{"id":4893,"date":"2026-08-09T17:48:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lostshepard.co.za\/?p=4893"},"modified":"2026-08-09T17:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T15:51:07","slug":"updating-as-at-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lostshepard.co.za\/?p=4893","title":{"rendered":"Updating as at August 2026 –"},"content":{"rendered":"

August 2026, Sadly no significant trips for various reasons, so here some pictures in and around Cape Town from June 24 to Aug 26.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Malachite Sunbird – Kirstenbosch
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Agapanthus
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Harrier Hawk
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Rock Kestrel
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From Radley Field the dog-park S.Subs CT
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Jackal Buzzard – Bo Piketberg
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“Lulu” now age 4 a reason for no long trips – sigh –
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Twisty Tree
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Cape Sugarbird
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Brail Trail – Kirstenbosch
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Cape Robin-Chat
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Goshawk – Juv.
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Dragon-Fly
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Olive Woodpecker
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Dble-collared sunbird on “Pigs ear” Succulent
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Kirstenbosch King Protea Time
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Orange-Breasted Sunbird in the “basket”
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Black Saw-Wing
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The Koppie – Kirstenbosch
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Chaffinch
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Dble. Collared Sunbird
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Bishop Bird – Magik Gdns (sic) Bellville N Subs
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From Radley Field S Subs.
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Dble-Collared sunbird in flight
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Cape Grassbird in song
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Butterfly
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Cape Robin-Chat on Thatch
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Leaf-Mimic Katydid.
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Autumn Day from Silvermine
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Roman Rock
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Verreaux’s Eagle x 3 Western Cape
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Cape Batis
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Malachite Kingfisher – Intaka –
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Lumix G9<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Leucistic Sunbird –
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Sundown at Melkboss lone fisherman –
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Lemon Dove
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Mossie – Cape Sparrow
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Lumix G9<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Orange-Breasted Sunbird
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Dusky Fly-Catcher
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Klaas’s Cuckoo
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Lesser Swamp Warbler – Intaka –
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Wild Fox-Glove
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Dble-Collared Sunbird
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Forest Canary
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Dble-Collared Sunbird
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4 Striped Grass-mouse
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Freddie Frog
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Sunbird with yellow Epaulettes
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Swee Waxbill
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Tinkling Cisticola – Rietvlei CT
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Lumix G9<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Sunbird(f)
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Wemmershoek “Le Paris”
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In Flight Dble-Collared Sunbird
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Southern Boubou
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Forest Canary
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Swee Waxbill
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Pigs-ear succulent
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Orange-Breasted Sunbird
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Malachite Sunbird
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Malachite Sunbird (f)
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Sugarbird in King Protea
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Kirstenbosch “Koppie”
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Kingfisher – Intaka –
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Lumix G9<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Swee Waxbill
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Chaffinch
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Busy Bee
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Malachite Sunbird
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Black Sparrow Hawk with Pigeon lunch
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Dusky Fly-Catcher
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Paradise Flower – Strelitzia –
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Cape White-Eye
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Paradise Fly-Catcher
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Perky Cape Robin-Chat
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King Protea waiting for the invaders –
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Spotted Eagle-Owl
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Sugarbird on King protea
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Purple Heron – Intaka
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Lumix G9<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Winters day from Milnerton
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Dble-Collared sunbird
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Sugarbird & Cape Canary at the water
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Pincushions
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Karoo Prinia
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Antique window shutter hook Tokai Manor House
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Winter Day Kirstenbosch
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Sugarbird in King Protea
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Tokai Forest
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Southern Boubou
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Sugarbird and King protea
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From Lions Head
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Lumix G9<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n

Tokai Forest
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From Top Path at K’bosch across the Cape Flats –
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Dble Collared Sunbird.
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Radley Field S Subs CT on a different sort of Winters day.
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Aloes
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Cape Honey-Flower
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Kirstenbosch a winters day
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Pin cushions with Dble-collared sunbird
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Female Malachite sunbird
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Malachite Sunbird in Classic pose August 26 – a favourite
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Photos all taken in Western Cape with many at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens –<\/p>\n

Fin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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