https://natureontheedge.com/2020/06/10/wordless-wednesday-11/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lh16618_wp.jpgMorning Light False Bay2023-08-16T12:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2021/07/20/baboons-in-fynbos-v-urban-space/2023-08-08T19:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2021/07/20/wordless-wednesday-spot-the-baboons/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/lh14628_wp.jpgChacma baboon foraging in rock poolChacma baboon forage along the coastal edge in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve against a backdrop of wild seas.2021-07-21T18:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/baboons-on-the-urban-edge/the-smitswinkel-baboons-the-euthanased-males/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fred-up-the-telephone-pole.jpgFred-up-the-telephone-poleFred like to get a good vantage point.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/fred-march-2009.jpgFred-March-2009Fred the alpha male of the Smitswinkel troop was eutthanased March 2011.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/picnic-fare_-hamburger-rolls.jpgPicnic fare_ hamburger rollsForce carbo-loading. He picked up weight over the previous summer.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/opening-car-doors_02.jpgOpening car doors_02Fred was put down (March 2011) as he'd become aggressive.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/opening-car-doors.jpgOpening car doorsFred honed his car raiding habit.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/merlin-raiding_01.jpgMerlin raiding_01Merlin looking his age.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/force.jpgForceForce became the alpha male after Fred's death.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0026_chewing-gum.jpgDSC_0026_Chewing-gumhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0026.jpgDSC_0026Merlin has picked up a piece of discarded chewing gum.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/dsc_0025_chewing-gum.jpgDSC_0025_chewing-gumMerlin was estimated to be 18 / 19 years.2021-06-30T19:46:42+00:00weekly0.6https://natureontheedge.com/2021/05/20/celebrating-bees/2021-05-28T12:19:49+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/11/04/wordless-wednesday-12/2020-11-05T21:20:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/11/02/mondays-macro-the-butterfly-bush-and-carpenter-bee/2020-11-04T13:36:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/10/28/wordless-wednesday-beach-scene/2020-10-29T05:00:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/09/14/baboons-wild-ways/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/on-the-road_04.jpgOn-the-road_04https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc_0185_wp.jpgBaboons on the urban edge 2009Smitswinkel troop comfortable in the suburbs _ 2009https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh19417_wp-1.jpgOn The FenceBaboons sit on the fence, observing.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh19403_wp.jpgThe high jumpMale baboon rushes over fence after adversaryhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh19377_wp.jpgBaboon dominanceSmits troop males fighting for status.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh19375_wp.jpgDiving through the bushBaboon adversaries charge through the bush.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh19417_wp.jpgOn The FenceBaboons sit on the fence, after trenendous fight between two rival males.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh19380_wp.jpgSmits Alpha Male BaboonThe brawn and bulk of this alpha male baboon shows up his high status.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh19369_wp.jpgMurderous IntentAnd into the bush, the fighting continues.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh19363_wp.jpgThe AltercationOn the sidelines, the troop look on as the alpha males battle it out.2020-10-16T20:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/10/12/the-urban-edge-baboon/2020-10-16T20:21:09+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/baboons-on-the-urban-edge/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/forty-kilograms-of-dent.jpgForty-kilograms-of-denthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bounce-on-the-roof.jpgBounce-on-the-roofhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/adjust-the-mirror.jpgAdjust-the-mirrorhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/bite-off-the-car-handle_02.jpgBite-off-the-car-handle_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/trying-to-dismantle-car_01.jpgTrying-to-dismantle-car_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sucking-on-bread.jpgSucking-on-breadhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/raiding-spoils.jpgRaiding-spoils.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/baboon-chewing-pencil.jpgBaboon-chewing-pencilhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/yogurt.jpgYogurthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/partial-to-energy-aid-drinks.jpgPartial-to-energy-aid-drinks.2020-10-17T13:31:27+00:00weekly0.6https://natureontheedge.com/2020/09/05/spring-jubilation/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc4022_wp.jpgAgathosma capensisA sweetly spice-scented shrub. Grows on slopes and flats on granite or coastal sands, approximately 140 species.Important in tradional medicines and use in the fragrance industry.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh18780_wp-1.jpgSpring wildflowers PostbergCarpets of glorious wildflowers bloom in profusion across the fields.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh18815_wp.jpg_LH18815_WPThe magic carpet, Asteracaea.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh18812_wp.jpgSpring wildflowers PostbergDorotheanthus Bokbaaivygies in vibrant colours bloom in springtime glory.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/dsc3942_wp.jpgCommon BabianaCommon Babiana. Found on sandy or gravelly flats and lower slopes in the southwestern Cape. A cormous geophyte;Flowers up to 4 per spike. Sweetly scented.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh18798_wp.jpgGlorious springflowers PostbergUrsinia, Arctotis.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh18775_wp.jpgSpring flowers PostbergVygies, in brilliant colours bloom across the fields.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh18764_wp.jpgSpring flowers Postberg 2020Glorious swathes of colourful flowers carpet the fields.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh18744_wp.jpgSpring wildflowers, PostbergCarpets of daisies bloom in fields, Postberg West Coast National Park.2020-10-12T21:44:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/09/02/wordless-wednesday-spring-flowers/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/lh18839_wp.jpgSpring glory West Coast National ParkSspring flowers are blooming in splendour 2020 season2020-09-13T19:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/06/15/mondays-macro-common-dotted-border-butterfly/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dsc3705_wp.jpgCommon Dotted Border ButterflyCommon dooted border butterfly has become quite common in urban gardens in Cape Town. It's an elegant species and can be recognised through it's slow, floating flight with gentle wing beats.2020-09-06T07:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/06/08/mondays-macro-cape-lappet-moth-larvae-aggregation/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dsc3644_wp.jpgLappet Moth Larvae AggregationEutricha capensis caterpillars aggregating in Rhus crenata.2020-06-16T12:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/06/03/wordless-wednesday-10/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lh16081_wp.jpgFalse Bay StormFirst north-westerly storm this winter season hits False Bay on 25 May 2020.2020-06-03T18:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/06/01/mondays-macro-wolf-spider/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lh14769_wp.jpgWolf Spiderhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/lh14765_wp.jpgWolf Spider2020-06-03T18:14:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/05/27/wordless-wednesday-9/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lh15868_wp.jpgAutumn sunriseFalse Bay sunrise, autumn colours.2020-06-04T10:24:45+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/05/25/mondays-macro-cape-autumn-widow/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lh15641_wp.jpgCape Autumn WidowCape Autumn widow feeding on wild rosemary (Westringia fruticosa)2020-05-28T15:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/05/11/mondays-macro-black-cocktail-ants/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/black-cocktail-ant_wp.jpgBlack cocktail antCrematogaster peringueyi constructing fiber nest. A nest in the making, this species of Crematogaster construct nests of chewed vegetable matter. Their activities also include 'farming' of plant pests such as aphids and mealybugs. 2020-05-27T20:00:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/05/06/wordless-wednesday-8/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lh15532.jpgOut for a WalkAfrican penguin strolling around carpark2020-06-03T17:20:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/05/04/mondays-macro-ladybird-instar/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/lh14581_wp.jpgLadybird instarLadybird instar on Felicia echinata2020-07-05T21:14:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/04/29/wordless-wednesday-the-game/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh12811_wp.jpgThe Rock GameJuvenile baboon at play with rock.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh12797_wp.jpgChacma baboons - The Gamehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh12810_wp.jpgChacma Baboon game ruleshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh12805_wp.jpgChacma baboons - The Game -02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh12808_wp.jpgChacma baboons - The Game -03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh12780_wp.jpgChacma baboons - The Game2020-05-03T18:17:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/04/27/mondays-macro-showy-pincushion/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh15049_wp.jpgShowy pincushionA close up view of a variety of Showy Leucospermum2020-04-28T08:14:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/04/22/earth-day-2020-climate-change-actions/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh14835_wp.jpgCrassula ovataUsing CAM photosynthesis these plants have a special way of reducing water loss from their leaves while sequestering CO2https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lh14833_wp.jpgSpekboom Carbon sequesteringTough succulent plant using CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism - minimises photorespiration and saves water by separating these steps in time, between night and day.2020-04-28T08:34:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/04/15/wordless-wednesday-rock-hyrax/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dsc6053_wp.jpgWhisper in my earYoung rock hyrax clambours up to mother's ear.2020-04-28T21:20:49+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/03/30/mondays-macro-cape-honeybee/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cape-honeybee.jpgCape honeybee on Plectranthus neochilusA highly fragrant blossom which attracts bees and other pollinators.2020-03-31T07:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/03/18/wordless-wednesday-grey-heron/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lh12550_wp.jpgGrey heron snake mealGrey heron ( Ardea cinerea) stalks for a meal and plucks out a snake.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lh12538_wp.jpgGrey heron stalkingGrey heron stalking lunch.2020-04-28T21:22:46+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/03/16/monday-macro-purple-sea-snail-janthina-prolongata/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/purple-sea-snail_.jpgJanthina prolongata Purple sea snail2020-03-18T20:56:47+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/03/11/wordless-wednesday-7/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dsc6817_wp.jpgNow listen to mum.2020-03-18T21:25:45+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/03/09/mondays-macro-protea-cynaroides/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lh10197_wp.jpgKing Protea (Protea cynaroides)2020-03-18T21:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/03/04/wordless-wednesday-6/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/apr4701_wp.jpgBefore the stormNorth-westerly storm system, sculptured granite rocks, False Bay.2020-03-18T21:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/03/03/world-wildlife-day/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lh11523_wp.jpgKlipspringer family2020-03-20T19:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/03/02/mondays-macro-giant-turban-shell/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/alikreukel-turbo-sarmaticus.jpgGiant Turban shell Turbo SarmaticusLargest of the turban shells, known locally as Alikreukel or giant periwinkels. Part of the Gastropods, this mollusc has a knobbly opercumlum to seal the aperture of the shell.2020-03-08T22:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/26/wordless-wednesday-5/2020-03-19T18:50:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/24/mondays-macro/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh10498_wp.jpgTop Shell - Diloma variegataShowing the iridescent inner aperture. Diloma variegata belong to the Top Shell family (Tochidae). Grazes on a diet of algae. The adults move up-shore away from predators such as starfish and whelks. found in the intertidal zone on rocky shores.2020-02-24T17:56:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/22/southern-elephant-seal-catastrophic-moult/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh10566_wp.jpgElephant Seal #16577Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) tagged #16577 at Buffels.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh10668_wp.jpgElephant Seal 16577Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) tagged 16577 at Buffels.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh10589.jpgElephant Seal #16577 MoltingElephant seal (Mirounga leonina) tagged 16577 at Buffels in process of catastrophic molting - a layer of skin and hair is shed. He will be ashore a month while the shedding occurs.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh10629_wp.jpgElephant Seal 16577Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) tagged 16577 at Buffels in process of catastrophic molting - a layer of skin and hair is shed. He will be ashore a month while the shedding occurs, and here he flips sand over his body to remain cool.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh10610_wp.jpgElephant Seal #16577 MoltingElephant seal (Mirounga leonina) tagged #16577 at Buffels in process of catastrophic molting - shedding a layer of skin and hair.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh10683_wp.jpgElephant Seal #16577 MoltingElephant seal (Mirounga leonina) tagged #16577 at Buffels in process of catastrophic molting - shedding a layer of skin and hair.2020-02-24T17:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/19/wordless-wednesday-4/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dsc1868_wp.jpgSacred Ibis2020-02-24T18:46:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/17/mondays-macro-cape-dwarf-chameleon/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apr4382_wp.jpgCape Dwarf ChameleonCape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum)2020-02-25T01:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/12/wordless-wednesday-3/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh10124_wp.jpgChacma baboons2020-02-17T20:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/10/mondays-macro-carpenter-bee-blister-beetle/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apr3113_wp.jpgCarpenter bee blister beetleApparently this beetle is quite common around Cape Town. It has a cunning strategy parasitising on nests of carpenter bees. The larvae hitch a ride on the backs of the bees where they hang out in the nests.2020-02-24T20:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/08/african-penguins-heat-stress/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19683_wp.jpg_LH19683_WPKeeping cool by the waters edgehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19675_wp.jpg_LH19675_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19674_wp.jpg_LH19674_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19666_wp.jpg_LH19666_WPBaby chicks shaded by parent's body.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19660_wp-copy.jpg_LH19660_WP - Copyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19658_wp-copy-copy.jpg_LH19658_WP - Copy - CopyLifeless body of a dead chick.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19655_wp-copy-copy.jpg_LH19655Egg sitting in the heat.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19654_wp-copy-copy.jpg_LH19654_WP - Copy - Copyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19652_wp-copy-copy.jpg_LH19652_WP - Copy - Copyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh19651_wp-copy-copy.jpg_LH19651_WP - Copy - Copy2020-02-24T20:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/05/wordless-wednesday-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/lh17561_wp.jpg_LH17561_WP2020-02-05T19:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/03/mondays-macro-cape-lappet-moth-larva/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/apr2582_wp.jpg_APR2582_WP2020-02-05T19:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/02/01/kelp-gull-shell-gifts/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dsc9720_wp.jpg_DSC9720_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dsc9705_wp.jpg_DSC9705_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dsc7413_wp.jpgCape GullA subspecies of Kelp Gulls found along the southern African coastline - (Larus dominicanus vetula) is currently through to be sufficiently different from the nominate race that it ought to be regarded as a full species. The proposed English name is "Cape Gull".2020-02-17T20:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/01/29/wordless-wednesday/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dsc3106_wp.jpgPortrait of a Helmeted Guineafowl2020-02-12T19:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/01/27/mondays-macro-tarantula-hawk-wasp/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lh19474_wp.jpgThe meal -Tarantula-hawk waspThe herculean undertaking by tarantula-hawk wasphttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/lh19453_wp.jpgTarantula-hawk wasp predates on spiderThe wasp drags it's prey over the wall.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dsc3018_wp.jpgThe meal_01Tarantula-hawk wasp drags large tarantula spider to nest.2020-02-17T21:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2020/01/24/smitswinkel-baboon-troop-go-a-venturing/2020-01-28T22:20:35+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/05/22/its-international-biodiversity-day/2020-01-24T15:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/about-me/2020-01-24T07:35:40+00:00weekly0.6https://natureontheedge.com/about/2020-01-24T07:05:26+00:00weekly0.6https://natureontheedge.com/whats-it-all-about/2020-01-24T07:04:44+00:00weekly0.6https://natureontheedge.com/contact-2/2020-01-24T07:01:47+00:00weekly0.6https://natureontheedge.com/2018/10/26/grape-scented-condoms-abalone-poachers-and-baboons/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lh12805_72ppi.jpgBaboon_condom wrapper_04https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lh12763_72ppi.jpgBaboons sucking on condoms_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5512_72ppi.jpgIMG_5512_72ppihttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_5508_72ppi.jpgIMG_5508_72ppiGrape-scented condom wrapperhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lh12777_72ppi.jpgBaboon_Grape flavoured condomhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lh12751_72ppi.jpgBaboons_ condom wrappers_012020-01-23T10:55:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/11/23/watsonia-coccinea-flowers-en-masse-after-fire/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lh12576.jpgWatsonia coccineaFlowering after fire, the watsonias are putting on a great show.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lh12574.jpgWatsonia coccineaA cormous geophtye 15- 40 cm. Flowers almost exclusively for the first 2 years after fire.2020-01-23T10:48:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/04/22/earth-day-for-whom-the-bell-tolls/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc9115_web.jpg_DSC9115_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc9104_web.jpg_DSC9104_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc9088_web.jpg_DSC9088_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc9081_web.jpg_DSC9081_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc9040_web.jpg_DSC9040_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc8820_web.jpg_DSC8820_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc8818_web.jpg_DSC8818_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc8816_web.jpg_DSC8816_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc8811_web.jpg_DSC8811_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc8807_web.jpg_DSC8807_web2020-01-23T10:45:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/05/29/zohra-the-remaining-namib-foal/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lh19844_web.jpg_LH19844_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/namib-zen-and-zohra.jpgNamib-Zen-and-Zohrahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lh19808_web.jpg_LH19808_web2020-01-23T10:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/08/22/the-perilous-seas-around-cape-point-false-bay/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dsc9040_web.jpg_DSC9040_webHumpbacked whale carcass washed onto the rocky coast near Buffels.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dsc2562_wp.jpg_DSC2562_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dsc2540_wp.jpg_DSC2540_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dsc6492_wp.jpg_DSC6492_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dsc_0057_wp.jpgDSC_0057_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dsc8987_wp.jpg_DSC8987_WP2020-01-23T10:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/08/22/the-perilous-sea-around-cape-point-_-part-ii/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dsc8801_web.jpg_DSC8801_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dsc8797_web.jpg_DSC8797_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dsc8782_web.jpg_DSC8782_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh11970_wp.jpg_LH11970_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh11969_fb.jpg_LH11969_FBhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh11960_fb.jpg_LH11960_FBhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh11400_wp.jpg_LH11400_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh11394_wp.jpg_LH11394_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh11385_wp.jpg_LH11385_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/lh11378_wp.jpg_LH11378_WP2020-01-23T10:36:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/10/06/primate-one-upmanship-the-sunglasses-heist/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15433.jpg_LH15433"The handover; got the glasses, here have some more food....."https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15431.jpg_LH15431"There now here's the biscuit .... where the glasses?"https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15428_wp.jpg_LH15428_WP"Maybe a dip in the water....?"https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15427.jpg_LH15427"Let's have a bit of a play ....."https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15424_wp.jpg_LH15424_WP" Got the glasses, now what are you going to do to get them back......?"https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15421.jpg_LH15421Here they are: the gullible humans, dishing out biscuits. But note the sunglasses worn by Mr.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15149_wp.jpg_LH15149_WPCo-conspirators waiting for a the right break.....2020-01-23T10:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/11/02/king-penguin-a-long-way-from-home/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lh17787_wp.jpg_LH17787_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kingpenguinwp_01.jpgKingPenguinWP_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lh17431_wp.jpg_LH17431_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lh17369_wp.jpg_LH17369_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lh17735_wp.jpg_LH17735_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lh17359_wp.jpg_LH17359_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/lh17687_wp.jpg_LH17687_WP2020-01-23T10:24:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/portfolio/deer-along-the-urban-edge-london/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc8921.jpgHandsome buckYoung fallow buck adorned with antlers, Richmond Parkhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc8907.jpgObserving fallow deer in Richmond ParkUrban wildlife - deer and peoplehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc8840.jpg_DSC8840https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc8830.jpg_DSC8830https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc9128.jpgJackdaw and fallow deerCheeky Jackdaw flies down and confidently plucks soft fur from a fallow deer for nesting material.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc9127.jpgJackdaw with a beakful of deer furThe deer appear to be completely unfazed by the jackdaws cheeky behaviour.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc9125.jpg_DSC9125https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc9119.jpg_DSC9119https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc9103.jpgJackdaw and Fallow deer_02Working in pairs, jackdaws pluck deer fur.2020-01-20T20:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/blog/2020-01-20T18:15:58+00:00weekly0.6https://natureontheedge.com/portfolio-2/2020-01-20T12:07:55+00:00weekly0.6https://natureontheedge.com/2019/10/21/angkor-myth-and-mystery/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15353.jpg_LH15353https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15278_wp.jpg_LH15278_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15207.jpg_LH15207https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15201.jpg_LH15201https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15042_wp.jpg_LH15042_WPTa Phrom was the setting for the movie "Temple Raiders" and this is the famous Lara Croft doorway framed by the crazy root system of the strangler fig.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/lh15474.jpg_LH15474Scenes from the Elephant Terrace.2019-11-24T06:36:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/09/02/baboons-in-fynbos-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lh14082_wp.jpg_LH14082_WPThey certainly get a good portion of fibre in the diet.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lh14075_wp.jpg_LH14075_WPIt was most surprising to see this plant on the menu: Cullumia squarrosa, or snake thistle. It's a prickly little number! I have seen them eating the flowers, but not the the needle like leaves. Reading a description of the plant, the inner involucral bracts are without prickles. I noted that they were only plucking off the top most growth.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lh13234_wp.jpg_LH13234_WPhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lh13242_wp.jpg_LH13242_WPForaging on the fruit of wild olive trees, Olea europaea subsp. africana.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/lh13212_wp.jpg_LH13212_WPLayers of thick hair protect them in winter. 