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.
Southeast African cheetah
Acinonyx jubatus jubatus
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkJanuary 2020
Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Nottingham RoadJuly 2025
African Lion
Panthera leo
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkJanuary 2020
Bearded vulture (Sub Adult)
Gypaetus barbatus
Giants Castle ReserveOctober 2026
African Lion
Panthera leo
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkJanuary 2020
White-headed vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Kruger National ParkSeptember 2021
African striped weasel
Poecilogale albinucha
Nottingham Road
African Swamphen
Porphyrio madagascariensis
Kruger National ParkJuly 2016
Oribi
Ourebia ourebi
IllovoDecember 2022
The Morning After the Rain
Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkJanuary 2020
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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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Little bee-eater
Merops pusillus
Umbogavango Nature ReserveMarch 2020
NIKON D3100150.0-500.0 mm f/5.0-6.3500mmf/81/320sISO 400
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