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Berg River dam. Early am 30.01.2021
Herbie Mabin
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took this a few days ago by Zinkwazi Beach. In the evening. – I’m a freelance photographer who goes by Tabzyphoto.
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The wine lands around Stellenbosch. – David Harris
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These are my sisters photos taken on her sanity walks early in the morning before work (Thames River, Oxford). – Tany Alexander
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View of Champagne Castle from the Valley Bakery with a fine stand of maize in the foreground and the clouds clearing after 3 days of rain. – Hilton Wheeler
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(Unedited) photo taken by my husband, David, at sunset in Winterstrand, East London, Eastern Cape. – Lyn & David Lupke
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Taken from a cave on one of the tallest peaks of Outeniqua mountains above George. – Graham Nelson
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“perfect timing!”
This is an image of one of a group of five orphan cheetahs that have been released in a private game reserve in Northern KZN.
Rowena Allan
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The Northern side of the Swartberg Pass in the Karoo, with yellow Acacia Karoo. Gordon Holtmann
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A black widow spider and her mate have ensnared a « baardskeurder » or red roman solifugid in their 3D web.
Photograph taken in Koringberg, in the Swartland, Western Cape, in my living room.
Barbara Malaisé
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Kayaking in Table Bay on a perfect Summer’s day .
Table mountain seen from the sea at it’s most spectacular.
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No better way than receiving stunning pictures from best friend Rory Klemp while escaping into the Kruger bush during the dying days of our devastating 2nd Covid wave. A reminder that there is nothing more majestic than nature and if natural immunity isn’t feasible, the newly arrived vaccine may be the next best way to survive the madness this Pandemic has unleashed.
Pic taken in Kruger by Rory Charles Klemp on Sunday – the day the plane took off from Mumbai to OR Tambo to deliver our 1st vaccine batch.
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This cellphone photo of the spectacular Amphitheatre at Royal Natal National Park (Drakensberg), was taken on Monday morning, 1 Feb. 2021.
Leonie Fouche
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Lonely penguin on the beach at Kleinmond.
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This pic was taken at sunset on the Sondela Game Reserve, using my Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max.
This was just before the big rain. – Deon du Plooy
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Empty Muizenberg beach and restaurants on a beautiful, summer full moon evening. Natalie Goldsmith
www.natgoldza.co.za
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Disas in full bloom on Table Mountain.
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This is a picture that my friend JENNI FITZELL took in southern England. She is touring the country in a camper van and got snow bound in Hampshire. Every morning this little robin comes to visit her!
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