the south up to the Langebaan l ...
By Peter Prokosch
Euphorbia mauritanica, Dune Vegetation, West Coast National Park, SA
Euphorbia mauritanica grows very well in dry climates and in coastal as well as inland areas with colder winters. This plant occurs extensively throughout the Northern Cape, Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, as well as in Namibia. This is the most widely distributed of all t ...
By Peter Prokosch
Arctic Shorebirds (Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stints, Ringed Plovers) , West Coast National Park, SA
The tidal flats of the West Coast National Park (Langebaan Lagoon), are the southernmost wintering site of long distant migratory Arctic shorebirds along the East Atlantic Flyway, such as Knots (Calidris canutus canutus), Curlew Sandpipers (Calidris ferruginea) and Grey Plovers (Pluvialis squata ...
By Peter Prokosch
Arctic Shorebirds (Curlew Sandpipers, Little Stints, Ringed Plovers) , West Coast National Park, SA
The tidal flats of the West Coast National Park (Langebaan Lagoon), are the southernmost wintering site of long distant migratory Arctic shorebirds along the East Atlantic Flyway, such as Knots (Calidris canutus canutus), Curlew Sandpipers (Calidris ferruginea) and Grey Plovers (Pluvialis squata ...
By Peter Prokosch
Saltmarshes, West Coast National Park, South Africa
The West Coast National Park lies 120 km north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is 27,500 hectares (106 sq mi) in size. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the R27 coastal road, and runs from the town of Yzerfontein in the south up to the Langebaan l ...
By Peter Prokosch
Saltmarshes, West Coast National Park, South Africa
The West Coast National Park lies 120 km north of Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is 27,500 hectares (106 sq mi) in size. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and the R27 coastal road, and runs from the town of Yzerfontein in the south up to the Langebaan l ...
By Peter Prokosch
Cape White-Eye (Zosterops virens), Betty's Bay, South Africa
Near-endemic to South-Africa, occurring across much of the country, excluding the Kalahari Desert and extending into south-eastern Botswana. It is very common in a wide variety of habitats, including Karoo, fynbos, suburban gardens and parks, evergreen forest, dune scrub, Acacia veld and Eucalyp ...
By Peter Prokosch
Orange-breasted Sunbird, Anthobaphes violacea,, Betty's Bay, South Africa
The sunbirds are the African counterparts of the hummingbirds of the Americas. They are only distantly related, but as hummingbirds largely feed on nectar. They are distributed with 132 different species throughout Africa. The Orange-breasted Sunbird is endemic to South Africa.
By Peter Prokosch
Orange-breasted Sunbird, Anthobaphes violacea,, Betty's Bay, South Africa
The sunbirds are the African counterparts of the hummingbirds of the Americas. They are only distantly related, but as hummingbirds largely feed on nectar. They are distributed with 132 different species throughout Africa. The Orange-breasted Sunbird is endemic to South Africa.
By Peter Prokosch
Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis), Cape point, South Africa
The Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis), or Cape Hyrax, is one of the four living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only living species in the genus Procavia. Like all hyraxes, it is a medium-sized (~4 kg) terrestrial mammal, superficially resembling a guinea pig with short ears and tail. The ...
By Peter Prokosch
Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird (Nectarinia chalybea), Botanical Garden, Cape Town, SA
The sunbirds are the African counterparts of the hummingbirds of the Americas. They are only distantly related, but as hummingbirds largely feed on nectar. They are distributed with 132 different species throughout Africa. The Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird is endemic to South Africa.
By Peter Prokosch
Cape Grysbok (Raphicerus melanotis), Bettys Bay, South Africa
A shy, solitary, nocturnal animal that is rarely seen. It is regarded as a problem animal in the Western Cape where they cause extensive damage to grape vines. Motorists travelling in the Grahamstown and Uitenhage areas of the Eastern Cape Province often see them roaming on the road reserves lat ...
By Peter Prokosch
Red-veined Dropwing (Trithemis arteriosa), Cape Town, SA
The most common slender red dragon fly species in South Africa
By Peter Prokosch
Acraea horta, Kirstenbos Botanical Garden, Cape Town, SA
Acraea horta is probably the most common butterfly on the Cape Peninsula. They are usually associated with Wild Peach, Kiggelaria Africana and they has black caterpillars with tiny spikes.
By Peter Prokosch
African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus), Table Mountain National Park, SA
Danaus chrysippus, known as the African Monarch, is a common butterfly which is widespread in Asia and Africa. The African Monarch is believed to be one of the first butterflies to be used in art. A 3500 year old Egyptian fresco in Luxor features the oldest illustration of this species.
By Peter Prokosch
Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird (Nectarinia chalybea), Botanical Garden, Cape Town, SA
The sunbirds are the African counterparts of the hummingbirds of the Americas. They are only distantly related, but as hummingbirds largely feed on nectar. They are distributed with 132 different species throughout Africa. The Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird is endemic to South Africa.
By Peter Prokosch
Common Sugarbush (Protea repens), Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, SA
The Common Sugarbush is since 200 years the national flower of South Africa. It was one of the first species of the rich Protea family, which Carl Linnaeus (in 1753) found and described. The honey-rich species is important for other endemic species in the biodiversity hotspot of the Cape Florist ...
By Peter Prokosch
Common Sugarbush (Protea repens), Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, SA
The Common Sugarbush is since 200 years the national flower of South Africa. It was one of the first species of the rich Protea family, which Carl Linnaeus (in 1753) found and described. The honey-rich species is important for other endemic species in the biodiversity hotspot of the Cape Florist ...
By Peter Prokosch
Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope australis), female, Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, SA
The Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope australis) is a common spider found in in the fynbos and is a member of the orb-web group of spiders. The larger female has a yellow and black scalloped abdomen. These spiders are harmless to man. They construct large wheel-like webs (orbs). As a di ...
By Peter Prokosch
Bark spider (Caerostris spec.), Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, SA
Caerostris (bark spiders) Bark spiders are nocturnal orb-web spiders that construct a large orb web, up to 1.5 metres, stretching from one tree to the next. The abdomen is cryptically coloured and adorned with numerous horny projections and viewed from the rear a definite animal face can be per ...
By Peter Prokosch
Cape Everlasting (Syncarpha speciosissima), Silvermine, Table Mountain National Park, SA
The Syncarpha, the everlastings, is a plant genus of some 28 species, which are endemic to the fynbos of the Eastern and Western Cape of South Africa.
By Peter Prokosch
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