AutumnThe first of four new Southern Fiscals (Lanius collaris) to hatchColourful chert rocks. Those cracks were possibly formed when these rocks were still being formed!Shy, and not easy to capture on film, a resident Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus)Entering the vertical shaft, the entrance to “Windgat” Cave, SCE136. Not for the, um… larger sizes, and neither for the claustrophobic!Delicate stalactites, helectites and other calcite crystals in “Windgat” Cave, SCE136Inside “Windgat” Cave SCE136Large witchweed (Striga elegans)Late summer afternoonCrowned Plover/Crowned Lapwing eggs (Vanellus coronatus)Baboon’s tail (Xerophyta retinervis)Late-afternoon cloudDouble rainbow (two pots of gold?)A grassy outlookFull moon risingLightning, late afternoonBlack-shouldered kite (Elanus caeruleus)Black-chested Snake-Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis) landing on its nestBlack-chested Snake-Eagle (Circaetus pectoralis)Yellow Mongoose/Red meerkat (Cynictis penicillata)Yellow Mongoose/Red meerkat (Cynictis penicillata)Cloudy skyA storm brewing…Visitors over the EstateVeld and skyJuvenile Puff adder (Bitis arietans)A big, fat fully-grown Puff adder (Bitis arietans), blending in exceptionally well with the gravel in the footpath, where it was basking in the sun!FungusInteresting chert rock formationHalo around the sunAn illuminating experience during an early evening thunderstorm, viewed from Sterkfontein Country EstatesFireworks in the sky……and more…and more…and more!Praying mantisWhite silica rocks of the Sterkfontein dyke
