by Marion | Apr 27, 2025 | Monthly Outings, Past Events
What a beautiful Easter Saturday morning it was for a hike in fynbos-covered Hottentot Hollands reserve. Starting from Steenbras Dam parking, 32 of us took the hike which I heard from others was either 5k, 7k or 13 storeys high. As my watch simply tells the time, I...
by Marion | Mar 16, 2025 | Monthly Outings, Past Events
On March 15th our outing took us to Strandfontein and Zandvlei, near Muizenberg. The first stop was False Bay Nature Reserve which includes the Strandfontein water / sewage works. It doesn’t sound glamourous but it’s a large area containing multiple ponds...
by Marion | Mar 9, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
In April we were transported to Australia with Pieter van Oudtshoorn. Pieter’s perception of the country was a desert with bluegum trees and no mountains but he was persuaded by a friend to visit, and he was glad that he did. Accompanied by his wife and their...
by Marion | Mar 9, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
On 6 March 2025 at our monthly meeting, Bas introduced us to Donella Young, a dedicated zoologist and biologist who played an important part in the now disbanded Animal Demography Unit at UCT. She has been involved with the Coordinated Avifaunal Roadcounts (CARs),...
by Marion | Mar 9, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
Nestled between the Guardafui Channel and the Arabian Sea in the Indian Ocean, Yemen boasts one of nature’s best-kept secrets – Socotra Island, the largest in its archipelago, comprising around 95 percent of the land mass. The guardians of this enclave, numbering...
