Tag Archives: nature
Dec
This funny looking caterpillar was spotted on Fairview by Aden, and what a treat because it’s not often we get to see them. Commonly found in Europe and throughout Africa, they have three larval colour forms which are green, brown, and yellow and have seven diagonal blue lines on their bodies. The length of the […]
Oct
Have you noticed these funny, neck bopping birds running (or flying) around the farm? They’re often hanging around and seem to be growing in numbers. Guinea fowl are native to Africa. The most common ones we see are from the Numidinae family. The typical look of the helmeted guinea fowl is a featherless face with […]
Aug
I recently came across a family of 7-8 bushpigs on my way home one night on Golovane Road. As I often drive very slowly at night, as I almost always see something interesting, they didn’t hear me coming and when they would normally shoot off into the bush, they stayed in the road for a […]
Jun
Have you seen our Spur-winged visitors at the dam yet? The Spur-Winged Goose is the largest waterfowl found in Africa, they are part of the Anatidae family. It’s called a goose because of its large size, but it is, in fact, a type of duck. Because of this, it has its own “subfamily”, Plectropterinae. It […]
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