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geese.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lh12210_wp.jpgGaggle of Egyptian geeseMatching the colours of the kelp, Egytian Geese gather into a gagglehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/lh12319_72ppi.jpgOstriches foraging on Olifantsbos beach2019-07-30T04:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/12/28/beach-traditions/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/beach-party.jpgBeach-partyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/slender-sunfish-ranzania-laevis.jpgSlender-sunfish,-Ranzania-laevishttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lift-off.jpgLift-offhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/swift-terns-ruffled-feathers.jpgSwift-terns,-ruffled-feathershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/the-bachelors.jpgThe-bachelorshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/high-hot-sheen-of-summer-swishing-tails.jpgHigh,-hot-sheen-of-summer;-swishing-tails.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/seeking-the-breeze_ruffling-feathers.jpgSeeking-the-breeze_ruffling-feathershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hanging-loose-feathers-awry_01.jpgHanging-lose,-feathers'-awry_012019-07-13T20:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/05/07/the-namibs-existence-hangs-in-the-balance/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dsc0118_web-1.jpg_DSC0118_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dsc0094_web-1.jpg_DSC0094_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dsc0076_web-2.jpg_DSC0076_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dsc0118_web.jpg_DSC0118_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dsc0094_web.jpg_DSC0094_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dsc0076_web-1.jpg_DSC0076_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/dsc0076_web.jpg_DSC0076_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lh19504_web.jpg_LH19504_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lh19469_web.jpg_LH19469_Webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lh19468_web.jpg_LH19468_WEB2019-06-05T01:04:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/04/22/the-wild-horses-of-the-namib/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19791-1.jpg_LH19791https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19835.jpg_LH19835https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19830_web.jpg_LH19830_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19822.jpg_LH19822https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19808_web.jpg_LH19808_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19794_web.jpg_LH19794_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19791.jpg_LH19791https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19790_web.jpg_LH19790_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19787_web.jpg_LH19787_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19701_web.jpg_LH19701_web2019-06-04T20:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/04/14/walking-with-vervet-monkeys/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13847.jpg_LH13847Waiting for table servicehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13842.jpg_LH13842Namushasha riverlodgehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13692.jpg_LH13692A popular wallowing spot for hippos.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13617.jpg_LH13617On the banks of the Kwando Riverhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13514.jpg_LH13514https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13502.jpg_LH13502https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13485.jpg_LH13485https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13475.jpg_LH13475https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13470.jpg_LH13470https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13455.jpg_LH134552019-07-29T20:03:10+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2019/04/05/back-again/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh17295_web.jpg_LH17295_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19873_web.jpg_LH19873For 100 years the desert horses have survived the harsh conditions. But drought and predation by the spotted hyaena are taking a drastic toll on their numbers.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh15924_web-copy-1.jpg_LH15924Dik-dik the smallest antelope species, roam around the campsite.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh15281_1_web-1.jpg_LH15281_1_WebSentry duty, spotting who is on the horizon.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh19898_web.jpg_LH19898_webWild Namib horses have adapted to the harsh desert conditions.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dsc0151.jpg_DSC0151The Namib gravel plains stretch towards the desert.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh13987_web.jpg_LH13987_webhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh18777_web-copy.jpg_LH18777_Web - Copyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh18558_web-copy.jpg_LH18558_Web - Copyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lh17411_web-copy.jpg_LH17411_web - 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area.2018-11-22T05:05:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/11/11/whats-on-the-menu-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lh12707.jpgBaboons foraging_01Baby baboon on mother's backhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lh12732.jpgBaboons foraging_06Discarded rain spider's egg nesthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lh12730.jpgBaboons foraging_05Baboon mother eating spider's nesthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lh12727.jpgBaboons foraging_04Baboon mother plucks out a spider's nesthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lh12724.jpgBaboons foraging_03Baboon mother investigating item in shrubbery.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lh12720.jpgUp she jumpedBaboon mother jumps up into shrubbery.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/lh12718.jpgBaboons foraging_02Mother baboon climbs shrubs with baby clinging to her back.2018-11-16T05:09:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/04/18/the-penguins-at-boulders-beach/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dsc0171.jpg_DSC01712018-10-16T17:51:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/07/25/spam-bots-and-fake-followers/2018-10-16T17:50:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/10/16/jackdaws-and-fallow-deer/2018-10-24T22:13:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/10/12/a-quick-tango-on-the-beach/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc9656.jpgA Penguin tango_07And off they go after a brief flirtation.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc9653.jpgA Penguin tango_05A pair of African penguins in a chin tuck.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc9655.jpgA Penguin tango_06A final twirlhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc9650.jpgA Penguin Tango_03African penguins at Boulders Beachhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc9649.jpgA Penguin Tango_02African penguins engaging in the two step tango.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc9648.jpgA Penguin TangoA pair of African penguins stepping out.2018-10-16T15:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/10/06/res-nullius/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/d810_001_70.jpgEarly morningSheltering out of the cold wind, baboons warm in the sun, limbs tucked in tight to their bodies.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/d810_001_59.jpgBaboons in early morningBaboons in the early morning sunshinehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/d810_001_40.jpgFamily routineBaboons in the early morning light, gathering before moving on for the day.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/d810_001_17.jpgSmitswinkel troop_03Displaying his agility, a young baboon jumps clear of a window.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/d810_001_16.jpgSmitswinkel troop_02Baboon raiding buildinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/d810_001_14.jpgSmitswinkel troop_01Juvenile baboon lifting window to widen it to get in.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/d810_001_3.jpgBaboons raiding binJuvenile baboons raiding bin at Cape of Good Hope nature reserve entrance2018-10-13T13:30:07+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/10/01/roaming-along-the-urban-edge-dispersing-male-baboon/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lon9936.jpg_LON9936Where to from here?https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lon9911.jpgWhere my new troopNo caption necessaryhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lon9908.jpgLonely in the suburbsTaking a nap on the pavementhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lon9904.jpgForlorn male baboonA forlorn young dispersing baboon in an urban setting2018-10-03T15:08:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/09/29/butcher-birds-stocking-the-larder/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lh11879_72.jpgFiscal shrike prey_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/lh11863_72.jpgFiscal shrike prey_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/apr0235.jpgPygmy mouseThe smallest of the mice species, the pygmy mouse.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/apr2909.jpgFour striped filed mouse2018-10-02T14:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/09/28/the-rustle-of-spring/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc5715.jpgSouthern double-collared sunbirdThe male sunbird showing off the richly iridescent feathershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/apr5026.jpg_APR5026https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc_0266_web.jpgNamaqualand daisiesGlorious swathes of colour across the veld spread with spring 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losshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc1119.jpg_DSC1119Puffed up to regulate against heat loss.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc0983.jpg_DSC0983A golden pheasant strutted around foraging in the leaf litter.2018-09-27T22:59:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/09/02/when-travel-plans-unfold-the-beast-from-the-east/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc1636.jpg_DSC1636https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc1627.jpg_DSC1627https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc1637.jpg_DSC1637https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc1087.jpg_DSC1087Fallow deer with yearlingshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc1082.jpg_DSC1082Fallow deer Richmond Parkhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dsc1080.jpg_DSC1080Looking towards Potten Pools, Richmond Park 28 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birds.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cpt4029.jpg_CPT4029The cappuccino set.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cpt4028.jpg_CPT4028The best cake in town.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/max-bell-and-pluto.jpgMax Bell and PlutoMax Bell handling Pluto the Harris Hawkhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kings-cross_02.jpgKings cross_02Pluto, perched outside the King's Cross stationhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kings-cross_01.jpgKings Cross_01The soft lighting at King's Cross adds a seductive ambience to the busy concourse.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/harris-hawk_02.jpgHarris Hawk_02Pluto, poised for flight.2019-04-09T07:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/07/13/a-quick-look-around-the-neighbourhood/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dsc9641.jpgAfrican penguin chicks_Spheniscus 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before the big day's swim.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3609.jpg_DSC3609All ready for the action.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3601.jpg_DSC3601Graceful entry into the sea.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3597.jpg_DSC3597And then they're off ..https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3533.jpg_DSC3533Checking out the water.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3520.jpg_DSC3520Moving that upper body.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3519.jpg_DSC3519A twirl.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3518.jpg_DSC3518A few dance steps.2018-04-22T22:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/04/22/earth-day-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/930a7195-7c08-466e-8e15-1ba41ab74e86.jpeg930A7195-7C08-466E-8E15-1BA41AB74E86https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/3ef35be7-1c47-4a1c-8e7a-28c16f141bc0.jpeg3EF35BE7-1C47-4A1C-8E7A-28C16F141BC0https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/816427e6-2878-4c4f-8eb9-d6d055cef960.jpeg816427E6-2878-4C4F-8EB9-D6D055CEF960https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/9dbce213-433b-4a9d-b1d5-828066c9952c.jpeg9DBCE213-433B-4A9D-B1D5-828066C9952C2018-05-03T23:05:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/04/20/geophytes-spring-forth-after-the-fire/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dsc2143.jpg_DSC2143The candalabra lily (Brunsvigia orientalis) in bloom.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dsc2139.jpg_DSC2139Geophytes - possibly watsonias, fire lilies and bobartia recover after the fire.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dsc2134.jpg_DSC2134Green shoots appear through the barren landscape.2018-05-03T22:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/04/17/just-chilling/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/chilling_03.jpgChilling_032018-04-22T22:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/04/07/ecuador-climbing-high-mountains/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/capture_14.jpgCapture_14Cotopaxihttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/capture_13.jpgCapture_13Covered in rime frost and feeling the extreme cold.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/capture_12.jpgCapture_12Descending the glacier.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/capture_11.jpgCapture_11The sheer drop over the edge made for a challenging descent.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/capture_10-e1523096371751.jpgCapture_10Covered in rime frost at Cotopaxi summit 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inviting.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dsc8245.jpg_DSC8245The tranquil sea beckons.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/0b42e8ab-8b80-4ece-b54f-bef8a483b8ff.jpegOctopusThe octopus is a cunning camouflage artist and skilful 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poolhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc3889.jpg_DSC3889https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/apr1954.jpg_APR19542018-02-25T16:42:34+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/01/27/an-invitation/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/new-piktochart_25685869.pngFundraisingClick on the image to link to Given Gain https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cotopaxi_volcanic-cone.jpgVn. CotopaxiView of Mt Cotopaxihttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cayambe_volcanic-cone.jpgCayambe_volcanic coneView of the volcanic cone Cayambehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pasochoa.jpgPasochoaPasochoahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cayambe.jpgCayambeCayambehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/illiniza_northern-slopes.jpgIlliniza_NorteIlliniza Nortehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iliniza_pathway.jpgIliniza_pathwayThe track along Illinizahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/iliniza-south.jpgIlliniza SurIlliniza South Peak2018-02-15T09:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/01/05/the-summer-season/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_0036.jpgDSC_0036Bin raid in Simons Townhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_0017.jpgDSC_0017Street bins are not locked and the lids easily knocked off.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc_0046.jpgDSC_0046Bread has a high calorie reward for a baboon.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ern4450.jpg_ERN4450The contents of a refuse bag.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc7498.jpg_DSC7498Every piece of plastic is a target for inspection by the baboons.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc7494.jpg_DSC7494Smitswinkel troop on the road.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc7154.jpg_DSC7154The sand was stinging that day.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc7150.jpg_DSC7150The dash across the beach.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc7149.jpg_DSC7149Heading to the rock pools.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc7133.jpg_DSC7133Beach scene when the wind was blowing.2018-01-28T19:44:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2018/01/04/growth/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc6876.jpg_DSC6876Vegetation regenerated 2018https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc5276.jpg_DSC5276Fire ravaged vegetation 20155https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc6879.jpg_DSC6879Vegetation regenerated_2018https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dsc5274.jpg_DSC5274Fire ravaged vegetation_20152018-01-08T21:36:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/12/31/dance/2018-01-19T05:57:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/12/27/wpc-favourite/2018-01-01T04:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/12/27/a-bouquet/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc7032.jpgThank you bouquet2017-12-27T20:00:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/12/12/the-spirit-of-the-rocks-twyfelfontein/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1792.jpg_DSC1792https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1705.jpg_DSC1705https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1697.jpg_DSC1697https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1691.jpg_DSC1691https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1681.jpg_DSC1681https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1672.jpg_DSC1672https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/apr3980.jpgTwyfelfontein_UNESCO World Heritage site_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/apr3937.jpg_APR3937https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/apr3936.jpg_APR3936https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/apr3927.jpg_APR39272017-12-25T20:14:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/12/04/twyfelfontein-the-organ-pipes-along-with-baboons/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1663.jpgBaboons at Twyfelfontein_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1648.jpgBaboons at Twyfelfontein_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1639.jpgBaboons at Twyfelfontein_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dsc1651.jpgBaboon - Organ pipes - Twyfelfonteinhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/apr3888.jpgOrgan pipes - Twyfelfontein - basalt 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Bay2017-12-10T12:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/11/26/contrasts-saltpans-to-lush-riverine-terraces/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc2141.jpg_DSC21412017-12-08T20:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/11/26/this-beautiful-country/2017-12-08T20:44:47+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/11/25/sossusvlei/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc0685.jpgSossusvlei Dune 45https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc0675.jpg_DSC06752017-11-26T17:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/11/25/the-greeting-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc0625.jpgOryx greeting2017-11-26T17:07:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/11/25/the-encroaching-desert-namibia/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc0221.jpg_DSC0221https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc0158.jpgKolmanskophttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc0150.jpgThe Namib2017-12-08T20:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/11/24/mirage/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc1442.jpgSuricates -meerkathttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc1441.jpgSuricates2017-11-25T20:39:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/11/21/vervets-playtime/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc4303.jpg_DSC4303https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc4299-1.jpg_DSC4299https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc3769.jpg_DSC3769https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc4299.jpg_DSC4299https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc3854-1.jpg_DSC3854https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc3774-1.jpg_DSC37742017-11-25T15:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/11/20/the-high-wire-act/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc3638.jpg_DSC3638https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc3631.jpg_DSC3631https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/dsc3679.jpgVervet monkey Kunene River 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expansive horizons of the Namib draw the viewer into it's realm of colours.2017-11-20T18:19:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/11/10/ephemeral/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/img_1554.jpgimg_15542017-11-11T21:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/10/27/all-plump-and-curvy/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc_0840.jpgDassie_curvaceoushttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dassies_babies_2056.jpgDassies_curvy_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dassies_06.jpgDassie_012017-11-10T10:56:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/10/18/that-golden-glow-of-early-morning/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc4102.jpg_DSC4102Morning light on the river at Stanford.2017-10-27T18:19:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/10/12/dawn-breaks/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc3322.jpgAfrican penguin2017-10-18T21:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/10/10/the-unexpected-visitors/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5280.jpgAfrican penguin juvenileA juvenile African penguin with and adult. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5383.jpgAfrican penguin youngAfrican penguin young losing their baby fluff.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc8987.jpgSouthern right whaelThe Southern right whales come to calve and mate .https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc9361.jpgCape_clawless_otterThe otter stayed for a nap, sandbath and returned after hunting down lunch.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc9396.jpg_DSC9396https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5460.jpgAtlantic_wavesRough seas at Scarborough2017-10-18T21:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/10/03/the-baboon-baby-pics/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6215.jpg_DSC6215https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6208.jpg_DSC6208https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6206.jpg_DSC6206https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6186.jpg_DSC6186https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6185.jpg_DSC6185https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6182.jpg_DSC6182https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6123.jpg_DSC6123https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5951.jpg_DSC5951https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5947.jpg_DSC5947https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc1799.jpg_DSC17992017-10-06T05:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/10/02/spring-rites/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6769.jpgBontebok young calveshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6726.jpgBontebok sucklinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6694.jpgBontebok_young_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc6444.jpgBontebok young_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5722.jpgThe heavily pregnant Bontebok femaleMa Bontebok waddles to safety, heavily pregnant.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5694.jpgThe chase_Bontebok_baboon_04The Bontebok catches up with the baboon and thrusts with his horns.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5693.jpgThe chase_Bontebok_Baboon_03The pace picks up and the baboon flees.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5688.jpgThe chase_Bontebok_BaboonThe charge as the Bontebok chases the baboon.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/dsc5685.jpgThe chase_Bontebok_01A baboon strays too close to the Bontebok buck.2017-10-19T06:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/09/28/through-the-open-window/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/baboon-14-3-09-360.jpgBaboon 14-3-09 360https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/baboon-14-3-09-325.jpgBaboon 14-3-09 325https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/baboon-14-3-09-302.jpgBaboon 14-3-09 3022017-10-03T05:32:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/09/26/layered/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apr5879_a.jpgMariana trench_abstract2017-10-11T13:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/09/13/the-perfect-landing-pad/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc9148.jpg_DSC9148Cape sugarbird positioned to sip nectar.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc6489.jpg_DSC6489https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc6479.jpg_DSC6479https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apr2674.jpg_APR2674The perch -two blue petals form a casing for the filament anthers and midrib.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apr1748.jpg_APR1748https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apr1743.jpg_APR1743Dissection showing the flexible midrib and the feathery anthers.