The Elephants of Thula Thula – more information

Originally posted on Hermanus Bird Club:
The Overberg U3A has invited Francoise Malby-Anthony, wife of the famed “Elephant Whisperer” Lawrence Anthony, to return to Hermanus to speak about recent developments at her Thula Thula Game Reserve and her latest book “The Elephants of Thula Thula”. She will speak at the Dutch Reform Church (NG Kerk) at Onrus on Thursday 29 September at 17:00. Entrance fee… Continue reading The Elephants of Thula Thula – more information

HBC at the Annual Flower Show

Originally posted on Hermanus Bird Club:
Pat and Guy Redford have set up a wonderful display of bird pictures and posters, augmented by a continuous slide show of  brilliant bird pictures from Ronnie Hazell. A huge “thank you” to Guy, Pat and Ronnie and all the other volunteers who helped make the HBC display at the Hermanus Flower Festival as great success. Several people went… Continue reading HBC at the Annual Flower Show

BirdLife SA – Conservation Conversations

Originally posted on Hermanus Bird Club:
Birdlife SA holds a zoom meeting every Tuesday evening in which they present talks on various birding topics – all of them interesting and provocative. Members of BLSA will be aware of these, but it seems that many of our members are not with BLSA, so miss out. If you want to see some of these talks, then visit… Continue reading BirdLife SA – Conservation Conversations

Namaqualand – Birds, Flowers and Photography

Originally posted on Hermanus Bird Club:
I am planning a three night outing to Namaqualand from 21 to 24 August 2023.? This will be quite different from previous outings in that we will not be self-catering.? Instead, we will be staying in the Kamieskroon Hotel, where we will have our breakfasts and, hopefully, dinners.? We will also have the use of their conference facilities should… Continue reading Namaqualand – Birds, Flowers and Photography