Cape parks - flowers and penguins *

Post by **Tina** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:44 pm

on the way we saw grey-backed cisticola (16)

Kittlitz’s plover (17)

black-headed heron

Post by **Tina** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:45 pm

from the hide we saw lots of birds

african oystercatcher (18)

white-breasted cormorant

Post by **Tina** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:46 pm

lesser flamingo

grey plover (19)

common whimbrel

Post by **Tina** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:48 pm

and inside the hide another white-throated swallow

on the way back to the car we saw curlew sandpipers (20)

and white-fronted plover (21)

while this little fellow was enjoying the sunshine

Post by **Toko** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 6:14 pm

Such a beautiful Variegated skink

the dark form is rather rare and its also a new one for our books $O\/$

Great waders there and the flamingoes are also cool

Post by **Tina** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:14 am

we saw lots of flowers as well. I gave up on the ids as I was absolutely wrong about the last one

Cape Snow Bush Eriocephalus africanus

Rose-scented Pelargonium Pelargonium capitatum

Elands Sourfig Carpobrotus acinaciformis

Pteronia Bush Pteronia divaricata

Post by **Tina** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:16 am

Yellow Pencil Milk Bush Euphorbia mauritanica

Slime Lily Albuca flaccida

Tortoise Bush Zygophyllum morgsana

Post by **Tina** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:17 am

Cat Herb Ballota africana

Common Monkshood Orchid Pterygodium orobanchoides

Cape Sorrel Oxalis pes-caprae

Post by **Tina** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 10:18 am

and some bugs

Lepisia braunsi (Monkey beetle)

Lepithrix pseudolineata (Spider monkey beetle)

Post by **Tina** » Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:50 pm

thank you nan, Lis, Pumbaa, Flutterby and Toko

Toko wrote:I can add some names to your post, if you want

that would be wonderful $O/\$ $O/\$ $O/\$ You are a star

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