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apr1695.jpg_APR1695https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apr1671.jpg_APR1671https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc9146.jpgCape Sugar birdCape sugarbird perches on the landing pad of the tree strelitzia.2017-09-28T21:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/09/10/spring-new-tweets/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc3821.jpg_DSC3821https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc6349.jpgWagtail chick2017-09-28T21:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/09/06/heron-poised-to-strike/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/heron_hunting.jpgHeron_hunting2017-09-28T21:39:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/08/24/little-jack/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/apr1267.jpgPygmy mouse2017-09-06T19:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/08/17/seashells/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dscn58111.jpgShells_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc5034.jpgMurex_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc5024.jpgAbalone_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc4976.jpgSand dollar_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc4974.jpgSpider conch_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/apr7779.jpg_APR7779https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/apr7331.jpgAbalone shell_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/apr6391.jpgShells_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/apr6332.jpgSea urchin shell_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/apr4242.jpgShells_032017-09-15T07:11:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/08/16/rain/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc4946.jpgCape wagtail nesting sitehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc4943.jpgCape wagtail building nesthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc4919.jpgCape sugarbird_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc4918.jpgCape sugarbird_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc2135.jpgOrange breasted sunbirds2017-08-22T06:13:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/08/09/elemental/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc8017.jpgDettifosWater: Dettifoss 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Hartebeesthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc0997.jpg_DSC0997https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc0978.jpg_DSC0978Eland bullhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc3597_a.jpg_DSC3597_aElandhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc2857.jpg_DSC2857Grey Rhebok2017-08-16T22:30:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/08/06/malachite-sunbirds/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc9730.jpgMalachite sunbird_05The Malachite's curved bill is covered with pollen from the aloe blooms.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc9728.jpgMalachite sunbirdMalachite sunbirds are useful pollinators for the aloe species.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc4453.jpgAloes in bloom_01Winter flowering aloe species.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc2011.jpgMalachite sunbird_02Posing to show off the pectoral tufts.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/apr0084.jpgMalachite sunbird_01Malachite sunbird in breeding plumage2017-08-21T14:27:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/08/02/textures/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc4582.jpg_DSC4582https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dsc3208.jpg_DSC3208https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/apr8032.jpg_APR80322017-08-08T21:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/10/02/otters-1-wotta-lotta-otters/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ern04671.jpgPyjama shark is often caught, as is cuttle fish.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc7069.jpgAt the fresh water well, dipping catch.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc0015.jpg... and who are you?https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ern0467.jpgFeatured Image -- 3323https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/otter_at-fresh-water-well.jpgDexterous fingers, using a strong grip.2017-08-02T15:07:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/10/window-of-opportunity/2017-08-02T15:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/03/02/down-on-the-beach/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc2689.jpg_DSC2689https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf42701.jpgDSCF4270https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc26721.jpg_DSC2672https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc26621.jpg_DSC2662https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc26441.jpg_DSC2644https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc26111.jpg_DSC2611https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc26071.jpg_DSC2607https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc26041.jpg_DSC2604https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dscf4270.jpgDSCF4270Fortunately there's no food, but he still searches the bags.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc2672.jpg_DSC2672Finally he finds an unlocked door and raids the car.2017-08-02T14:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/10/19/in-memory-of-merlin/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wild_04-the-far-horizon.jpgWild_04 The Far HorizonNow deceased.2017-11-03T07:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/05/24/sandbathing-dassies/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc1384_72ppi.jpg_DSC1384_72ppihttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc1381_72ppi.jpg_DSC1381_72ppihttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc1377_72ppi.jpg_DSC1377_72ppi2017-08-02T14:49:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/05/11/a-dispersing-male/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ready-for-the-road.jpgReady for the road2017-08-02T14:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/06/02/macro-monday/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/prince-of-prayer.jpgPrince-of-prayerhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/praying-mantis_04.jpgPraying-mantis_042017-08-02T14:47:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/15/iceland-series-birds-birds-birds/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8595.jpg_DSC8595Millions of puffins come to breed in Iceland. A most endearing creature.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dscf4888.jpgDSCF4888Tern eggs.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9242.jpg_DSC9242Tern chickhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9161.jpg_DSC9161A whooper swan.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9132.jpg_DSC9132https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9117.jpg_DSC9117The Arctic terns are known for their aerial bombing, strafing interlopers in their breeding territories.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8888.jpg_DSC8888https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8870.jpg_DSC8870Barnacle chicks test the water.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8859.jpg_DSC8859The barnacle geese have the cutest of chicks.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7956.jpg_DSC7956The honking swans pay great fanfare to greetings and hierachy displays.2017-08-02T14:46:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/05/17/unlessearth-friendly-chroniclerschallenge-10-biodiversity-i-spy/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6735.jpg_DSC6735Full speed ahead.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6734.jpg_DSC6734Angualate tortoisehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6704.jpg_DSC6704https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6727.jpgBurned Typha.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6721.jpgMixed Bulrush and restioshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6708.jpgSchoenoplectus scirpoideus. (Cyperaceae) Sedge, Steekbesiehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6707.jpgNew growth - Typhahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6669.jpgCape Bulbul catching insects.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6633.jpgThamnochortus spicigerus (Restionaceae) Thatching reed - Dekriethttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc6693.jpgCocktail ant's nest2017-08-02T14:45:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/16/iceland-series-waterfowl/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8132.jpg_DSC8132Harlequin duckshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8123.jpg_DSC8123Longtail duckshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc5422.jpg_DSC5422Tufted duckhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc5382.jpg_DSC5382https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc5380.jpg_DSC5380https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cpt8394.jpg_CPT8394Tufted duckhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cpt6700.jpg_CPT6700Red headed pochardhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc5366.jpg_DSC5366Mallardshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc0394.jpg_DSC03942017-08-02T14:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/12/04/chewing-gum-a-human-habit/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc3830.jpgChewing gum_4https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc3827.jpgChewing gum_3https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc3826.jpgChewing gum_2https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc3821.jpgChewing gum_12017-08-02T14:42:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/08/08/the-wildflowers-of-namaqualand/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0533.jpg_APR0533A Tenebrionid or toktokkie beetle.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0491.jpg_APR0491Corms, bulbs, tubers form a rich variety of geophytes.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0159.jpg_APR0159Massonia depressa - Hyacinthaceae grows flat on the ground.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0146.jpg_APR0146The stony gravels yield their treasure of underground geophytes.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0774.jpg_APR0774Evidence of geophyte.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0734.jpg_APR0734Patterns form in the rocks.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0717.jpg_APR0717Oxalis forms an attractive pattern.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0593.jpg_APR0593An active termite colony gathering twigs to take below.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0542.jpg_APR0542Succulents such as Cephalophyllum pillansii.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/apr0845.jpg_APR0845A magic carpet underfoot.2017-08-02T14:40:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/09/06/connected/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc4235.jpgCuscutahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc4231.jpgWitches Tresseshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/whales_dsc3612.jpgWhales_DSC3612https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ericas_02.jpgEricas_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/inkblom-white-harveya.jpgInkblom White Harveyahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dscf6011.jpgThe spoonbill and the ibis.2017-08-02T14:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/08/28/the-companions-from-every-angle/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lon5734-72-ppi.jpgPelican_07In a bit of a huff.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lon5731_72.jpgPelican_06Giving the man the cold shoulder and instead tries a bite of wooden bench.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lon5726.jpgPelican_05Companionship is sharing a bench.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lon5704_72.jpgPelican_04The pelican is not impressed.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lon5703.jpgPelican_03"Well how about sharing your lunch?" Asks the Pelican. "Not today," says the man.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lon5701_72ppi.jpgPelican_02Showing off the hairstyle.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lon5695_72ppi.jpgPelican_01A bit of light preening before lunch.2017-08-02T14:38:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/09/25/fire-regenerating-fynbos/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc5269.jpg_DSC5269Plant life regenerates.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/apr1020.jpg_APR1020Plants such as Aristea spiralis flower after fire.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc6880.jpg_DSC6880https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc6874.jpg_DSC6874The littlest steals the show.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc6485.jpg_DSC6485https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc6484.jpg_DSC6484A baboon digs for corms or rhizomatous plants.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc5282.jpg_DSC5282https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc5270.jpg_DSC5270After the winter rain, patches of green appear.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc2898.jpg_DSC2898The desolate landscape.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dsc6977.jpg_DSC6977The night sky glows red.2017-08-02T14:38:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/10/07/fire-flowers/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr2061_a.jpgIxia dubiahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr1842.jpgIxia dubiahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr2081.jpgIxia dubiahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr2011.jpgMoraea ochroleucahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr1930.jpgCircular Drive, Cape Pointhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr1003.jpg_APR10032017-08-02T14:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/10/24/the-cape-wagtails-a-nesting-saga/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc7392.jpgNew nest 9 Octoberhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr2161.jpgWagtail eggshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc6281.jpg_DSC6281The rotund little chick on 13 September.2017-08-02T14:36:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/10/11/ready-for-take-off/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr2149.jpgMoth_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lon8096.jpgCaterpillarhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr2191.jpgMoth_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr2182.jpgMoth_012017-08-02T14:35:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/11/02/fire-flower-series-trachyandra/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ostriches_apr41751.jpgOstriches_APR4175https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ostriches_apr4175.jpgOstriches_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ostriches_apr4169.jpgOstrich chickhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ostriches_apr4156.jpgOstriches_APR4156https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ostriches_apr4138.jpgOstriches_APR4138https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ostriches_apr4129.jpgOstriches_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/apr4167.jpg_APR4167https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/apr1983.jpgTrachyandra hirsutiflorahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ostriches_apr4036.jpgOstriches_APR4036https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/apr1981.jpg_APR19812017-08-02T14:34:16+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/09/11/macques-in-fine-detail/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/monochrome_04.jpgMonochrome_04https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/monochrome_03.jpgMonochrome_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/monochrome_02.jpgMonochrome_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/monochrome_01.jpgMonochrome_012017-08-02T14:33:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/11/09/mountain-dahlia-liparia-splendens/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mountain-dahlia_apr4566.jpgMountain dahlia_APR45662017-08-02T14:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/11/15/victory/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc5519.jpgPenguin face-off2017-08-02T14:31:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/01/09/baboons-climb-trees/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc8832.jpg_DSC8832https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc8828.jpg_DSC8828https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc8670.jpg_DSC86702017-08-02T14:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/01/28/chacma-baboons-subjected-to-selfie-portraits/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7338.jpgChacma baboons impacted negatively by tourists_06So, what wrong?https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7337.jpgChacma baboon_impacted negatively by tourists_04Tourist engaging a baboon in a photo shot.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7336.jpgChacma baboon_impacted negatively by tourists_05Close-up photo selfie with Chacma baboonhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7334.jpgChacma baboon_impacted negatively by tourists_03The "Selfie" with Chacma baboonshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7333.jpgDSCF7333https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7331.jpgChacma baboons_impactedly negatively by tourists_02Chacma baboons _ the Smitswinkel Troop along the road at Castle Rock.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscf7330-1.jpgChacma baboons and tourist impactChacma baboons at Castle Rock, Cape Peninsula.2017-08-02T14:30:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/01/25/the-otters-came-calling/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc9994.jpg_DSC9994https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc7244.jpg_DSC7244https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0020.jpg_DSC0020https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0010.jpg_DSC0010https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0121.jpgThe otter holt2017-08-02T14:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/02/09/through-the-mist/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc1352.jpgChacma baboons_04https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc1331.jpgChacma baboons_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc1308.jpgChacma baboons_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc1291.jpgChacma baboons_012017-08-02T14:28:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/01/27/baboons-foraging-on-pinenuts/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0824.jpg_DSC0824Foraging in the pine trees.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0761.jpg_DSC0761https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0613.jpg_DSC0613Confident agility.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0610.jpg_DSC0610Fearless.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0570.jpg_DSC0570Playtime.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0561.jpg_DSC0561Deconstructed, well gnawed.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0558.jpg_DSC0558Looks enjoyable.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0554.jpg_DSC0554A spot of grooming.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0538.jpg_DSC0538Taking a break.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc0520.jpg_DSC0520Gymnastics.2017-08-02T14:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/03/13/march-wildlife-in-the-garden/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc4631.jpgCape Clawless OtterA sunny spot in the late 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poplars.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc6895.jpg_DSC6895Typical scene with water channels through reedbeds and scrubland trees in the distance.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc6892.jpg_DSC6892Stone pine forests form shady corridors in the cotos.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc2908.jpg_DSC2908Graceful greater flamingoes.2017-06-22T21:50:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/05/11/topsy-turvy/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc7904.jpg_DSC79042017-05-15T18:38:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/05/06/holiday-adventures/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc9471.jpg_DSC9471Picnic, parents and younghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc9424.jpg_DSC9424More poppieshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/dsc9283.jpg_DSC9283Coot building 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warp.2017-05-10T13:11:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/04/22/green-bouquet/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0599.jpgIMG_05992017-05-07T13:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/04/20/green-point-urban-park/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4164.jpgIMG_4164https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4160.jpgIMG_4160https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_4145.jpgIMG_4145https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_3553.jpgIMG_3553Encouraging a green approach in caring for our environment,https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_3541.jpgIMG_35412017-05-06T21:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/04/03/a-nocturnal-visitor/2017-07-06T20:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/04/01/a-foggy-morning/2017-04-03T15:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/03/23/chlorophyll-delight/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc4582.jpg_DSC4582https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc4562.jpg_DSC4562https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc4557.jpg_DSC4557https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc4401.jpg_DSC4401https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc3993.jpg_DSC3993https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc1854.jpg_DSC1854https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/apr8245.jpg_APR8245https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/apr8199.jpg_APR8199https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/apr7849.jpg_APR7849https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/apr7765.jpg_APR77652017-03-26T19:26:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/03/19/piggyback-riding-atop/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc7895.jpg_DSC7895https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc2264.jpg_DSC2264https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/apr9112.jpg_APR91122017-03-19T22:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/03/08/swallows/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc4108_a.jpg_DSC4108_a2017-04-08T05:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/03/03/the-road-taken-ecosystem-engineers/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc1657.jpg_dsc1657A beaver is a small innocuous looking aquatic creature. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc1577.jpg_dsc1577Wood shavings littered the forest ground.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc1574.jpg_dsc1574Birch trees felled across a river.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc1564.jpg_dsc1564It looked like a lumber-jack site.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc1519.jpg_dsc1519The road wound through a forest of spruce, birch and larch trees.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc1299.jpg_dsc1299A beavers' lodge2017-03-09T10:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/portfolio/macaques/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/apr8367_bnw-copy.jpg_apr8367_bnw-copyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/apr8083bnw-copy.jpg_apr8083bnw-copyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/monochrome_01.jpgmonochrome_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/apr8486bnw.jpg_apr8486bnwhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/apr8448bnw.jpg_apr8448bnwhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/apr8385bnw.jpg_apr8385bnwhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/apr8124bnw.jpg_apr8124bnwhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/apr8111_bnw.jpg_apr8111_bnwhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/apr8474_bnw.jpg_apr8474_bnw2017-07-26T19:07:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/portfolio/baboons-in-the-mist/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc1396.jpg_dsc1396https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc1379.jpg_dsc1379https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc1377.jpg_dsc1377https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc1371.jpg_dsc1371https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc1334.jpg_dsc1334https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc1331.jpg_dsc1331https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc1308.jpg_dsc1308https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc1304.jpg_dsc1304https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc1296.jpg_dsc12962017-05-24T05:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/portfolio/summers-round-up-series-buck/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc1451.jpgBontebok_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc1432.jpgBontebok_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc0358.jpgBontebok_06https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc0333.jpgBontebok_04https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc0320.jpgBontebok_05https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/apr9496.jpgBontebok_032018-01-10T20:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/portfolio/cape-clawless-otter/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc2769.jpgCape 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afternoon.2017-03-01T20:24:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/02/19/spider-lily-ferraria-crispa/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/apr2427.jpgFerraria_crispa2017-02-26T15:40:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/02/10/summers-round-up-series-_-windsurfing/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9400.jpg_dsc9400https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9341.jpg_dsc9341https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9332.jpg_dsc9332https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9331.jpg_dsc9331https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9327.jpg_dsc9327https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9323.jpg_dsc9323https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9321.jpg_dsc9321https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9313.jpg_dsc9313https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9312.jpg_dsc9312https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc9310.jpg_dsc93102017-02-22T13:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/02/10/shall-we-dance/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc5670.jpgAfrican 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Jeppe2017-01-31T13:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2017/01/08/thank-you/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/apr9075.jpgAgapanthus_africanus_Bloulelie2017-02-05T22:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/12/10/the-beckoning-horizon/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc7268.jpgNew_horizon2016-12-14T17:34:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/12/03/blissful-relaxation/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc9637.jpgChacma_baboons_grooming_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc9628.jpgChacma_baboons_grooming_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dsc9626.jpgChacma_baboons_grooming_012016-12-05T08:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/12/01/bloodroot-and-powder-puffs/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr8038_72ppi.jpg_apr8038_72ppiThe orange patches are the unopened buds.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr8028_240ppi.jpg_apr8028_240ppiThe densely packed flowers form a flat-topped clusterhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr7876.jpg_apr7876https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr7829.jpg_apr7829The Lilac powderpuffs - Pseudoselago spuriahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr7798.jpg_apr7798https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr7741.jpg_apr7741They're impressive when grouped together.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr7666.jpg_apr7666Capturing a close-up reveals the reddish tint.