Originally posted on Hermanus Bird Club:
? Text by Mike Mac Naught, images by John Bowman Despite earlier misgivings about the weather, it actually turned out to be a glorious winter day. A bit chilly, though! We were greeted by a temperature of 1º C on arrival in Stanford for our Club’s monthly walk on Thursday 7 July. African Swamphen (Groot-koningriethaan) Ten intrepid birders met in the parking… Continue reading Greeted by 1º C and a Giant Kingfisher

Originally posted on Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai:
On Wednesday evening I was invited to the garden of a friend, Peter Thorne, to see his bonsai collection. Peter is an active member of the Ayrshire group and each Wednesday during the summer he invites fellow club members along to the shed at the bottom of his garden, to work on their trees. This week 8 members… Continue reading Bonsai on a Summers Evening