https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/tags/kirstenbosch/ Recent content in Kirstenbosch on The Singemonkey Hugo en-us Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:29:23 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-01-04-another-one-from-kirstenbosch-the/ Sat, 04 Jan 2025 10:29:23 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-01-04-another-one-from-kirstenbosch-the/ <p>Another one from Kirstenbosch the other day. This is the remnant of a protea flower.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-01-02-butterflies-at-kirstenbosch-this-morning/ Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:40:55 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2025-01-02-butterflies-at-kirstenbosch-this-morning/ <p>Butterflies at Kirstenbosch this morning. I hope everybody has a good year.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-20-i-had-a-lovely-experience/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:24:38 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-20-i-had-a-lovely-experience/ <p>I had a lovely experience with this little character. It’s a Cape Spurfowl - a common little ground bird that starts life as a fluffy golf ball on spindly legs. I was struggling to focus as it got nearer and nearer until it was right next to where I was lying on the grass - inspecting me at close range for signs of edibles. They’re lovely up close with their intricate patterns.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-20-propos-first-thing-in/ Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:18:32 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-06-20-propos-first-thing-in/ <div class="swiper carousel-container"> <div class="swiper-wrapper"> <div class="swiper-slide"> <img src="18269442859234780.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <img src="18036857827943666.jpg" alt=""> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-button-next"></div> <div class="swiper-button-prev"></div> <div class="swiper-pagination"></div> </div> <p>À propos first thing in the morning? The Cape Town Valkyrie, the Hadeda Ibis. I recently read that they have a sensitive organ in their long beaks that can detect the tiny vibrations of prey wriggling beneath the ground.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-05-28-another-one-cant-get-over/ Tue, 28 May 2024 18:44:15 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-05-28-another-one-cant-get-over/ <p>Another one. Can’t get over how sharp this Nikon 1.4x teleconverter is on the 200-500mm. This is a heavy crop (I didn’t get any stunners today) and I could have gone further because all the detail is there.</p> https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-05-28-today-was-another-perfect-winters/ Tue, 28 May 2024 18:37:59 +0000 https://photoblog-a3l.pages.dev/posts/2024-05-28-today-was-another-perfect-winters/ <div class="swiper carousel-container"> <div class="swiper-wrapper"> <div class="swiper-slide"> <img src="18024321221168501.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <img src="17941451831820387.jpg" alt=""> </div> </div> <div class="swiper-button-next"></div> <div class="swiper-button-prev"></div> <div class="swiper-pagination"></div> </div> <p>Today was another perfect winter’s day in Cape Town. The end of May had absolutely no business being this hot and sunny. My dad and I went to Kirstenbosch for lunch and lugged big lenses to photograph sunbirds because - to top it off - the aloes were flowering in blazing Technicolor, making a feast for the wee nectar suckers. It was simply too hot… in May… to stay long photographing them in the sun.</p>