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr7665.jpg_apr7665https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr7594.jpg_apr7594The flower head of Dilatris pillansii - a rhizomatous perennial.2016-12-12T10:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/11/26/the-simons-town-wildfires-of-2015/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc7944.jpg_dsc7944https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc7885.jpg_dsc7885https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc6852.jpg_dsc6852https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc6836.jpg_dsc6836https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc7956.jpgThe_desolate_veldMany homes were at risk and we pause to think of those who lost everthing.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc7945.jpgThe devastation_2015The scenes of desolation_2015https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc5732.jpgSimons_Town_Regenerating_vegetationThe mountain is greening up _2016https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dsc4616.jpgWatsonias_bloom_2016The watsonias 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light.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/apr1140.jpg_apr1140Drosera trinervia in bloom. 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sea.2016-03-08T09:32:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/02/26/seasons-the-back-end-of-summer/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc8512.jpg_DSC8512https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc8497.jpg_DSC8497https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc2938.jpg_DSC2938https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc2937.jpg_DSC2937https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc2728.jpg_DSC2728https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc2491.jpg_DSC2491https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc2245.jpg_DSC2245https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc1112.jpg_DSC1112https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apr6217.jpg_APR6217https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apr6209.jpg_APR62092016-03-04T21:38:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/02/18/treknet-fishing-a-local-tradition/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trek-netting_07.jpgTrek Netting_07It's a disappointing haul, geelbek and harders.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trek-netting_06.jpgTrek Netting_06The mid-section with the catch.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trek-netting_05.jpgTrek Netting_05A shark, stingray as well as jellyfish, kelp and some fish make up the catch.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trek-netting_04a.jpgTrek Netting_04aIt's a laborious job, as the weight of the nets drags along the sea bottom.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trek-netting_04.jpgTrek Netting_04Hopeful netters never know what they will pull in.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trek-netting_03.jpgTrek Netting_03A crowd gathers to watch the fishermen pulling nets.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trek-netting_02.jpgTrek Netting_02A crowd of helpers assist in pulling in the nets.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trek-netting_01.jpgTrek Netting_01The nets are set using boats and then the men haul from shore.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/trek-netting_08.jpgTrek Netting_08Cast angling may yield better results today.2016-02-26T20:48:07+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/02/17/angulate-tortoise-on-the-chase/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_1707.jpgAngulate tortoise with charred shell.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc1157.jpgAngulate tortoise_vanquishedhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc9908.jpgAnugulate tortoise _ the fliphttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc9907.jpgAngulate tortoise_The chase is onhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc8897.jpgAngulate tortoise on the beat.2016-03-04T21:29:34+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/02/02/haemanthus-sanguineus-or-the-april-fool/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc1568.jpg_DSC1568The leathery leaves die down before the flowers bloom.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apr6009.jpg_APR6009A new bloom peaks up between the crinkled leaves.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apr5994.jpg_APR5994Four days growth.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apr5860.jpg_APR5860The densely packed inflorescence.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apr5858.jpg_APR585825 - 100 flowers are contained in the head.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apr5853.jpg_APR5853Insects, sunbirds, moths and bees are pollinatorshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apr5851.jpg_APR5851Showy blooms appear by end of January.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/apr5842.jpg_APR5842Shaving brush blooms.2016-02-09T06:50:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/02/01/fabulous-vygies/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/vygie_1.jpgVygie_1https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_2772.jpgIMG_2772https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0289.jpgDSC_0289https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0206.jpgDSC_0206https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0106.jpgDSC_0106https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0093.jpgDSC_0093https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dsc_0089.jpgDSC_0089https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cpt2729.jpg_CPT2729https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cpt2726.jpg_CPT2726https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cpt2624.jpg_CPT26242016-02-06T19:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2016/01/24/into-the-future-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/apr3640.jpgInto 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houses.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc9370.jpg_DSC9370https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc9365.jpg_DSC9365https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc9274.jpg_DSC9274https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc9243.jpg_DSC9243https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dsc9239.jpg_DSC9239A fixed wing plane waterbombing the advancing flames.2016-01-15T10:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/12/31/a-year-in-review/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc6938.jpg_DSC6938https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc06591.jpg_DSC0659https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc0659.jpg_DSC06592016-01-01T21:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/12/14/too-close/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/apr5145.jpg_APR5145https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/apr5151.jpg_APR51512015-12-24T16:30:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/12/04/eye-spy/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0080.jpgNamaqua chameleon_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0076.jpgNamaqua chameleon_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc_0063.jpgNamaqua chameleon_032015-12-11T23:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/12/01/transition/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc04111.jpg_DSC0411https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc2311.jpg_DSC2311https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dsc0411.jpg_DSC04112015-12-11T23:47:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/11/20/trio/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc8838.jpg_DSC8838The Three Peaks _ Paulsberg. Die Boer, and Judas Peak.2015-11-24T16:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/11/20/fire-strikes-simons-town/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc7945.jpg_DSC7945https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc7936.jpg_DSC7936https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc7885.jpg_DSC78852017-01-13T15:25:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/11/12/cape-wagtails-the-third-sitting/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc7719.jpgBaby fluffhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc7816.jpgWagtail chick_ the littlest.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc7689.jpgCape wagtail chicks2015-11-22T21:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/11/08/ornate/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cpt1586.jpgPeacock_showstopper2015-11-22T21:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/10/30/cape-snow/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ice-plants_apr2238.jpgIce Plants_showing the fruithttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ice-plant_apr2320.jpgIce plant_flower budhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cape-snow_apr3050.jpgCape Snow_Syncarpha vestitahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cape-snow_apr2728.jpgCape Snow _papery bractshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr2733.jpgCape Snow _ Syncarpha vestita2015-11-18T17:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/10/24/a-cyclists-impressions-of-the-middle-kingdom/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150807_063709.jpgThe police presencehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150916_154532.jpgRoadworkshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20151004_132432_richtonehdr.jpgPerched on the side of the hillhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20150817_095743.jpg16000km2015-10-27T01:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/10/23/wpc-careful/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc6164.jpgWagtail parentinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dscf0070.jpgBaboon_mother with baby2015-10-31T00:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/10/16/sea-bean-ocean-voyager/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/apr3483.jpgSea bean_ Entada rheedii2015-10-25T17:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/10/07/so-whats-a-fence/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc0022.jpgOn the fencehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/dsc0018.jpgGoing for the garden vegetation.2015-10-12T03:32:40+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/09/21/grid-floral-interface/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/arum-lillies_03.jpgArum Lillies_032015-10-04T17:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/08/29/vulnerable-bird-species-cranes/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0245_72ppi.jpgGrey Crested Crane_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc_0235_72ppi.jpgGrey Crested Crane_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ern4516_72ppi.jpgBlue crane_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ern4515_72ppi.jpgBlue crane_012015-09-01T07:47:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/08/15/the-mystery-of-the-maggots-and-the-deaths-head-hawkmoth/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc4854.jpg_DSC4854One of the largest caterpillars stripping the Cape Honeysuckle plant.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc4856.jpg_DSC4856Showing the impressive skull and bones design.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc4848.jpg_DSC4848The Death's Head Hawkmoth larva has a voracious appetite.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc2488.jpg_DSC2488Maggots emerge. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc2441.jpg_DSC2441Where is the moth???https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc2428.jpg_DSC24282015-08-29T14:57:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/08/29/wagtail-sitting/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc6054.jpgWagtail nestingTwo weeks on the nest.2015-09-01T07:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/08/21/today-was-a-good-day/2015-08-22T08:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/07/26/mid-winter-chat/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc5183.jpg_DSC5183https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc5147.jpg_DSC5147https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc5247.jpg_DSC5247https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc5222.jpg_DSC5222https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc5189.jpg_DSC5189https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc5177.jpg_DSC51772015-08-22T08:28:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/08/21/the-rock-climber/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc5814.jpg_DSC5814https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc5812.jpg_DSC5812https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc5810.jpg_DSC5810https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc5804.jpg_DSC5804https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc5800.jpg_DSC5800https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc5799.jpg_DSC5799https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/dsc5796.jpg_DSC57962015-08-24T13:54:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/07/25/the-leopard-tortoise-the-close-up-details/2015-08-21T23:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/12/09/the-breakfast-run/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/milk-teethdscf5664.jpgMilk teethDSCF5664A baby's milk teeth.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/teeth_dsc3343.jpgTeeth_DSC3343Show me your teeth.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/tossed-rubbish_apr8950.jpgTossed rubbish_APR8950Cast out rubbish becomes a play item.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/toilet-tissuedscf5657.jpgToilet-tissueDSCF5657Waste toilet tissue picked up by baby baboon.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rearguard_dscf5668.jpgRearguard_DSCF5668The rear guard climbs up a tree pincushion for a better view.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/laureoleum_dscf5692.jpgLaureoleum_DSCF5692Leucadendron laureoleum are favourite snacks. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gentle-mothers_dscf5683.jpgGentle mothers_DSCF5683Ma, let me climb onto your head!https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/gentle-mothers_dscf5682.jpgGentle mothers_DSCF5682Baboon mothers show a gentle patience with their offspring.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/contemplative-moment_dscf5716.jpgContemplative moment_DSCF5716A female rests at the pool.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/breakfast_03_apr9075.jpgBreakfast_03_APR9075Nutritious starch.2015-07-20T11:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/02/13/symmetry/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc2115.jpg_DSC2115https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc1786.jpg_DSC17862015-07-20T11:43:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/18/boulders-as-dawn-breaks/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2104.jpg_DSC2104https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2094.jpg_DSC20942015-07-20T11:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/24/water-in-motion/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/apr28681.jpg_APR2868The downward thrust of water released from the Stettynskloof dam.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/apr28271.jpg_APR2827Riffles and ripples.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/apr22681.jpg_APR2268Slow shutter speed with camera motion slows the water tumbling over the rocks.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/apr22601.jpg_APR2260Water flowing downstream on the Stettynskloof Riverhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/apr2827.jpg_APR2827https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/apr2868.jpg_APR2868https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/apr2268.jpg_APR2268https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/apr2260.jpg_APR22602015-07-20T11:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/11/22/angular/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/cape-fur-seal_dsc3698.jpgCape fur seal_DSC36982015-07-20T11:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/12/03/on-the-wing/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc8732.jpg_DSC8732Puffinhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc6958.jpg_DSC6958Snipehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc6818.jpg_DSC6818Seabirdhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/seagull_dsc6018.jpgSeagull_DSC6018The salutehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc4350.jpg_DSC4350https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc3583.jpg_DSC3583Cormorant lift offhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc3647.jpg_DSC3647The squadronhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc3633.jpg_DSC3633Sacred Ibishttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc3632.jpg_DSC3632Sacred Ibishttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc3618.jpg_DSC36182015-07-20T11:36:34+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/28/a-cape-garden-taking-stock/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2396.jpg_DSC2396Mother Mongoose with this year's offspring.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2306.jpg_DSC2306The resident female wagtail.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2829.jpg_DSC2829The Orange-breasted male sunbird has the most gorgeous plumage.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2839.jpg_DSC2839Honeysuckle has a favoured nectar.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2318.jpg_DSC2318Nectar from a Leonotis plant.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2137.jpg_DSC2137Female Orange-breasted sunbird collecting nectar from a mountain pelargonium.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2032.jpg_DSC2032Hanging upside down .https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2796.jpg_DSC2796The Southern Double-collared Sunbird in the salvia.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2164.jpg_DSC2164Balancing act required.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2165.jpg_DSC2165Nectar gathering - lavender2015-07-20T11:35:35+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/30/zebra-crossing/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2965.jpgCape Mountain Zebra_4To the other side.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2958.jpgCape Mountain Zebra_5Browsing.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2951.jpgCape Mountain Zebra_3Pause for a breather.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2946.jpgCape Mountain Zebra_02The all-clear.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2940.jpgCape Mountain Zebra_1Waiting to cross...2015-07-20T11:34:57+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/07/08/whats-on-the-menu/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc3294.jpg_DSC3294https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc3292.jpg_DSC3292https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc3287.jpg_DSC3287https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc3285.jpg_DSC3285https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc3276.jpg_DSC3276https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/apr3041.jpg_APR30412015-07-20T11:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/06/29/cape-clawless-otters-urban-wildlife/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4467.jpg_DSC4467https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4466.jpg_DSC44662015-07-20T11:32:46+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/07/19/hadeda-ibis/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc4799.jpg_DSC4799https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc4797.jpg_DSC4797https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc4788.jpg_DSC4788https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc4784.jpg_DSC47842015-07-26T22:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/07/17/wpc-half-and-half/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/half-and-half.jpgHalf and Halfhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc0077.jpgSplitting the canvas2015-07-19T10:09:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/archives/2015-07-16T13:30:17+00:00weekly0.6https://natureontheedge.com/2015/07/12/wpc-symbol/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dsc3811.jpgThe shy elandhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern0099.jpgSan_eland rock art2015-07-12T21:34:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/07/03/wpc-door/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern23702.jpg_ERN23702https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern3143.jpg_ERN3143https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern3138.jpg_ERN3138https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern3136.jpg_ERN3136https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern3133.jpg_ERN3133https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern2554.jpg_ERN2554https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern2398.jpg_ERN2398https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern2372.jpg_ERN2372https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern2370.jpg_ERN2370https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ern2364.jpg_ERN23642015-07-09T11:59:47+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/06/26/wpc-muse/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc1464.jpg_DSC1464Soaring ...https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc21831.jpg_DSC2183Like a genie out of a bottle, this seagull takes me flying.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc2183.jpg_DSC2183Like a genie let out of a bottle, this seagull takes me flying.2015-06-29T21:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/06/23/unless-earth-friendly-chroniclers-challenge-12-pollinator-portraits/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cape-sugarbird_01.jpgCape-Sugarbird_01Cape sugarbird, champion pollinator of fybos species.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc8444_double-collared-sunbird.jpg_DSC8444_double-collared-sunbirdSouthern Double-collared sunbirdhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/immature-malachite-sunbird_01.jpgImmature-malachite-sunbird_01Immature malachite sunbirdhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/female-malachite-sunbird.jpgFemale-malachite-sunbirdFemale sugarbirdhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc2405_orange-breasted-sunbird-copy.jpg_DSC2405_orange-breasted-sunbird - CopyOrange breasted sunbird. curved beak - fit for purpose.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc0354.jpg_DSC0354Ants raiding erica tubes.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/orange-black-and-white.jpgOrange-black-and-whiteBeetle varietyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/blister-beetle.jpgBlister-beetleBlister beetle2015-07-01T20:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/06/19/sunbeams-and-bokeh/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/apr8437.jpgSunbeams_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/apr8402.jpgSunbeams_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/apr8392.jpgSunbeams_012015-06-23T23:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/06/19/rainbow-colours/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rainbow_colours01.jpgRainbow_colours01Furano flower fields, Japan2015-06-23T19:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/06/18/the-call-of-the-mountains/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4241.jpg_DSC4241Eric sessiliflora - Green heathhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4227.jpg_DSC4227The magic of the nighthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4068.jpg_DSC4068Jackal buzzardhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4059.jpg_DSC4059Southern Boubou - Laniarius ferrugineushttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc3998.jpg_DSC3998False everlasting - Phaenocoma proliferahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc3991.jpg_DSC3991Mimetes cucullatushttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4218.jpg_DSC4218Sunset view looking towards Dwarsrivier Peakhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4145.jpg_DSC4145Rooisand nature reserve_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4074.jpg_DSC4074Rooisand nature reserve_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc4072.jpg_DSC4072Rooisand nature reserve_012015-06-19T01:34:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/06/12/wpc-off-season/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cpt3710.jpgThe 'off season' as the boys take a break.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cpt3709.jpgThe end of season moult2015-06-24T06:18:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/06/08/unless-earth-friendly-chroniclers-challenge-11-healthy-oceans-healthy-planet/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc3861.jpg_DSC3861Cormorants perching on the cliffs above the Cape of Good Hope.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc2494.jpg_DSC2494https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/world-ocean-day.jpgWorld Ocean Day2015-06-12T18:39:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/06/05/wpc-vivid/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/praying-mantis_vivid.jpgPraying mantis_vividhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bugs01_vivid.jpgBugs01_vividhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc_0024.jpgDSC_0024https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/caterpillar_1846.jpgCaterpillar_1846https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bugs03_vivid.jpgBugs03_vividhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bugs_vivid.jpgBugs_vividhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bugs_02_vivid.jpgBugs_02_Vivid2015-06-12T21:13:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/05/29/wpc-on-the-way/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc0694.jpgAcross the tundra2015-06-07T22:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/05/25/the-fiery-heart-of-autumn/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20150525-100739.jpg20150525-100739.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20150525-100035.jpg20150525-100035.jpg2015-05-26T16:15:57+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/05/15/windsong/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/apr2551.jpgWindsongThe breeze catches through the casuarina fronds.2015-05-20T16:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/05/10/forces-of-nature/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/false-bay-galefore.jpgSquall lines, galeforcehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/01_waves.jpg01_waves2015-05-13T22:41:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/05/03/unlessearth-friendly-chroniclers-challenge-9-invasive-plants/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc30141.jpg_DSC3014https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3017.jpg_DSC3017Blue gum stumps - 2012https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3014.jpg_DSC3014https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc0033.jpg_DSC0033https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3025.jpg_DSC3025Felling of eucalyptus stands - 2015https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3022.jpg_DSC3022Private clearing of eucalyptus stands - 2015https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc3006.jpg_DSC3006Dense stands of Rooikrans -2015https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc0032.jpg_DSC0032Aloehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc0027.jpg_DSC0027Camphoratumhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc0023.jpg_DSC0023Pelargonuim2015-05-13T22:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/05/01/shells-the-intricate-details/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc49751.jpg_DSC4975https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/apr6334.jpg_APR6334Sea urchinhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc4981.jpg_DSC4981Augerhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc4975.jpg_DSC4975Sand dollarhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dsc4974.jpg_DSC4974Spider conch2015-05-04T07:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/25/motion/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc1982.jpg_DSC19822015-04-27T19:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/22/earth-day/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2505.jpg_DSC2505One of my mitred square blankets using odd ends of yarn.