Midlands regulars: the Jackal Buzzard
The first in a monthly series on the birds I see most around home. A striking raptor with a call like a jackal, found almost only in southern Africa.
African striped weasel
Poecilogale albinucha
Nottingham Road
Bearded vulture (Sub Adult)
Gypaetus barbatus
Giants Castle ReserveOctober 2026
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
IllovoDecember 2022
Bearded vulture (Adult)
Gypaetus barbatus
Giants Castle ReserveOctober 2026
White rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum
June 2022
White-backed vulture
Gyps africanus
Kruger National ParkJune 2023
Southeast African cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus jubatus
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkJanuary 2018
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Nottingham RoadJuly 2025
White rhinoceros
Ceratotherium simum
June 2022
White-headed vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Kruger National ParkSeptember 2021
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Stories from South Africa's Wild Places
I am a wildlife and nature photographer based in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in South Africa. For over a decade, I've been capturing the birds, animals and landscapes that make our wild places so special — turning fleeting moments in nature into lasting memories.
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Nile Monitor
Varanus niloticus
Cumberland Nature Reserve
D500Nikon 200-400 mm f/4.0400f/41/1250 sec200
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