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  1. Reedfish

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    There are a few good sites in the UK to see waterfowl, but the nearest is a bit of a drive from me.
     
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    Sounds like a good excuse for a trip :D
     
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    It's a bit cold and grim in winter. :eek:
    But there are some interesting migrants that are worth seeing and make it worth while
     
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    Some birds and some mushrooms[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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    Mushrooms are amazing. I want to buy myself a mushroom growing kit next year and give it a try
     
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    A good friend of mine goes mushroom picking in the autumn, and sometimes I tag along with him.
    He's quite knowledgeable re what's edible, and what's not.
     
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    Here is one :

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    That's really cool. Do you have a lot of edible ones where you go hiking?
     
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    Not that many.
    We had a very dry summer.

    But last time I went with him (pre-Covid) we did find quite a lot.
    Made a nice omelette :)
     
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    The son has an oyster mushroom growing kit - so fascinating!
     
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    I tried this once, but it didn't work.

    Bought some spore pellets and inserted them into holes drilled in a log.
    Nothing came of it though. :(
     
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    Freezing cold ![​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]

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    Went to the world of birds in Hout Bay

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    My latest adventures, we visited Leobo in the Waterberg
    20230208_073634.jpg 20230208_070128.jpg 20230208_070114.jpg 20230207_215512.jpgthe one night I found this little dude. It's a Bibrons blind snake. He was maybe 30cm long if that even. 20230207_204431.jpg 20230207_195837.jpg
     
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    And in December we went to Ka'Ingo to catch some bats and we were super succesful, manged to get 4 different species which we recorded data for and then safely released.
    this little dude is a Mauritian Tomb Bat DSC_6865.jpg
     
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    @T. Guppy
    Thanks for the updates. Always good to see your photos

    I see that the south of Kruger has been really hammered by the recent rains.
     
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    Yes some serious flooding that side. I think the whole country minus the Cape is experiencing a huge amount of rain but Kruger side has definitely been having it worse with camps being closed because of accessibility issues.
     
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    Send some rain our way. We’re cooking down here in the Cape, and we didn’t get nearly enough rain this past season


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    I can say the same.. our winter usually lasts until April. It's already in the upper 30s now. Absolutely depressing
     
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    Was out and about on the weekend
    Spring Daffodils in bloom at the moment

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