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2462.jpg_DSC2462Save on greens and herbs by growing your own.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2514.jpg_DSC2514https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2500.jpg_DSC2500Cotton bags lined with durable waterproof material. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2492.jpg_DSC2492Spiget for filetered tap water and glass bottle.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc2486.jpg_DSC2486Reduce the need to boil the kettle by storing the boiled water.2015-04-24T21:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/01/24/double-layers/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/expression.jpgDouble layers2015-04-24T21:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/12/afloat-sea-bamboo/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/lon9661.jpgSea Kelp _ Ecklonia maximaA canopy of sea bamboo afloat on the surface.2015-04-13T09:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/03/central-park-under-wintery-layers/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0368.jpg_DSC0368https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0348.jpg_DSC0348https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0344.jpg_DSC0344https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0340.jpg_DSC0340https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0334.jpg_DSC0334https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0329.jpg_DSC0329https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0325.jpg_DSC0325https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0319.jpg_DSC0319https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0067.jpg_DSC00672015-04-11T22:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/01/central-park-birdlife/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0177.jpg_DSC0177Blue Jayhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0443.jpg_DSC0443House sparrowhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0430.jpg_DSC0430https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0426.jpg_DSC0426Red bellied woodpeckerhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0415.jpg_DSC0415https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0188.jpg_DSC0188Francis Lee Rogershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0186.jpg_DSC0186https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0181.jpg_DSC0181Suet, peanut butter, corn mix.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0180.jpg_DSC0180https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0179.jpg_DSC0179European Starling2015-04-07T09:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/04/01/ephemeral-the-northern-lights/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0601.jpg_DSC0601Dancing Northern lightshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dsc0589_1.jpg_DSC0589_At the camp fire.2015-04-07T09:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/03/25/uptown-manhattan/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0306.jpg_DSC0306The rooftop, aerial viewing.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0301.jpg_DSC0301Red-tailed Kite nesting site over at St John the Divine.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0286.jpg_DSC0286The glorious feathers, a peacock's mating accoutrementshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0266.jpg_DSC0266The grand pose.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0234.jpg_DSC0234A head of the game, a sparrow's perfect nesting site.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0230.jpg_DSC0230Prime nesting spots.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0228.jpg_DSC0228The Saintly nooks and crannies at the Cathedral of St John the Divine.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0226.jpg_DSC0226Esau draws attention to the notices. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0214.jpg_DSC0214Just a short break cooling down.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc0211.jpg_DSC0211Esau2015-04-01T15:20:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/03/21/fresh/2015-03-23T12:51:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/03/16/walls/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dscf6879.jpgDSCF68792015-03-21T20:01:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/03/08/orange/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/wuppertal-rooibos-soap.jpgWuppertal rooibos soaphttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/san-paintings_ochre.jpgSan paintings_ochrehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/my-orange-ballooon.jpgMy orange ballooonhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cottage.jpgCottagehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/citrusdal-oranges.jpgCitrusdal orangeshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cedarberg-mountains.jpgCedarberg mountains2015-03-21T07:22:05+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/03/06/raging-fire-destroys-wildlife-in-cape-town/2015-03-22T15:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/02/28/reward/2015-03-07T18:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/02/12/a-wider-view/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc6444.jpg_DSC6444https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc6391.jpg_DSC6391https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc6301.jpg_DSC6301https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dsc6318.jpg_DSC63182015-02-13T05:34:34+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/02/03/summers-depth/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/apr9747.jpgSummer's Fynbos2015-02-04T22:02:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/01/27/caracal-1-king-of-the-urban-wilderness/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/caracal_in_south_africa_-_by_shaun_mitchem.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA2015-01-27T10:33:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/01/18/serenity-when-dusk-falls-in-false-bay/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lon9831.jpg_LON9831https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc6072.jpg_DSC6072The alpha male sings to his harem.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc1390.jpg_DSC1390The cormorants heckle on the rocks.2015-04-05T11:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/01/10/greater-flamingoes-at-strandfontein/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc5846.jpg_DSC58462015-01-16T21:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/01/10/casting-shadows/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/apr9579.jpg_APR95792015-01-16T21:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/01/01/thoughts-on-a-changing-world/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/buzz-words_2014.jpgBuzz Words_20142015-01-08T14:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2015/01/01/a-thank-you-bouquet-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/apr9448.jpg_APR9448Thank you!!2015-03-02T20:47:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/12/28/baboons-in-fynbos/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc0566.jpg_DSC0566The Slangbessie is a thorny shrub growing to 2m or more.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc0557.jpg_DSC0557The lighter juvenile baboons can reach the highest branches.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc0533.jpg_DSC0533The sweetest, most tender leaves are the hardest to get at.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc5104.jpg_DSC5104Harvesting the berries from Rhus crenata.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc5094.jpg_DSC5094A juvenile clings to his mother while she picks Dune crowberries.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/apr9158.jpg_APR9158Scat showing the partially digested berries.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/apr9156.jpg_APR9156Close up of the berries ( Dune crowberries)https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/apr9144.jpg_APR9144Baboon scathttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc4993.jpg_DSC4993A favoured snack.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc4992.jpg_DSC4992Gnawing into the seeds.2015-01-07T21:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/12/27/the-warmth-of-hearth-and-home/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf5764.jpgDSCF5764https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dsc4662.jpg_DSC46622015-01-11T08:13:49+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/12/19/yellow/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscf3041.jpgDSCF3041Bringing in elements of the sunhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/apr8747.jpg_APR8747The beckoning distant view.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/apr8679.jpg_APR8679Close up - the details.2014-12-27T21:50:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/12/12/wpc-twinkle/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cpt3256.jpg_CPT3256Sparkle!2014-12-19T21:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/08/23/the-smitswinkel-troop-comes-visiting/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf5259.jpgDSCF5259The opportunity to forage on the rocks.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dscf5247.jpgDSCF5247A quick foray across the patio.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc1111.jpg_DSC1111Cheek pouches are stuffed.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc1079.jpg_DSC1079From juveniles to the elders.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc1078.jpg_DSC1078Springtide and a chance to tuck into tasty molluscs.2014-12-03T16:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/11/30/converge/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dsc9498.jpgBraided rivuletsWater converges and flows to the sea.2014-12-01T07:30:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/11/08/minimalist/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/minimalism_dsc0206.jpgMinimalism_DSC02062014-12-12T05:25:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/10/31/descent/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/descent_dsc6192.jpgDescent_DSC6192https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/descent_dsc6183.jpgDescent_DSC61832014-11-02T15:35:40+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/10/25/snakes-the-slitherers/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cape-cobra1.jpgThe sinuous curves of our Queen Cape Cobra.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/cape-cobra3.jpgShe slinks along in fine style.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf13651.jpgA juvennile crosses the swiming pool net.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf1365.jpgFeatured Image -- 33642014-10-30T08:28:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/10/24/into-the-future/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc_0094.jpgDSC_0094Westminster in the Thames desert.2014-10-30T21:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/10/17/refraction/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/refraction_dsc1646.jpgRefraction_DSC1646Rainbow at sunset2016-01-11T07:45:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/10/18/refraction-ii/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sunbeams_02.jpgSunbeams_02Garnering sunbeamshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sunbeams_01.jpgSunbeams_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ice-cube_apr8316.jpgIce cube_APR8316Ice cube artworkhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fire-opal.jpgFire opalFire opalhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dartington-crystal.jpgDartington crystalDartington crystalhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/crystal-prism_apr8295.jpgCrystal prism_APR8295Light refractedhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/crystal-prism_apr8247.jpgCrystal prism_APR8247Macro cubismhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/crystal-prism_03.jpgCrystal prism_03The neck https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/crystal-prism_02.jpgCrystal prism_02Playing with prismshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/apr8373.jpg_APR8373Crystal decanter2014-10-22T18:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/10/04/signs/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc1137.jpg_DSC1137Extinction is forever.2014-10-17T11:48:46+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/10/03/its-the-nesting-season/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/masked-weaver-_dsc_0131.jpgMasked-weaver-_DSC_0131Masked weaver.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/golden-weaver_dsc8540.jpgGolden weaver_DSC8540Golden weaver2014-10-04T21:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/08/30/guineafowl-the-racketeers/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guinea-fowl_dsc_0779.jpgChicks.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guinea-fowl_dsc2802.jpgSettling down for an afternoon nap.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guinea-fowl-adult.jpgMamma showing a smaller casque than the male's.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guinea-fowl_dsc27571.jpgFeatured Image -- 3301https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guinea-fowl_dsc2715.jpgGathering on the neighbour's lawn. Note the different sized casques, denoting the different sex.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guinea-fowl_dsc2757.jpgFlying lessons.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/guinea-fowl_dsc2786.jpgMind the gap.2014-09-23T19:55:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/09/17/porcupine-1-the-thorny-digger/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cpt9723.jpgFeatured Image -- 3309https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cpt97231.jpgPorcupinehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cpt9721.jpg_CPT97212014-09-23T19:52:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/09/23/globetrotters/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/dsc6843.jpg_DSC6843https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/swallows-on-deck-01.jpgSwallows on deck 01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/swallows-on-cillas-head-03.jpgSwallows on Cilla's head 032014-10-01T07:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/08/30/dialogue/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cpt7369.jpgContritionhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/11_slide-show_penguins.jpgThe Show Down2014-09-01T19:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/08/16/fishing-boat-silhouette-in-false-bay/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fishing-boat-silhouette_01.jpgFishing boat silhouette_012014-08-19T16:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/08/13/cape-vulture-mr-bones/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc20791.jpg_DSC2079https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc20621.jpg_DSC2062https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc2079.jpg_DSC2079Showing foot pads.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc2062.jpg_DSC2062In juveniles the underwing shows more contrast between leading and trailing edges.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc2035.jpg_DSC2035The wingspan is an impressive 2.6 meters.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc2028.jpg_DSC2028https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc2009.jpg_DSC2009Showing submissive behaviour2014-08-14T13:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/08/08/texture/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc9543.jpg_DSC9543Sculpted by wind and waterhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc9347.jpg_DSC9347Ice https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc5760.jpg_DSC5760Cementhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc5753.jpg_DSC5753https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/apr4863.jpg_APR4863Glasshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/apr4828.jpg_APR4828Begonia leafhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/apr4281.jpg_APR4281Sea urchinhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/apr2551.jpg_APR2551Sheer casuarina, think harp music.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/apr2083.jpg_APR2083Abstract bark https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/apr2082.jpg_APR2082Tree bark2014-08-19T17:52:09+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/08/01/iceland-snowmelt/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/snowmelt_dsc8762.jpgSnowmelt_DSC87622017-08-10T21:45:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/08/01/dassies-3-animal-family/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/herbivore_01.jpgElephant tuskshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/these-are-my-tusks.jpgDassie tusky teeth2014-08-01T09:40:52+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/27/ostriches-on-the-beach/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8029.jpg_DSC8029Cooling down the feathers.2014-08-03T21:37:05+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/27/dassies-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/adult_pair_01.jpgThe cute pose on the rocks.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc2391.jpgThe baby line-up.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc2386.jpgAbout six weeks old.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc5515.jpgThe mothers.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc55251.jpgMom and offspring.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc5525.jpgFeatured Image -- 32352014-07-27T14:40:34+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/23/mallard-in-coming/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cpt5908.jpg_CPT5908Brakes.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cpt5907.jpg_CPT5907Landing carriage down...https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cpt5906.jpg_CPT5906Flaps employed..2014-07-27T13:38:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/02/09/baboons-lunch-on-the-rocks/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mussel-picking_02.jpgMussel-picking_02The mussels provide omega oils, and valuable protein in their diet.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc9412.jpg_DSC9412I love this shot, they are content to just watch the world go by....https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc1311.jpg_DSC1311The alph-male is in fine shape, glossy coat, albeit a sunbleached, beach-bum look.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc1308.jpg_DSC1308With their strong teeth they can crack the mussel shells to get at the plump mussel flesh.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc1293.jpg_DSC1293The males develop a 'cape' of thick fur, and here the fur has a sun-bleached appearance.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc1261.jpg_DSC1261The low tide presents the opportunity to get at the mussels.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc1251.jpg_DSC1251A young female is engrossed in cracking mussels.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc1224.jpg_DSC1224Kelp has washed ashore after stormy seas, and presents opportunities to scavenge.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc1220.jpg_DSC1220Here the alpha-male dips a hand into the water.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc1212.jpg_DSC1212They have adapted to eating molluscs and some crustaceans.2014-07-23T16:34:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/20/iceland-series-geothermal-dynamics/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7809.jpg_DSC7809https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7796.jpg_DSC7796https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7790.jpg_DSC7790https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7783.jpg_DSC7783https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7777.jpg_DSC7777https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc6379.jpg_DSC6379https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc6283.jpg_DSC6283https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc6278.jpg_DSC62782014-07-23T17:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/18/sundews/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc1013.jpg_DSC1013https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/apr7888_72ppi.jpg_APR7888_72ppihttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc0998.jpg_DSC09982014-07-23T17:08:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/18/dassies-1/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lon6977.jpgUp the trees ....https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/foraging-on-flowers.jpgMunching on the flowers.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc1039.jpgIn the shrubs...https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc2022_72ppi.jpgand in the garden beds....2014-07-20T11:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/14/cycad-a-living-relic/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cpt2604.jpg_CPT26042014-07-15T12:13:54+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/10/iceland-series-ice/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9145.jpg_DSC9145https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9135.jpg_DSC9135https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9091.jpg_DSC9091https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9075.jpg_DSC9075https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9061.jpg_DSC9061https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9048.jpg_DSC9048https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9036.jpg_DSC9036https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9013.jpg_DSC9013https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8987.jpg_DSC8987https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8984.jpg_DSC89842014-10-03T15:31:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/07/07/iceland-series-chromatic/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc9327.jpg_DSC9327https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8956.jpg_DSC8956https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8822.jpg_DSC8822https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc8811.jpg_DSC8811https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7984.jpg_DSC7984https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7969.jpg_DSC7969https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7075.jpg_DSC7075https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc7058.jpg_DSC7058https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc6771.jpg_DSC6771https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc6688.jpg_DSC66882014-07-13T14:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/06/28/contrasts/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc8057.jpg_DSC80572014-07-02T20:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/06/14/off-to-the-park/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/off-to-the-park.jpgOff-to-the-park2014-06-25T14:42:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/06/07/a-place-to-watch-the-world-go-by/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/stoep.jpgStoep2014-07-06T00:47:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/06/26/winter-blues/2014-06-04T20:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/06/01/3108/2014-06-03T14:25:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/05/16/mother-of-pearl/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/perlemoen_dsc5011_72ppi.jpgPerlemoen_DSC5011_72ppi2014-06-02T21:54:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/05/15/the-first-month-on-cat-ba-island-getting-my-bearings/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/flowering-tree-cat-ba-hoa-ge1baa1o-bombax-ceiba-011.jpgHoa Gạo (Bombax ceiba), Cotton Tree in English. The Vietnamese name translates to "Rice Flower"https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mud-skipper-cat-ba-028.jpgMudskipper amongst mangrove rootshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ha-long-cycad-cycas-tropophylla-087.jpgHa Long Cycad (Cycas tropophylla), endemic to a 400km square area, globally rare, locally abundanthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gray-mangroves-cat-ba-033.jpgGray mangroves on the south western side of the islandhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/pillar-hang-cai-032.jpgLimestone spihttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/large-snail-shells.jpgLand snail shells collected around the office - and a wasp nesthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/water-erosion-on-limestone-065.jpgRainwater erosion on limestonehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/frilly-terrestrial-snail-027.jpgUnknown frill terrestrial snailhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/northwest-cat-ba-end-of-the-road-076.jpgWhere the northern end of the road terminates2014-05-18T21:22:07+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/05/13/how-close-it-too-close/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf4406.jpgDSCF4406https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf4402.jpgDSCF4402https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf43971.jpgDSCF4397https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dscf4414.jpgDSCF44142014-05-20T18:14:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/05/09/on-the-move/2014-05-13T19:50:16+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/05/03/spring/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/spring-blossoms.jpgSpring-blossoms2014-05-05T21:08:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/04/28/birds-on-the-wing/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc4362.jpg_DSC4362https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc4360.jpg_DSC4360https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc4347.jpg_DSC43472014-05-11T14:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/04/25/letters/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wine-speak.jpgWine speak2014-05-04T21:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/04/24/autumn-settles-in/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc4176.jpg_DSC4176https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc3856.jpg_DSC3856https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc3809.jpg_DSC3809https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc3805.jpg_DSC3805https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc3753.jpg_DSC3753https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc3589.jpg_DSC3589https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/apr9909.jpg_APR9909https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/apr9905.jpg_APR9905https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/apr1542.jpg_APR1542https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/apr1215.jpg_APR1215Autumnal 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reverie2014-03-29T02:57:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/03/14/wpc-inside/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tortoise-home.jpgTortoise