Cape Town & the cape region
Cape Spurfowl - a reasonably common and approachable endemic
Lots more images below!
Lots to see along the coastal strip north of Cape Town: Cape Gannets at a breeding colony, Haviside's Dolphins, numerous larks, korhaans and other dry country birds, raptors and migrant waders at West Coast National Park.
Cape Robin-chat
Rainer & the group at Kirstenbosch
Erica tree-heather
At Kirstenbosch gardens
Orange-breasted Sunbird on a Protea
Olive Thrush
Rainer in didactic mood
Male Cape Sugarbird
Cape Rockjumper - perhaps our no.1 target species, and later voted bird of the trip
And he was tame!
Rooiels Bay
Scorpion (found by Olly - who else?)
Southern Rock Agama
Cape Bunting - a common endemic
Common Fiscal
Greater Flamingo at Strandfontein
The highly desirable White-backed Duck
At the end of the world....
Hotting, as required....
Whaling at Kommetjie
Southern Right Whale just offshore
African Penguins...awwww!
Another African Penguin....
....and one more.....
Cape Siskin - a tricky endemic species
.....and one for luck!
The "Tablecloth"
Greater Crested Tern at Robben Island
Bryde's Whale
(pronounced "Brooder's")
(pronounced "Brooder's")
Julia at Cape Point
Seaside special Ostriches
Uber-endemic Girdled Black Lizard
Gulp! Puff Adder!
Striped Mouse - Puff Adder snackfood....
Sharking in False Bay
The worst picture ever taken of a
Great White Shark!
Great White Shark!
Common Dolphins - c.1000 were in False Bay!
Table Mountain from Robben Island
Table Mountain by cable-car....
Hartlaub's Gull - endemic and common
Us on top of Table Mountain