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Lunch near Orpen Dam.
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In Kruger Park last week; as close as you can get to a lion.
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Nesting Giraffe of the Kruger 09/21.
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Leadwood Private Camp, Timbavati.
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Learning the ropes at Addo.
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Beauty and the Beast. Taken near Crocodile Bridge Gate in the Kruger National Park.
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Sunset cheetah (Madikwe).
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Sunbird. Taken at Kirstenbosch with a Nikon Z611 mirrorless camera, 200-500 mm lens.
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Old blue eyes. Sabi Sands 2021.
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Starburst over South Africa.
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Magnolias in the Hogsback spring.
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Azaleas in the Hogsback spring.
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Black-shouldered Kite with ‘kill’, Bontebok National Park.
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An African harrier-hawk visits the heart of Paarl.
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Backstroke in the bird-bath.
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Who you?
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I am trying to hide but it seems that you still see me.
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Black Sparrowhawk juvenile, Tokai.
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Two heads are better than one.
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Augrabies Gorge.
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Joburg spring.
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The Labyrinth at the Edge, Hogsback.
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Spring waiting -Oak Avenue Hogsback.
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Putney Bridge at sunset, London.
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Night sky in Sutherland.
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Misty morning, Bullshoek Dam.
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Landscape in Tankwa, Western Cape.
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Landscape in Tankwa, Western Cape.
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Spring delights in the Arboretum, Hogsback.
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Charlie & Aela enjoying the last of the Spring flowers in the Klein Karoo.
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Transkei wild coast, Coffee bay beach Nguni pair
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Beautiful Nature Karedu Island Maldives.
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Is there any prettier airspace to circle while you’re waiting to land?
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Leaves alone doth not maketh a pretty picture (Parkwood, Johannesburg).
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Light and shadow at sunset (Strand beach, Cape Town).
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Sunrise at Letaba.
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Some pictures from the Overberg.
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Some pictures from the Overberg.
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Sunset over Mountain Zebra Park, Craddock.
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Misty Voëlklip in Hermanus
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Three seals and Laska at Kalk Bay Harbour.
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A stroll on Durban’s promenade.
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Arum lilies, Darling.
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Windmill Beach, Simonstown.
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Breathtaking Outeniqua mountains in George, WC.
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Surf life.
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Sunset at the Letaba river in the Kruger National Park.
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A fun Tuesday over Noordhoek.
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The Whalebone Pier in Umhlanga.
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Sunset on a suburban camphor tree.
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Flower season.
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Views from the Hennops hiking trail in Hartbeespoort
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The tablecloth is on.
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2021 Election’s landscape: Vote for a successful future.
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When the sky meets the sea. St Francis Beach.
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Early morning roadblock in Kruger on the H4-1.
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Squirt and Bones on full alert with the first sign of rain; Boons, NW.
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Along the R62 in the Little Karoo. Amalienstein in the background.
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In White City, the low-cost housing development at McGregor.
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We can no longer separate ocean conservation from waste management infrastructure, if we are serious about eradicating plastic pollution. West Coast.
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A colourful Butterfly in Etosha Pan, Namibia – April 2017.
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Katsterte near Nieuwoudtville enjoying the approaching sunset with an ageing cactus and a Chevy workhorse long laid to rest.
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My happy place, Lion’s Head at sunrise.
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My happy place, Lion’s Head at sunrise.
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Rainy Johies.
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Golden Days – Crystal Springs, Mpumalanga.