homeInside a a fully plated armoured suit.2014-03-18T02:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/03/09/an-animals-eyes/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-08-at-9-11-17-pm.png2014-03-29T02:58:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/03/08/wpc-perspective/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/apr4803.jpg_APR48032014-03-23T20:47:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/02/28/wpc-abandoned/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/nauklauft-desert.jpgNauklauft Desert2014-03-04T15:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/02/22/king-protea-three-shots/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc2156.jpg_DSC2156https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc0572.jpg_DSC0572https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/apr6232.jpg_APR62322014-03-04T15:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/02/21/wpc-threes/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/road-kill.jpgRoad killhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc0121-1.jpg_DSC0121 (1)https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/meet-the-twins.jpgMeet the twins2014-02-25T19:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/02/16/shorebirds-diversionary-tactics/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc1364.jpg_DSC1364https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc9021.jpg_DSC9021https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc9008.jpg_DSC9008https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc9010.jpg_DSC9010https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc8554.jpg_DSC8554https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc8550.jpgWhite fronted plover_DSC8550https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc8073.jpgBroken wing act_DSC8073https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/spot-the-chick_.jpgSpot the chick_https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kittlitzs-plover-mum-and-chick_dsc8077.jpgKittlitz's plover mum and chick_DSC8077https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kittlitzs-plover-chick_dsc8071.jpgKittlitz's plover chick_DSC80712014-02-21T05:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/02/14/treasure/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc_0138.jpgDSC_0138Piece of eighthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/blue-bottle-symphony_apr4853-1.jpgBlue bottle symphony_APR4853-1Glass shardhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc8796.jpg_DSC8796Treasure maphttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/apr5066.jpg_APR5066Guinea fowl featherhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/tun.jpgTunTunhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sea-urchin_apr6332.jpgSea urchin_APR6332Sea urchin shellhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/scallop-shell_02.jpgScallop-shell_02Scallop shellhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/pumpkin-shell-sea-urchin.jpgPumpkin-shell,-sea-urchinSea urchin shellhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/apr6345.jpg_APR6345Sand Dollarhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/apr6308.jpg_APR6308Beach treasure2014-04-25T17:34:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/02/09/kill-poaching/2014-02-14T21:40:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/02/08/wpc-selfie/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/a-moment-captured.jpgA moment capturedhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/a-prince-in-waiting.jpgA prince in waiting2014-02-18T21:42:16+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/31/object-focal-point/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/focal-point.jpgFocal point2014-04-25T17:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/31/object-mooring-post/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mooring-post.jpgMooring post2014-04-27T21:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/30/the-season-of-the-duelling-tortoise/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/shades-of-antiquity.jpgShades-of-antiquityNo teeth in this species, they have horny beaks, similar to that of parrots.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mountain-tortoise.jpgMountain-tortoiseMeet Hefty George, he's an old loner.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/tortoise-duo_dsc_0168.jpgTortoise duo_DSC_0168The chase is on.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc_0167.jpgLeopard or mountain tortoise.Throwing down the gauntlet.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/victor-and-the-loser_dscf4130.jpgThe victor and the loserAsserting territorial rights, the strongest get the females.2014-02-04T20:41:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/27/spotted-thick-knee-chick-burhinus-capensis/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thick-knee-chick_dsc9967.jpgThick knee chick_DSC9967Thick knees come in useful for sitting on!https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thick-knee-chick_dsc9937.jpgThick knee chick_DSC9937It's legs are nearly as long as it's parents.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thick-knee-chick_dsc9925.jpgThick knee chick_DSC9925https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thick-knee-chick_01.jpgThick knee chick_01Photographed on 8 January.2014-01-31T22:12:52+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/26/a-summer-landscape/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/restios.jpgRestiosThere are 330 restio species.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/restio-plains.jpgRestio-plains.The restio plains cast a coppery sheen.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ericas_02.jpgEricas_02Ericahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ericas_01.jpgEricas_01Ericahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc_0123_candelabra.jpgDSC_0123_CandelabraBrunsvigia orientalishttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dilatris-pillansii_apr4690.jpgDilatris pillansii_APR4690Dilatris pillansii - Rooiwortelhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/erica-meadows_dsc9263.jpgErica meadows_DSC9263Come January and the erica meadows bloom in pinks.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/restios-and-everlastings.jpgRestios-and-EverlastingsBands of colour form with alternating restios, pelargoniums and ericas.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/restio-plains_01.jpgRestio plains_01The restios (reed) family .https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/macro_syncarpha-vestita.jpgMacro_syncarpha vestita2014-10-01T07:59:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/24/the-beach-scene/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ostriches-and-beachgoers1.jpgOstriches and beachgoersAll part of the day's outing.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/mas-unfazed.jpgMa's unfazedMa's quite unfazed by all the fuss.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/neck-contortion-and-a-bit-of-preening.jpgNeck contortion and a bit of preening.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ma-and-pa-ostrich2.jpgMa and Pa ostrich2014-02-18T21:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/18/a-thank-you-bouquet/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/funbos-bouquet_01.jpgFynbos bouquet_012014-02-01T21:29:40+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/17/wpc-family/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/family-pix_01.jpgFamily pix_01Brother and sister2014-01-24T21:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/15/the-african-oyster-catcher/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/oystercatcher_dsc8967.jpgOystercatcher_DSC8967A circling pattern of warning.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/oystercatcher-feeding-in-intertidal-zone_02.jpgOystercatcher feeding in intertidal zone_02They must wait to feed until the tide drops and the water recedes.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/oyster-catchers-foraging-in-intertidal-zone.jpgOyster catchers foraging in intertidal zoneThe birds forage for mussels, limpets and other molluscs along the intertidal zone.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/oyster-catchers-nest.jpgOyster-catcher's-nestHow fittingly the eggs are patterned in camouflage: like dried filigreed kelp fronds.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/oyster-catcher_02.jpgOyster catcher_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/oyster-catcher-lift-off.jpgOyster catcher lift-off2014-01-16T21:41:57+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/08/spotted-thick-knee-chick/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thick-knee-chick_03.jpgThick knee chick_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/thick-knee-egg.jpgSpotted Thick-knee egg2014-01-14T22:32:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/04/2786/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/apr4193.jpg_APR4193https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/apr6456.jpg_APR6456https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/apr6485.jpg_APR6485https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/morphing-as-bert.jpgMorphing as Berthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/spinning-a-silk-cocoon.jpgSpinning a silk cocoonhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/cape-lappet-caterpillar-in-pincushion-head.jpgCape lappet caterpillar in pincushion head2014-01-14T22:26:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2014/01/03/in-support-of-an-anti-poaching-campaign-elephant-tusks/2015-09-24T12:30:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/12/29/we-have-lift-off/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cape-comorants.jpgCape Cormorantshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/swift-terns_03.jpgSwift terns_032014-03-04T15:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/12/28/wpc-joy/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/penguin-greeting.jpgPenguin greetingThere's no denying that this is the way to greet the day.... head back, deep throaty bellow " Good Morning World"!2013-12-31T00:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/12/25/this-festive-season/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/baboons.jpgBaboons come a-calling2014-01-03T22:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/12/23/mongoose-young/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/meet-the-twins.jpgMeet the twins2013-12-27T21:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/12/15/the-urban-chick/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc7391.jpgWinging it.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc7379.jpgLift off2013-12-19T18:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/12/15/wpc-community/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/father-christmas_02.jpgFather Christmas_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas-fun.jpgChristmas funhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/bubble-slide.jpgBubble slidehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/apr4929.jpg_APR49292013-12-18T20:35:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/12/10/dassies-safety-in-numbers/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/caracal-c2a9-penny-smith.jpgCaracal © Penny SmithRooikat, West Coast Parkhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dassies_safety-in-numbers.jpgDassies_Safety in numbersA six-pack of baby dassies, huddled together.2013-12-19T18:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/12/01/cape-wagtail-fledglings/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc6895.jpgCape Wagtail feeding chickCrunchy roaches, all part of an insectivore's diet.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc6938.jpgCape Wagtail Feeding chicks.No hanging around in queues here, the quickest trumps.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc6934.jpgCape Wagtail with moth Lunch - a good mouthful of moth.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc6826.jpgCape Wagtail FledglingsTwo of the chicks puffed up and secure, waiting for their next snack.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc6842.jpgWagtail chick fledging.Flying lessonshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/dsc6604.jpgWagtail chicksThe first sighting of the chicks was 10 October.2019-01-20T07:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/11/30/wpc-let-there-be-light/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/apr5246.jpgTea lightsCandle power, it saves electricity :)2013-12-10T21:00:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/11/22/wpc-unexpected/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc6490.jpg_DSC6490Southern Right whale calf 2013-11-29T06:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/11/19/spotted-thick-knee/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc6262.jpgBurhinus capensishttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc6260.jpgDikkop or Spotted Thick-knee2013-11-24T21:01:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/11/18/southern-black-backed-gulls/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/southern-black-backed-gull.jpgSouthern Black-backed gullHere in the line-up are the mottled juveniles. The adults mature into black and white markings. Their legs are a bluish-yellow, which marks the apart from the Lesser Black-backs which have yellow legs and feet.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/seagulls-tugawar_dsc5968.jpgSeagulls tugawar_DSC5968And the battle is on, engaged and hooked.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/seagull-skirmish_dsc5971.jpgSeagull skirmish_DSC5971Two Southern Black-backed gulls square up for a game of beak pulling.2013-11-19T16:20:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/11/16/2703/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pink-ice_03.jpgPink ice_03Pollinating tools, the setting of stamens, pistols and other pollen gathering structures.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/pink-ice_02.jpgPink ice_02A cross section of the internal structure.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/protea_pink-ice.jpgProtea_pink iceWell wrapped and protected by the outer bracts. 2014-07-17T14:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/11/15/slithery-predators/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mfezi_dscf3809_01.jpgMfezi_DSCF3809_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/molesnake_02.jpgMolesnake_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/puff-adder_0139.jpgPuff adder_0139Beware the sluggish Puff adder, it has a quick strike and poisonous venom.2016-04-29T15:32:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/11/09/hairy-caterpillars/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/green-bristles_01.jpgGreen bristles_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hairy-caterpillars.jpgHairy caterpillarshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/green-bristles.jpgGreen bristleshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/face-up-_-caterpillar-on-the-move.jpgFace-up-_-caterpillar-on-the-movehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/apr3754.jpgEuticha capensis_ Underside of a Cape Lapit Moth 2013-11-16T16:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/11/08/wpc-habit/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/a-daily-grooming.jpgA daily groominghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/drinking-water.jpgDrinking waterhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/stretch-to-keep-limber.jpgStretch to keep limber2013-12-12T21:50:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/11/07/new-arrivals-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dassie-mums.jpgDassie mumshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dassies_2013.jpgDassies_2013The first of the season's litters makes an appearance. 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skieshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/march-of-the-clouds.jpgMarch-of-the-cloudshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/loamy-richness.jpgRich, loamy, chocolate earth.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kelp-line.jpgThe kelp-line is tossed up the beach.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/wind-thrust.jpgWind-thrusthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/squall-lines.jpgSquall-lineshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/spindrift.jpgSpindrift flies along.2013-07-06T18:50:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/06/22/the-river-calls-at-dawn/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/death-crows.jpgDeath-crowsDifferent spaces, patterns, textures create interest and the story line here are the dead tortoises on crow-row.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/the-anchor-post.jpgThe-anchor-postDraw your viewer to a focal point - tether your eye to the anchorage post and look outwards.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/the-river-calls-at-dawn.jpgThe-river-calls-at-dawn.Dawn creeps in and casts a burnished copper over the reed banks.2013-06-27T21:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/06/13/double-exposure/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/waste_01.jpgWaste_012014-03-04T14:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/06/08/fleeting/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130608-183522.jpg20130608-183522.jpg2013-06-12T14:17:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/06/01/the-sign-says/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/guess-who-rules-the-home.jpgGuess who rules the home.2013-06-19T19:50:07+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/05/30/female-baboons-become-raiders/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/female-baboon-raiding.jpgFemale-baboon-raiding2013-06-03T09:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/05/25/the-new-kid-on-the-block/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/manuel.jpgManuelTaken two years ago, 22-05 -2011.2013-06-03T15:38:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/05/25/background/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/a-window-on-appetite.jpgA-window-on-appetite.A foreground imprint of a caterpillar's appetite.2013-05-27T18:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/05/17/escape/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/baboons-cartwheeling-on-sanddune.jpgBaboons-cartwheeling-on-sanddune.2016-12-13T18:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/05/12/patterns/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/guinea-fowl-feather.jpgGuinea-fowl-featherFeathers, the repeating spots of a guinea fowl offers good camouflage.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/cape-mountain-zebra.jpgCape-Mountain-ZebraEach zebra has it's own particular stripe design. I admire the way the pattern down the backbone to the tail merge.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ammonite_pattern.jpgAmmonite_pattern240 million years in the making, the exquisite detail of a polished ammonite fossil.2013-06-03T14:56:07+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/05/10/tricoloured-tiger-moth/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/tricoloured-tiger-moth-caterpillar.jpgTricoloured-tiger-moth-caterpillarhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/macro_moth_01.jpgTricoloured tiger mothhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/apr4671.jpgWhose eggs are these?2013-05-12T13:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/05/03/weekly-photo-challenge-from-above/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/apr4466.jpgPerlmoen (abalone) shellShowing a rugged exterior, this is the topside of the shell.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/apr4691.jpgThe nacreous layers of a perlemoen shellA view from above, capturing the inner contours of a perlemoen (abalone) shell.2013-06-12T13:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/05/02/an-autumn-brew/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/apr4362.jpgJonathanRiding high.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/apr4356.jpgA coppery sheen.The sea swirls in cast opalescence.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/apr4352.jpgWee Willie WinkieTime for the setting sun.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/apr4343.jpgPending storm.A pending storm brings a strange translucent light.2013-06-03T14:57:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/04/28/weekly-photo-challenge-culture/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/himba-village_02.jpgHimba-village_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/himba-culture.jpgHimba-culturehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/himba_culture_05.jpgHimba_culture_05https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/himba-village.jpgHimba-villagehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/himba-culture_01.jpgHimba-culture_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/himba.jpgHimba A few isolated societies are able to resist change and maintain their cultures. The Himba. The Himba are semi-nomadic pastoralists. Here a remote camp of the Opuwo region of Namibia protect the rights of the Himba to preserve their way of life.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fanning-_celebration_02.jpgFanning-_Celebration_02The Tuvalu, or Gilbertese people of Tabuaeran, Kiribati Republic (of Micronesian descent) are famous for their hospitality. Here we were guests treated to dancing and a feast of note. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/fanning_celebration_01.jpgFanning_Celebration_01Pacific Islanders of Micronesian descent have a rich culture of song and dance.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/tari-highlands_01.jpgTari-Highlands_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sing-sing-tari-highlands.jpgSing-Sing-Tari-HighlandsSing Sing gatherings are celebrations of dance and song.2013-05-06T11:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/04/11/a-jumping-spider-dancing-butterflies/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/the-bristly-caterpillar.jpgThe-bristly-caterpillarA unquenchable appetite.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/statice-shrubbery.jpgStatice-shrubberyThe most delectable leaves.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/statice.jpgStaticeThe papery bracts of lilac statice.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jumping-spider_04.jpgJumping-spider_04Note the two pairs of frontal eyes, another two appear laterally.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/jumping-spider_01.jpgJumping-spider_01The acrobat, Salticidae - the Jumping Spider.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cape-autumn-widow.jpgCape-Autumn-WidowThe handsome Widow, note the orange and blue spots.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bristly-caterpillar.jpgBristly-caterpillarLarvae hatch.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mantis-shrimp1.jpgMantis-shrimphttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mantis-shrimp.jpgMantis-shrimphttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/apr3020.jpgJumping spider - Salticidae2013-04-28T11:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/04/20/false-bay-autumns-alchemy/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/one-seal-that-didnt-make-it.jpgOne-seal-that-didn't-make-it.There tend to be more seal casualties when the seas are rough and stormy. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/seal-pup_02.jpgSeal-pup_02An exhausted seal pup takes a nap.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/simple-green-algae-for-breakfast.jpgSimple-green-algae-for-breakfastSimple green algae for breakfast.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/seal-pup_01.jpgSeal-pup_01Cape fur seals pups are weaned by nine months, but remain vulnerable at this young age.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sea-lettuce-munchy-green-chlorophyll.jpgSea-lettuce,-munchy-green-chlorophyllSea lettuce.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/oyster-catchers-on-dawn-patrol.jpgOyster-catchers-on-dawn-patrolThe oyster catchers have a distinctive call, a 'beebah' siren call.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/intertidal-zone-foraging_egyptian-geese.jpgIntertidal-zone-foraging_Egyptian-GeeseForaging for 'greens'.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/claxon-call-of-the-geese.jpgClaxon-call-of-the-geeseThe Egyptian geese lose no time in getting going at first light.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/breakfast-on-the-rocks.jpgBreakfast-on-the-rocksKeen foragers, check over the intertidal zone.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sunrise-over-the-bay.jpgSunrise-over-the-bayAutumn's golden rays herald in the day. 2013-04-28T09:51:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/04/19/weekly-photo-challenge-up/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/upwards-tilt-on-a-golden-dawn.jpgUpwards-tilt-on-a-golden-dawn2013-05-06T11:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/04/13/penguin-chicks-from-fluff-to-tuxedo/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/yup-those-flippers-are-getting-stronger.jpgThe flippers are growing.Looking a little moth-eaten as the fluff falls away.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/the-fluffy-stage.jpgThe-fluffy-stageFluffy, nearly three months old.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/soon-the-full-immersion.jpgSoon-the-full-immersion.Checking out the water.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sleek-and-slick-the-waterproof-tux-all-ready-to-go.jpgSleek-and-slick.--The-waterproof-tux-all-ready-to-go.The sleek and slick adult penguin, with a well oiled , waterproofed tuxedo.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/nearing-the-end-of-fluffyhood.jpgA fluff-ruffSiblings nearing fledging.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/member-of-the-penguin-youth-league.jpgMember-of-the-Penguin-Youth-LeagueAlmost time to leave the colony and make it out in the big world of sea.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/flippers-work-nearly-ready-for-sea.jpgThe flipper stretch.Flipper workout, adjusting for sea.2013-04-28T10:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/04/06/weekly-photo-challenge-color/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sargassum-frogfish.jpgSargassum-frogfishWhere colour means protection - a perfect camouflage.2013-04-12T04:29:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/03/23/the-penguin-getaway/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130323-163832.jpg20130323-163832.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130323-163755.jpg20130323-163755.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130323-161327.jpg20130323-161327.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130323-150554.jpg20130323-150554.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130323-150658.jpg20130323-150658.jpg2013-04-28T09:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/03/23/future-tense-the-plants-of-tomorrow/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130323-165209.jpg20130323-165209.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130323-120205.jpg20130323-120205.jpg2013-04-04T07:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/03/16/a-hive-of-activity/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/scrubbing-up.jpgScrubbing-up.Taking a break.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/farming-nectar-metalasia-densa.jpgFarming-nectar,-Metalasia-DensaStocking up on nectar.