August 2026, Sadly no significant trips for various reasons, so here some pictures in and around Cape Town from June 24 to Aug 26.
Equipment previously and still current for general photos: Pana Lumix G9ii with a variety of low F stop lenses. I still think this is a wonderful, in the hand, camera body & system.
For Birds I am now using the, (Prev Olympus) – now called OM systems OM1ii with the M Zuiko 150-400, with internal zoom, F4.5 lens, with built in clutch to take you up to 500 – Micro 4 thirds = 1000 metre range. A beautiful piece of glass.
Malachite Sunbird – Kirstenbosch
Agapanthus
Harrier Hawk
Rock Kestrel
From Radley Field the dog-park S.Subs CT
Jackal Buzzard – Bo Piketberg
“Lulu” now age 4 a reason for no long trips – sigh –
Twisty Tree
Cape Sugarbird
Brail Trail – Kirstenbosch
Cape Robin-Chat
Goshawk – Juv.
Dragon-Fly
Olive Woodpecker
Dble-collared sunbird on “Pigs ear” Succulent
Kirstenbosch King Protea Time
Orange-Breasted Sunbird in the “basket”
Black Saw-Wing
The Koppie – Kirstenbosch
Chaffinch
Dble. Collared Sunbird
Bishop Bird – Magik Gdns (sic) Bellville N Subs
From Radley Field S Subs.
Dble-Collared sunbird in flight
Cape Grassbird in song
Butterfly
Cape Robin-Chat on Thatch
Leaf-Mimic Katydid.
Autumn Day from Silvermine
Roman Rock
Verreaux’s Eagle x 3 Western Cape
Cape Batis
Malachite Kingfisher – Intaka –
Lumix G9
Leucistic Sunbird –
Sundown at Melkboss lone fisherman –
Lemon Dove
Mossie – Cape Sparrow
Lumix G9
Orange-Breasted Sunbird
Dusky Fly-Catcher
Klaas’s Cuckoo
Lesser Swamp Warbler – Intaka –
Wild Fox-Glove
Dble-Collared Sunbird
Forest Canary
Dble-Collared Sunbird
4 Striped Grass-mouse
Freddie Frog
Sunbird with yellow Epaulettes
Swee Waxbill
Tinkling Cisticola – Rietvlei CT
Lumix G9
Sunbird(f)
Wemmershoek “Le Paris”
In Flight Dble-Collared Sunbird
Southern Boubou
Forest Canary
Swee Waxbill
Pigs-ear succulent
Orange-Breasted Sunbird
Malachite Sunbird
Malachite Sunbird (f)
Sugarbird in King Protea
Kirstenbosch “Koppie”
Kingfisher – Intaka –
Lumix G9
Swee Waxbill
Chaffinch
Busy Bee
Malachite Sunbird
Black Sparrow Hawk with Pigeon lunch
Dusky Fly-Catcher
Paradise Flower – Strelitzia –
Cape White-Eye
Paradise Fly-Catcher
Perky Cape Robin-Chat
King Protea waiting for the invaders –
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Sugarbird on King protea
Purple Heron – Intaka
Lumix G9
Winters day from Milnerton
Dble-Collared sunbird
Sugarbird & Cape Canary at the water
Pincushions
Karoo Prinia
Antique window shutter hook Tokai Manor House
Winter Day Kirstenbosch
Sugarbird in King Protea
Tokai Forest
Southern Boubou
Sugarbird and King protea
From Lions Head
Lumix G9
Tokai Forest
From Top Path at K’bosch across the Cape Flats –
Dble Collared Sunbird.
Radley Field S Subs CT on a different sort of Winters day.
Aloes
Cape Honey-Flower
Kirstenbosch a winters day
Pin cushions with Dble-collared sunbird
Female Malachite sunbird
Malachite Sunbird in Classic pose August 26 – a favourite
Photos all taken in Western Cape with many at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens –
Fin.