papilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 13 hours agoSeeds and seed eaters.A few shots of onion seeds, and some seed eating birds. Oh no, we discovered that shield bugs breed in onion flower heads. Some of you will remember that I popapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 2 days agoThe beauty of a Rock pigeon on a balmy day.Yeah, it was late afternoon, and I had to struggle with the light. But thankfully things did not turn out bad at all. Let me introduce you to what they nowpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 3 days agoA sporting day.Come and play, or watch a live game in this beautiful arena. **First up, I had some sports waiting for a fiscal shrike bird to fly over the exact "V" of a mounpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 4 days agoThe weather pendulum swings.Between light and dark, and between floods and droughts. I had some fun with the starlings on the lamp, and let me show you the changes in our day. Latelypapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 5 days agoA bird, butterflies and dragonflies.Oh, and a female Carpenter bee, as I love to show the beauty of smaller critters in nature. Not any bird, as this is a rare shot of a Paradise Fly-catcherpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 6 days agoWhile waiting for a tour date of the wine cellars......I will share more landscapes taken from the balcony at Waterkloof Wine Estate. I wish that you could stand up high while drinking in the beauty and breathinpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 7 days agoLate afternoon flyers.So why do birds fly in formations like this? It is so lovely to see the birds in flight, and to think that the leading bird gets changed by the one behinpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 8 days agoHere we go with a weird sunset.They are called Altocumulus clouds, and it was a lovely show. So, I will show you how it started, and how it ended. For those of you that would want a betterpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 9 days agoCome and take an old steam train ride.The train travels from Cape Town city to the Elgin market in Grabouw. I have also included shots of the weird cloudy days here now. So, I wanted to do a pospapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 10 days agoSo, we made it inside the high building.This is a follow up of my post yesterday, as the journey continued. My wife had the world at her feet on that high open balcony. The restaurant was built on tpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 11 days agoOur first visit to this place of wonders.If you like good food, wine and landscapes, this place is for you. That building was our target, and I took some shots on our way up to it. I will not give awpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 12 days agoSome sporadic shots.Why not? Let me show you some beauties. The grapes are growing now in summer, and I love to see how neat this vineyard is kept. Before you ask, sporadic in thpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 13 days agoOur pump sprayer stopped working......and so, we took it back to a nursery where we bought it. How many times can what looks like a small thing turn out to be a real headache? At times so mpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 14 days agoLook what appeared in our small back garden.It was a female Swee Waxbill wanting to eat some grass seeds. My wife called me, as she was standing at the lounge's window. We have some long stemmed grasspapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 15 days agoWhat a day......I will show a rainy morning, midday blue skies, and finally sunset clouds. A happy Friday to all, and we hope that everyone will have a great weekend.papilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 16 days agoThe planet Venus made a rare appearance...My camera was on full zoom, and this strange beauty was all that I could get. It seemed to have a circle on its surface. This occurred on 2025/01/03 and I hpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 17 days agoA dove is a symbol of peace......and this little one came in to remind me this morning. It is called a laughing dove, and it sat on our front gate post. This world is in turmoil, as notpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 18 days agoSome summer views.The wind continues to play with the clouds on the mountains. So, if you feel bad on any day, just step outside and let nature comfort you. I take all of mypapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 19 days agoWater is needed on a hot day.I will show you a mix of photos that I got prior to a meeting this morning. First up above was a friendly dragonfly. Check that smile! We met with a lovpapilloncharity in #hive-194913 • 20 days agoA great catch in his bathroom.We were down at the river, and I got this bird having a bath. Wait until you see the last 2 photos. This is a Hadeda Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) and it's