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/checking-the-crysallis.jpgChecking-the-crysallisIncubating crysallis.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tending-the-eggs.jpgTending-the-eggsTending the eggs, pupae growing.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wasps-nest.jpgWasp's-nest2013-06-03T15:51:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/03/16/lunchtime-preparing-smiley/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/removing-the-singed-hair.jpgRemoving-the-singed-hair.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/preparing-head.jpgPreparing-headhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/on-the-menu_-goats-heads.jpgOn-the-menu_-Goats-heads2013-04-14T19:15:01+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/03/11/phoneography-challenge-my-neighbourhood/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130311-205938.jpg20130311-205938.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130311-205910.jpg20130311-205910.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130311-205850.jpg20130311-205850.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130311-205900.jpg20130311-205900.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20130311-205825.jpg20130311-205825.jpg2013-03-22T06:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/03/05/lost-in-the-details-dragonfly-wings/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wing-design.jpgWing-designhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/the-perfection-of-a-dragonfly.jpgThe-perfection-of-a-dragonfly2013-03-24T13:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/03/03/summers-legacy/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/summers-seeds_05.jpgSummer's-seeds_05https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/summers-seeds_04.jpgSummer's-seeds_04https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/summers-seeds_03.jpgSummer's-seeds_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/summers-seeds_02.jpgSummer's-seeds_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/summers-seeds_01.jpgSummers'-seeds_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/summers-seeds.jpgSummer's-seedshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/silk-hairs.jpgSilky-hairshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/seed-head.jpgSeed-headhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/plecthantrus_bee.jpgPlecthantrus_beehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mint-guest-_01.jpgMint-guest---_012013-04-20T14:33:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/03/03/weekly-photo-challenge-lost-in-the-details/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/cpt1594.jpgFeathers arrayed.Natures riches.2013-03-14T13:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/02/26/false-bay-unruffled/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/09_rain-coming.jpg09_Rain-cominghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/08_mares-tails.jpg08_Mares-tailshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/07_morning-light.jpg07_Morning-lighthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/06_march-of-the-clouds_02.jpg06_March-of-the-clouds_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/05_chasing-bugs.jpg05_Chasing-bugshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/04_sugarbird-on-bug-watch.jpg04_Sugarbird-on-bug-watchhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/01_a-silvery-dawn.jpg01_A-silvery-dawnhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/03_sun-sparkle.jpg03_Sun-sparklehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/02_dawn-slips-in-with-a-silvery-light.jpg02_Dawn-slips-in-with-a-silvery-light.2014-03-04T15:31:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/02/24/weekly-photo-challenge-forward/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sacred-ibis-forward-thrust.jpgSacred-Ibis---Forward-thrustWing span and forward thrust.2013-03-02T08:29:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/02/19/the-spirit-of-spontaneity/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/01_richmond_tide-rising.jpg01_Richmond_tide risingA rising tide sets the Thames River spilling over the banks. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/06_-play-on.jpg06_ Play onhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/05_retrieving.jpg05_Retrievinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/04_play-with-me.jpg04_Play-with-me-https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/03_come-play.jpg03_Come-playhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/02_thames-river-spilling-the-banks-at-richmond.jpg02_Thames-River, spilling the banks at Richmond2013-02-24T17:11:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/02/17/rituals-of-courtship-the-kiss/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/the-pirouette_02.jpgThe-pirouette_02The turn.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/the-pirouette_01.jpgThe-pirouette_01First steps of the pirouette.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/the-kiss.jpgThe-KissSealed with a kiss.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/the-bow.jpgThe-bowThe bow.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/puffed-up-chest-out.jpgPuffed-up,-chest-out.THE POSE.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/intent.jpgIntentThe introduction.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/back-down-for-a-appucino-and-croissant.jpgBack-down-for-a-appucino-and-croissantRelaxing with a cappucino and croissant.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/accomplished.jpgAccomplishedAccomplished.2013-02-24T15:12:35+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/02/12/wild-spaces/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wild-spaces.jpgWild-spaceshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/swift-terns_01.jpgSwift-terns_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/existential-extention.jpgExistential-extension.A place to soar.2013-02-18T11:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/02/13/a-mountain-escape-silvermine/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/track-to-heaven.jpgTrack-to-heavenhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/the-tablecloth-creeps-in.jpgThe-Tablecloth-creeps-inhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/silvermine-dam.jpgSilvermine-damhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/back-view-of-table-mountain-and-devils-peak.jpgBack-view-of-Table-Mountain-and-Devil's-PeakLooking towards the back of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak, the water of the Silvermine dam lies tucked in a secluded fold of mountain.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/lon7508.jpgThe cloud cauldron.The roiling mists, brings to mind Macbeth's witches around their bubbling, hubbling cauldron.2013-06-06T10:51:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/02/12/rt-week-2013-wildlife-conservation-awareness/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rt-week-2013.jpgRT-Week-2013https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/page-10.jpgPage-10https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/page-9.jpgPage-9https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/page-08.jpgPage-08https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/page-06.jpgPage-06https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/page-05.jpgPage-05https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/page-04.jpgPage-04https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/page-03.jpgPage-03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/page-02.jpgPage-02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/page-07.jpgPage 072013-02-18T11:20:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/02/10/responsible-tourism-week-11-17-february/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/signs_10.jpgSigns_10Here's an example of a road sign which motorists ignore.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/signs_03.jpgSigns_03Display with desk stand in the ST Tourism Office https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/signs_02.jpgSigns_02Baboon awareness board at the Simon's Town Museum https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sign_04.jpgSign_04An info board in the village square.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/remain-in-your-car.jpgRemain-in-your-carBaboons are attracted to cars, and bags in the hope they'll find food.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/both-sides-of-tourism_01.jpgBoth-sides-of-tourism_01RT 2012's Theme, the positive and negatives of 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River.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/red-disas.jpgRed-Disashttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lon8853.jpg_LON8853https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lon8792.jpg_LON87922013-02-13T06:35:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/01/26/baboons-tender-greetings/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/baboon-greeting_011.jpgBaboon-greeting_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/baboon-greeting_02.jpgBaboon-greeting_022013-02-20T10:59:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/01/25/weekly-photo-challenge-love/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vrygrond_02.jpgQuilt_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vrygrond_01.jpgQuilt_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vryegrond-houses_08.jpgQuilt_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/vryegrond-houses_06.jpgQuilt 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Eck.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/quilts_05.jpgQuilts_05https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/quilts_04.jpgQuilts_04https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/quilt-exhibition_-gretchen-ginnerty.jpgQuilt-exhibition_-Gretchen-GinnertyGretchen Ginnerty gave two talks about the project during the exhibition https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/quilt-exhibition_gretchen-margaret-melanie-monika.jpgQuilt-exhibition_Gretchen,-Margaret,-Melanie,-Monikahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sfot-our-beautiful-house-mother.jpgSFOT-our-beautiful-house-mother.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/quilt-exhibition.jpgQuilt Exhibition.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lori-and-a.jpgLori-and-Ahttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/square_10.jpgSquare_102013-02-11T17:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/01/23/fluffy/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cape-eagle-owl-chick.jpgCape-Eagle-Owl-fledglingLast season's chick is losing it's fluff and growing a fine cape of feathers. Pale eyes which will turn orange into adulthood.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cape-eagle-owl-adult.jpgCape-Eagle-Owl-adult.The parent bird casting a watchful eye over the youngster. Note the orange eyes and the heavier barring on the chest which distinguishes it from the Spotted Eagle Owl.2014-03-04T15:32:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/01/20/female-baboons-move-up-the-ranks/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/going-in-for-the-food.jpgGoing-in-for-the-foodA female baboon pestering a picnicker, jumping up for the food. Eventually the man threw out a 'decoy' offering. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/successful-entry-into-car.jpgSuccessful-entry-into-car.Finds a car with unsuspecting visitors and leaps in.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scores-a-packet-of-biscuits.jpgScores-a-packet-of-biscuits.Scores the remnants of a packet of biscuits.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scoping-the-scene.jpgScoping-the-scene.A good vantage point, watching for people to open car doors.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/scoping-out-opportunity.jpgScoping-out-opportunityFemale watches intently before rushing at couple walking along the beach path with their picnic.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/off-with-the-spoils.jpgOff-with-the-spoils.Here the female licks the last of the tastes off the food packaging.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/kestrel-comes-in-to-take-a-look.jpgKestrel-comes-in-to-take-a-look.Checking out the biscuits, with the kestrel in the background.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/hot-footing-up-to-raid-the-cars.jpgHot-footing-up-to-raid-the-cars.Female making her way to the carpark.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beach-raider.jpgBeach-raiderThis female has been successful in snatching a food item.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beach-mingling.jpgBeach-minglingHere a monitor escourts a couple along the beach wit their picnic fare after the two baboons have raided picnickers further along the beach.2013-02-08T03:27:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/01/18/weekly-photo-challenge-beyond/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/the-back-of-beyond.jpgThe-back-of-beyond.2013-01-29T11:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/01/17/bontebokkie-growing-up/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/january-2013.jpgJanuary-2013Three months on , and those horns are coming along nicely.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/october-2012.jpgOctober-2012Just a few weeks old.2013-01-20T07:43:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/01/11/weekly-photo-challenge-illumination/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sun-kissed-sparkle.jpgSun-kissed-sparkle2013-01-26T14:08:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/01/05/resolved-the-finer-details/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/agama-the-fine-detail1.jpgAgama,-the-fine-detailhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/agama-the-fine-detail.jpgAgama,-the-fine-detail2013-01-19T07:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2013/01/03/large-spotted-genet-an-elegant-cat/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/genet.jpgLarge spotted genet2013-01-17T21:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/12/30/2012-in-pictures/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/december_tranquility.jpgDecember_tranquilityDecember: False Bay serene after southeasterly gales.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/november_-baby-dassies.jpgNovember_-baby-dassiesNovember: Dassie nursery, new brood.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/october_-san-rock-art-marching-men.jpgOctober_-San-Rock-Art,-marching-menOctober: San rock art.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/september-_pelican-petting.jpgSeptember-_Pelican-pettingSeptember: Pelican petting in St Jame's Park and wild pelicans preening.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/august_-dune-molerat-cutting-edge-equipment.jpgAugust_-Dune-molerat,-cutting-edge-equipmentMolerat, cutting edge equipment.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/july_-porcupine-nocturnal-visitors.jpgJuly_-porcupine-nocturnal-visitorsJuly: Porcupine our nocturnal visitors.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/june-take-food-out-of-the-equation-not-the-baboons.jpgJune---Take-food-out-of-the-equation,-not-the-baboons.June: Take food 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of the seasonhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/baby-dassies_2012-batch.jpgBaby-dassies_2012-batch2012-11-19T10:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/11/10/weekly-photo-challenge-renewal/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/renewal.jpgRenewal2012-11-09T23:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/11/03/weekly-photo-challenge-geometry-ii/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/san-rock-art_03.jpgThe Archer, Sevilla Trail2012-12-08T06:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/11/02/weekly-photo-challenge-geometry/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lon6110.jpgAbalone shellhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lon6104.jpgAlikreukel shellhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lon6102.jpgSea shell spirals2012-11-10T10:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/10/28/weekly-photo-challenge-foreign/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/licorice-allsorts-jetsam.jpgLicorice-allsorts-jetsamhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/seafarer.jpgSeafarer from a faraway land.2012-11-10T10:16:53+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/10/23/pelican-petting-in-st-james-park/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sharing-bench-space.jpgSharing-bench-spacehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/preening_01.jpgPreening_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/petting_03.jpgPetting_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/petting_02.jpgPetting_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/petting_01.jpgPetting_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pelican-brief.jpgPelican-briefhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/pelican.jpgPelicanhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/admirers-crowding-in.jpgAdmirers crowding in2012-11-25T07:00:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/10/21/sidetracked-by-red-deer-rutting-in-richmond-park/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/12_impressive.jpg12_impressivehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/11_suitors-lekking.jpg11_Suitors-lekkinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/10_the-clash-of-the-titans.jpg10_The-clash-of-the-titanshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/09the-chase.jpg09+The-Chasehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/08_showing-off-the-assets.jpg08_Showing-off-the-assetshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/07_parallel-posturing.jpg07_Parallel-posturinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/06_all-antlers-and-testosterone.jpg06_All-antlers-and-testosteronehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/05_busy-road.jpg05_Busy-roadhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/04_harem.jpg04_Haremhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/03_stag-games.jpg03_Stag-games2012-10-25T15:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/10/20/weekly-photo-challenge-silhouette/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/silhouette.jpgSilhouette2012-11-10T10:24:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/10/15/weekly-photo-challenge-big/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/diplosaurus.jpgDiplodocus carnegii, Natural History Museum, London.2012-11-10T10:21:58+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/10/11/primate-behaviour-dominance/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/a-natural-curiosity.jpgA-natural-curiosity2012-11-18T22:14:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/10/07/weekly-photo-challenge-happy/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/the-inner-workings.jpgThe-inner-workingshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sundrenched.jpgSundrenchedhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/star-heart.jpgStar-hearthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/magic.jpgMagichttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/inner-heart.jpgInner-hearthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/heartsongs.jpgHeartsongshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/heartplains.jpgHeartplainshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/happiness-ensnared.jpgHappiness-ensnaredhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/gentle-whispers.jpgGentle-whispershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/frond-tenderness.jpgFrond-tenderness2013-01-10T13:57:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/10/03/weekly-photo-challenge-mine/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/trainers_merrells.jpgTrainers_Merrellshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/footprint.jpgFootprinthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/claggy-mud.jpgClaggy-mudhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/thames.jpgThames2012-10-16T05:46:17+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/09/29/picnic-area-yields-good-pickings-for-baboons/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/07_foraging1.jpg07_foraginghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/07_foraging.jpg07_foraginghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/06_foraging.jpg06_foragingFrom a young age baboons get a taste of 'human' food.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/05_raiding-or-foraging.jpg05_raiding-or-foragingManuel, a dispersing male which joined the Smitswinkel troop tasting "human' food at Millers Point.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/03_raiding-or-foraging.jpg03_raiding-or-foragingAn easy meal = where there are people there are food opportunities.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/02_raiding-or-foraging.jpg02_Raiding-or-foraginghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/01_raiding-patterns.jpg01_Raiding-patternsStill not weaned, but here a baby baboon tries spanspek - sweet melon.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/01_raiding-or-foraging.jpg01_raiding-or-foragingBaboons feast on sweet melons left by fishermen at Millers Point.2013-01-14T19:14:10+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/09/27/savouring-birdsong-a-tribute-to-rachel-carson/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rachel-carson.jpgRachel Carson2012-09-29T17:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/09/23/weekly-photo-challenge-solitary/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/07_surfer2.jpg07_surferhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/06_surfer-kommetjie1.jpg06_Surfer-Kommetjie2012-09-28T05:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/09/17/the-birds-the-bees-and-the-flowering-trees/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gathering-nectar.jpgGathering-nectarhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/double-collared-sunbird.jpgDouble-collared-sunbirdHere a Southern Double-collared Sunbird poises between nectar gathering. Sunbirds and sugarbirds play a vital role in pollinating fynbos plants such as the pincushion species.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/beetles-pollinating.jpgMonkey beetlesPollination is the name of the game.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bees.jpgBeesBees and other pollinating insects are busiest in spring, when 60% of the fynbos species are in bloom. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bee-pollinating.jpgBee-pollinatinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/03_spring-rituals.jpg03_Spring-ritualshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/01_stand-off.jpgStand-offMale coots face off to a testing of dominance and territorial rights.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/01_spring-rituals.jpgSpring-ritualsThe call of spring heralds in a show of feathers.2012-10-08T07:33:06+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/09/17/spring-the-capes-wildflower-show/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/spring-flowers_04.jpgMagenta vygies and Namaqua daisyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/spring-flowers_03.jpgSpring-flowers_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/spring-flowers_02.jpgVeldt flowershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/spring-flowers.jpgSpring-flowershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/01_spring-flowers.jpgSpring-daisies2013-11-09T19:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/09/16/weekly-photo-challenge-everyday-life-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/01_aspects-of-grooming.jpgShavinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/02_aspects-of-grooming.jpgBathinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/03_grooming.jpgGrooming2012-09-29T17:53:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/09/11/weekly-photo-challenge-near-and-far/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120911-073938.jpg20120911-073938.jpg2012-09-16T20:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/31/weekly-photo-challenge-free-spirit/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/free-spirit.jpgFree-Spirithttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/05_free-spirit.jpg05_Free-Spirithttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/04-free-spirit.jpg04-Free-Spirithttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/03_free-spirit.jpg03_Free-Spirithttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/02_free-spirit.jpg02_Free-Spirit2012-10-08T07:43:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/31/sea-wrack-a-diners-feast/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/02_sea-lice.jpgSea Lice - Ligia dilitata; a semi-terrestrial isopod.Feed extensively on Ecklonia maxima. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/03_birds-on-the-beach.jpgGulls feastingFlocks of shorebirds are drawn into the cycle of feasting. Gulls - blackbacked, Harlaub's, Silver; Plover, Ibis, African Oyster Catchers. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01_sealice.jpgSea Lice, Ligia dilitataMost isopod species are aquatic, except of this common semi-terrestrial sea louse. On the day the photo was taken the beach was "alive" with columns swarming along the rocks to get to the kelpline. It was almost surreal, a scene out of " The Mummy" as the scarab beetles rushed to the devour it's victims.2012-09-02T18:29:00+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/29/humpbacks-having-a-whale-of-a-time-in-false-bay/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/penguins_dsc8076.jpgPenguinsPenguin line-up.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/humpback-splash.jpgHumpback-splashSplashdown.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/penguins_dsc8071.jpgPenguinsPenguins on the hunt.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/penguin-line.jpgPenguin-lineA penguin line-up.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/humpback_loptailing.jpgHumpback_loptailingLoptailing.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/humpbacks.jpgHumpbacksHumpback whales have distinct features, their curving shape and dorsal fin, long pectoral fins, black and white tails.2012-08-30T10:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/28/the-cape-of-storms-heady-seas/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01_seascape.jpgSeascapeAfter the storm, the waves still churn in spume.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bontebok-on-the-beach.jpgBontebok-on-the-beachhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bontebok_on-the-beach_02.jpgBontebok_beachcombing.The bontebok are drawn to the shoreline.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/05_ostriches.jpgOstrichesDelicate female ostriches are on the move too.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01-birds-on-the-beach.jpgBirds-on-the-beachThe birds are drawn in to feed.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01_stormclad-beach.jpgStormclad-beachThe restless seas are still full of power.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01_beach.jpgKelp strewn beachAfter the storms, the kelp is piled high on the shoreline.2012-10-04T08:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/24/weekly-photo-challenge-urban/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/urban-wildlife_up-against-the-wall1.jpgUrban-wildlife_up-against-the-wallLoiteringhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/urban-wildlife_up-against-the-wall.jpgUrban-wildlife_up-against-the-wallhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/urban-spaces.jpgUrban-spacesRelaxinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/urbanite.jpgUrbanitehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/busking.jpgBuskingBusking2012-08-29T01:29:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/18/cape-dune-molerat-cutting-edge-equipment/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01_moley-lands.jpgCape Dune landscapeMolescape, showing the 'dunes' and expertise at earth excavation and removal.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/006_molerat.jpgCape Dune moleratFront view of teeth and claws.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/05_molerat.jpg05_moleratNote the 'built for purpose' extended digging claws and the very interesting arrangement of teeth. The lower extend into two strong lifting and cutting apparatus, the upper of grasping. Think biomimicry: fork-lift and grappling tools.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/04_molerat.jpgCape Dune molerat, posteriorA strong tail, used for counterweighting, anchoring and balance.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/03_molerat.jpg03_molerat2012-08-19T20:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/18/weekly-photo-challenge-merge/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/cpt5533.jpgThames RiverOn the bank of the Thames, near the Willow Tree.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/07_molerat.jpg07_moleratA Cape Dune Molerat has merged into a narrative combining to famous characters: that of Ratty and Mole ......2012-08-22T21:22:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/18/new-course-from-earthlines-singing-over-the-bones-women-writing-the-wild/2012-08-18T07:19:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/16/the-cape-of-storms-baboons-endure/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/08_rain-soaked.jpg08_rain-soakedCome rain or shine a young baboon must still forage.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/07_sheltering.jpg07_shelteringThe rain subsides and the group move on. The baby, clinging under mom's belly is soaked to the skin.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/04_rain-huddle.jpg04_rain-huddleA bit of tender grooming helps relieve the cold.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/02_rain-huddle.jpg02_rain-huddleThe adults are trying to shelter the baby, but it's curious and very wriggly.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01_rain-huddle.jpg01_rain-huddleFemale baboons huddle together in the pouring rain.2012-08-16T13:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/15/ostriches-sexy-legs/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/03_ostrich-male.jpg03_ostrich-maleHere he is, all imposing masculinity.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01_ostrich-in-breeding-colour1.jpg01_ostrich-in-breeding-colourhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/01_ostrich-in-breeding-colour.jpg01_ostrich-in-breeding-colourThe bill also turns a deeper pink - another useful cue.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dsc7479_02_strich_sexy-legs.jpg_DSC7479_02_strich_sexy-legsA breeding cock showing red skutes.2015-11-25T05:44:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/13/boulders-beach-love-is-in-the-air/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mate-for-life.jpgMate-for-lifehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/showing-off-the-feathers2.jpgShowing-off-the-feathers.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/wedding-party-at-boulders-beach1.jpgWedding-party-at-Boulders-Beachhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the-happy-couple.jpgThe-happy-couplehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/showing-off-the-feathers1.jpgShowing-off-the-feathers.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/couples.jpgCoupleshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/after-the-photo-shoot.jpgAfter-the-photo-shoot2012-08-13T21:27:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/12/egyptian-geese-first-there-were-ten/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/egyptian-geese-settle-in-with-the-penguins.jpgEgyptian-geese-settle-in-with-the-penguins2012-08-14T21:14:11+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/11/penguin-chicks-as-plump-as-plum-puddings/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chick-being-fed_021.jpgChick-being-fed_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chicks-being-fed_01.jpgChicks-being-fed_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chick-being-fed_02.jpgChick-being-fed_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the-rookery.jpgThe-rookeryhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/two-plump-as-plum-puddings.jpgTwo-plump-as-plum-puddingshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/penguin-mum-with-two-chicks.jpgPenguin-mum-with-two-chicks2012-12-15T20:57:15+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/10/weekly-photo-challenge-wrong/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/conditioning-to-human-food1.jpgConditioning-to-human-food.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/signing-a-death-warrant.jpgSigning-a-death-warranthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/killing-with-kindness.jpgKilling-with-kindnesshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/conditioning-to-human-food.jpgConditioning-baboons to eating-human-food.2012-08-28T13:00:46+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/05/29/vermin-pigeons-have-a-natural-beauty/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/vermin.jpgVermin!2012-08-06T15:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/16/weekly-photo-challenge-dream/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120716-224235.jpg20120716-224235.jpg2012-10-15T14:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/08/egyptian-geese-a-long-journey/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/09_the-journey.jpg09_The-journeyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/08_the-journey.jpg08_The-journeyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/07_the-journey_15.jpg07_The-journey_15https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/06_the-journey_13.jpg06_The-journey_13https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/05_the-journey_09.jpg05_The-journey_09https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/05_the-journey.jpg05_The-Journeyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/04_the-journey.jpg04_The-Journeyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/03_the-journey.jpg03_The-journeyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/02_the-journey.jpg02_The-journeyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/01-the-journey.jpg01-The-Journey2012-08-06T15:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/03/rock-hyrax-a-relative-of-the-elephant/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/these-are-my-tusks_1.jpgThese-are-my-tusks_1https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dassie-babies-feeding.jpgDassie-babies-feedinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/baby-dassie.jpgBaby-Dassiehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dsc1419.jpgDassie siblings.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/a-huddle-of-dassies_03.jpgA huddle of dassies_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cpt2752.jpgRocky shores are the perfect habitat for dassies.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/03_dassie-x-3.jpg03_Dassie-x-32015-05-03T22:15:43+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/05/29/coot-chick-finding-its-knob-and-feet/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/white-knob-coot-chick.jpgWhite-knob-coot-chickhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/white-knobbed-coot_01.jpgWhite-knobbed-coot_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/white-knob-coot-and-baby.jpgWhite-knob-coot-and-baby2012-08-06T15:09:27+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/05/17/weekly-photo-challengeblue/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pacific-blue1.jpgPacific-bluehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pacific-blue.jpgPacific-blue2014-07-24T11:58:46+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/05/21/weekly-photo-challenge-hands/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/primate-hands_03.jpgPrimate-Hands_03A juvenile baboons clambers up a pole and grips with his strong fingers.2012-08-06T15:06:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/05/29/weekly-photo-challenge-summer-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/just-chilling.jpgJust-chilling2012-08-06T15:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/06/17/weekly-photo-challenge-close/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photographing-too-close1.jpgPhotographing-too-closehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photographing-too-close.jpgPhotographing-too-close2012-08-06T15:04:08+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/01/weekly-photo-challenge-fleeting-moment/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fleeting-moment_02.jpgFleeting-moment_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fleeting-moment_08.jpgFleeting-moment_082012-08-06T15:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/01/weekly-photo-challenge-fleeting-moment-ii/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/main-street_simons-town.jpgMain-street_Simon's-TownThe young baboon looks quite at home here on Main Road Simon's Town and the woman don't appear to be fazed at all.2012-08-06T15:01:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/09/weekly-photo-challenge-movement/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sea-skein_01.jpgSea-skein_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sea-cauldron_01.jpgSea-Cauldron_012013-02-10T22:16:09+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/10/weekly-photo-challenge-movement-ii/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/kaleidoscope_03.jpgKaleidoscope_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/kaleidoscope_02.jpgKaleidoscope_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/liburnum-bower_02.jpgLiburnum-bowerhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rose-arrangement.jpgRose-arrangementhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/flower-burst_02.jpgZoom-in Flower bursthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/flower-burst_01.jpgA zoom out flower-burst.2018-09-10T15:11:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/29/weekly-photo-challenge-purple/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/smoke-on-the-water-fire-in-the-sky.jpgSmoke-on-the-Water,-Fire-in-the-Skyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/deep-purple.jpgDeep-purple2012-08-10T19:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/22/weekly-photo-challenge-inside/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/raindrops.jpgRaindrops2012-08-06T14:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/05/weekly-photo-challenge-growth/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/counting-the-rings.jpgDendrochronology = Counting-the-ringshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/trunk-textrues_01.jpgGrowth + textures2012-08-09T20:33:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/29/cape-grey-mongoose/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mongoose.jpgMongoosehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mongoose_01.jpgMongoose_012014-02-22T21:11:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/08/03/primate-traditions-foraging-for-shellfish/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mussel-pickings.jpg02_picking over musselshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mussel-picking_02.jpg03_mussel feasthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mussel-feast_03.jpg06_mussels high in omega oilshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mussel-feast_02.jpg05_ mussel feasthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mussel-feast.jpg04_mussel feasthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/foraging-on-the-beach_02.jpg01_ foraging on mussels2014-07-25T06:58:07+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/30/a-congress-of-cormorants/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/southern-right-whale.jpgSouthern-Right-Whalehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/commorant-departure.jpgCormorant-departurehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/commorant-gathering.jpgCommorant-gatheringhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/congress-of-commorants.jpgCongress-of-commorantshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/commorants_the-morning-fly-past_03.jpgCormorants_The-morning-fly-past_032016-03-02T05:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/20/sculpted-mountains-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120720-005126.jpg20120720-005126.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120720-005045.jpg20120720-005045.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120720-005004.jpg20120720-005004.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120720-004932.jpg20120720-004932.jpghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120720-004843.jpg20120720-004843.jpg2012-08-01T06:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/11/porcupine-becomes-road-quill-statistic/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/road-kill_01.jpgDead on the road.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/the-remains.jpgThe sad remains.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/here-today-gone-tomorrow.jpgAlive yesterday, dead today.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/live-one-day-gone-the-next.jpgGoodbye2012-07-11T21:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/07/08/porcupine-nocturnal-visitors/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/03_nocturnal-visitors.jpg03_Nocturnal-visitorshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/02_-nocturnal-visitors.jpg02_-Nocturnal-visitorshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/01_nocturnal-visitors.jpg01_Nocturnal-visitors2012-07-08T21:17:31+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/06/30/take-food-out-of-the-equation-not-the-baboons/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dsc_0068_decoy-food.jpgDSC_0068_Decoy-FoodHere Merlin does his "Won't Budge until I get the Food" trick. The occupants of both cars oblige by throwing out titbits - apple cores to get him off the car.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/raiding-boats_01.jpgRaiding-boats_01Here Force is raiding one of the fishing boats. The fishermen are not tolerant of the baboons, and often through out 'decoy' food to keep them away from getting onto the boats.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/merlin.jpgMerlin and male juvenile.This photograph of Merlin and a juvenile was taken about a week after Fred was put down. The troop members appeared very subdued.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/merlin-and-gogo_bird-seed.jpgMerlin-and-Gogo_bird-seed2012-07-10T16:52:19+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/06/17/ostriches-fleet-of-foot/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ostrich-collage.jpgOstrich-collage2012-06-17T21:06:20+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/06/17/fynbos-proteas-showy-form/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fynbos_proteas.jpgFynbos_proteas.2016-01-09T09:03:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/06/08/egyptian-geese-a-morning-stroll/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/look-at-those-chicks.jpgLook-at-those-chicks!Just look at those chicks....https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/keep-in-step-now.jpgKeep-in-step,-now!Keep in step now.... off for breakfast at Boulders. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fine-feathered-beauty.jpgFine-feathered-beauty.A fine feathered beauty.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/egyptian-geese_coming-through.jpgEgyptian-geese_coming-through!https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/breakfast-at-boulders.jpgBreakfast-at-Boulders.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/best-pink-foot-forward-girls.jpgBest-pink-foot-forward,-girls.Putting shapely pink feet forwards, the gaggle draw looks from the locals.2012-06-08T21:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/06/08/cape-point-walk-on-the-wild-side/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lower-lighthouse-at-cape-point1.jpgLower-lighthouse-at-Cape-Point.The lighthouse stands as sentinel on the lower cliff face.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/the-roar-of-the-atlantic.jpgThe-roar-of-the-Atlantichttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/surfs-up_02.jpgSurf's-up_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/seagull-wing-stretch_04.jpgSeagull-wing-stretch_04We have the beach to ourselves except for a gull doing wing stretches and leg extensions.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sculptured-rock_02.jpgSculptured-rock_02Waves sculpt the rocks into pitted form. https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sculptured-rock.jpgSculptured-rockhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rainbow-dias-beach.jpgRainbow---Dias-BeachThe first of the winter storms approaches the Cape.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/otter-prints-dias-beach.jpgOtter-prints---Dias-Beachhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lower-lighthouse-at-cape-point.jpgLower-lighthouse-at-Cape-Point.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flotsam-on-dias-beach_02.jpgFlotsam-on-Dias-Beach_022012-06-08T13:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/06/05/weekly-photo-challenge-today/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/02_baboon-monitors.jpgBaboon-monitorsTwo NCC monitors watch over the Smits troop.2012-06-05T14:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/05/22/melon-for-dessert/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dessert.jpgBaboon eating melon2012-05-29T16:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/05/15/baboon-brawn/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/10_raiding-bins.jpg10_Raiding binshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/09_raiding-bins.jpg09_Raiding binshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/08_raiding-bins.jpg08_Raiding binshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/07_raiding-bins.jpg07_Raiding binshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/06_raiding-bins.jpg06_Raiding binshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/05_raiding-bins.jpg05_Raiding binshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/04_raiding-bins.jpg04_Raiding binshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/03_bins_millers.jpg03_Bins_Millershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/02_bins_millers.jpg02_Bins_Millershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/01_baboon-proof-bin.jpg01_Baboon-proof bin2012-05-22T09:16:33+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/05/09/feeding-wild-creatures/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/07feeding-squirrels.jpg07Feeding-squirrelshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/06_feeding-squirrels.jpg06_Feeding-squirrelshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/05_feeding-squirrels.jpg05_Feeding-squirrelshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/04_-feeding-squirrels.jpg04_ Feeding squirrelshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/03_feeding-squirrels.jpg03_Feeding-squirrelshttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/02_feeding-squirrels-pigeons-in-st-james-park.jpg02_Feeding-squirrels,-pigeons-in-St-James-Parkhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/01_squirrels.jpg01_Squirrels2012-05-09T15:54:04+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/04/28/cape-chacma-baboons-are-playful-creatures/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/play-sequence_08.jpgPlay-sequence_08https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/play-sequence_07.jpgPlay-sequence_07https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/play-sequence-_-so-where-is-the-stick_06.jpgPlay-sequence-_-so-where-is-the-stick_06https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/play-sequence-wheres-my-stick_05.jpgPlay-sequence---where's-my-stick_05https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/play-sequence-he-took-my-stick_04.jpgPlay-sequence---he-took-my-stick_04https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/play-sequence_03.jpgPlay-sequence_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/play-sequence_02.jpgPlay-sequence_02https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/play-sequence_01.jpgPlay-sequence_012012-04-28T19:18:23+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/04/26/pinecone-feast/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/baboon-pine-cone-sequence_02.jpgBaboon pine cone sequence_022012-04-27T20:43:35+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/04/27/baboon-young-are-curious-creatures/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/05_baboon-mother-carrying-bab.jpg05_Baboon-mother-carrying-babhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/04_baboon-baby-digs-in-and-helps-with-the-foraging.jpg04_Baboon-baby-digs-in-and-helps-with-the-foraginghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/03_baboon-baby-tries-to-make-a-break.jpg03_Baboon-baby-tries-to-make-a-breakhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/02_baboon-mother-with-curious-baby.jpg02_Baboon-mother-with-curious-babyhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/01-baboon-mother-with-curious-baby.jpg01-Baboon-mother-with-curious-baby2012-04-27T13:28:25+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/04/26/sandbathing-2/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/otters_sandbathing_011.jpgOtters_sandbathing_01Otters sandbathing.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dassie-mom-litter_011.jpgDassie-mom-&-litter_01Dassies rolling in sand.2012-04-27T05:48:30+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/04/14/penguins-and-people-at-boulders-beach/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tourist-boardwalk-at-penguin-beach1.jpgTourist boardwalk at penguin beachhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cpt7275_burghers-walk.jpgBurghers Walk - penguin nesting sites.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cpt7290_boulders.jpgPenguins nest in front of the houses at Bouldershttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/penguin-reflection.jpgPenguin reflectionhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/preparing-for-the-days-hunt.jpgPreparing for the day's hunthttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/penguins_091.jpgPenguins_09https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/over-the-hill.jpgOver the hillhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc4557_penguins-at-boulders_02.jpgWaved on by admirers, it's back to the nest.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc4547_penguins-at-boulders_01.jpgPenguins and people share a moment.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc4544_penguins-at-boulders_04.jpgReturning from the hunt.2012-04-19T14:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/04/18/asserting-boundaries/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/8-and-the-baboons-move-on.jpg8-And-the-baboons-move-onhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/7-alls-calm-again.jpg7- All's calm-againhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/6-secure-again.jpg6-Secure-againhttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/5-bontebok-coming-in-for-the-chase.jpg5-Bontebok-coming-in-for-the-chasehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/4-coming-too-close.jpg4-Coming-too-closehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/3-straying-in-close.jpg3-Straying-in-closehttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/natural-foraging_11.jpg2-feeding on fleshy stems.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1-bontebok-and-baboon-foraging.jpg1-Bontebok and baboon foraging2012-04-18T21:00:18+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/03/09/cape-clawless-otters-come-calling/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cape-clawless-otters_sandbathing.jpgCape-clawless-otters_sandbathinghttps://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cape-clawless-otters_01.jpgCape-clawless-otters_01https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cape-clawless-otter_seascape_01.jpgCape-clawless-otter_seascape_01Otters are shy creatures.2015-05-13T22:45:26+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2011/12/15/chacma_baboons_cape_peninsula_01/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/on-the-road_031.jpgOn the road_03https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/on-the-road_06.jpgOn the road_06Bags = FOOD2012-04-14T13:22:03+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2011/12/16/on-the-scenic-route-to-cape-point/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/monitors_01.jpgMonitors_01Motorists need to take care on the roads in areas where there are baboons.2012-04-14T13:18:28+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/01/13/baboon-freds-story/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fred-muesli-rusks.jpgFred, muesli rusks2012-10-19T15:50:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/01/17/d/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/baboon_fred_raiding_car_01.jpgMotorist gets caught out by Fred's clever door-opening technique.2012-04-14T13:16:42+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/02/13/baboons-attracted-to-waste/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/baboon-proof-bins.jpgBaboon-proof-binsWe under estimate the strength of baboons.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/millers-point-baboon-proof-bins.jpgMiller's-Point-'Baboon-proof'-binsThe new bins sit on two hooks - the baboons have already learned how to dislodge the bins.https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/waste_bins_01.jpgWaste_Bins_01Baboons are attracted to waste2012-04-14T13:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/02/14/baboons-raid-cars/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/baboon_car_raiding_sequence.jpgBaboon_car_raiding_sequenceA poignant view - the cycle of car raiding is an entrenched behaviour passed onto the next generation.2012-04-14T13:15:14+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/03/09/baboons-are-attracted-by-food/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/bag-raiders_-millers-point-picnic-area.jpgBag raiders_ Millers Point picnic areaBaboons grab bags.2012-04-14T13:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/03/09/carbo-loading/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/easy-pickings_picnic-lunch_millers-point.jpgEasy pickings_picnic lunch_Millers PointBaboons are adept at raiding picnic areas. 2012-04-14T13:12:36+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/04/04/sharing-parsley/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cape-field-mouse_02.jpgCape field mouse_02A striped field mouse makes a come back in my garden.2013-02-11T12:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2012/03/08/212/2012-03-08T21:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.com/2011/05/16/baboons-on-lookout/https://natureontheedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/baboons-on-lookout.jpgBaboons on lookoutThe Observatory2011-11-24T20:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://natureontheedge.comdaily1.02023-08-16T12:58:47+00:00