Kamp gaan tog saam die natuur. 

Kan maar ons vertel van mooi plante, bome en goggas.

Iemand gaan iets leer wat nie geweet het nie.

Is hy by jou in die tuin Swanie.

Is dit die eet tipe, hulle baie ge eet, die wilde een ook.

Chuck Norris wrote:

Is hy by jou in die tuin Swanie.

 

Ja hy het eers (2maande aan een)  al sy blomme af gegooi sien dat die vrugte nou begin.

Ek wil net LAVENDER by hulle plant om bye te lok vir die bestywing van die blom

Ek stem saam met Jin.  Kampeerders is natuurmense (behalwe die uitsonderinge wat ons die afgelope dae oor gepraat het op hierdie Forum). 

Hier in ons tuin is daar almeer  voëls wat ons geweldig geniet veral nou dat daar nie meer katte in die buurt is nie.  Gistermiddag het 'n paartjie Waterfiskale op die stoep voor my studeerkamer 'n vertoning vir ons gelewer.  Die mannetjie het gepronk en gedans en interessante dinge gesing, waarop die wyfie telkens dink ek, goedgeurend geantwoord het.  Die glas in die vensters is van die eenrigting spieëlglas-soort sodat hulle ons nie kon sien nie, maar ons kon binne armlengte van hulle kom.  Ons voel egter of die vertoning spesiaal vir ons gedoen was.

Dis darem soveel beter om die voëls te sien wat vrywillig ons kom vermaak as om hulle in 'n hok gevange te hou.  Hulle behoort nie aan ons nie- hulle deel net soms iets met ons en dit behoort ons te waardeer en te geniet.

Myne is vol van die vrugte op die oomblik.

my veer kinder is mal oor hulle

eet elke pitjie uit daai dop hulle sit op die vloer en kyk as 'n pit val steek hulle opte deur die hok om daai pit te probeer kry

Swanie they certainly make for interesting makro photography, had fun with them in May.

Fred I took up birding more seriously when I retired. Just this week I realised that my ticked Fiscal Flycatchers were actually Boubous (Waterfiskaal) both Southern and Tropical, had totally missed them as a species. Which one displayed for you? 

Swanie wrote:

for the last two week i have a "Piet my Vrou" in my garden only hear the call not sighted yet

 

They do not easliy show themselves.

I chased after their 'calling' all over Skukuza and eventually took 1 poor photo of a Red-chested Cuckoo.

I have photos of 99% of my ticked bird list.

By Bass lake lodge 2 weke terug was n Piet my vrou wat 24/7 roep.  

Greetings Swanie,

The "Passion Fruit" Grenedela is a very interesting flower,with an interesting story to tell.

The story is the "Sermon on the Mount"  look closley at the flower elements  of the flower and you will see the very top are the three fishes, the next element is the head of the church followed by the five loaves. the next elements are the fine tendrils, normally in three colours and are said to represent the multitudes of followers on the mount, finally the petals below these multitudes are the Apostles.

When you open the fruit later on you can enjoy the basket of left overs collected by the apostles, enjoy and remember.

A lovley story to pass on to young children, which I have remembered  from my very early childhood and still pass on to children and adults alike.

Go in safety

Dis verseker n mooi plant dankie vir deel

Richard, I am no expert birder, but I am reasonably sure it was the male Southern Waterfiskaal.  They have a wide repertoire of sounds which we enjoy tremendously.  We have a swarm of mannikens for which we daily put out a little seed on a platform in front of our kitchen window, not enough to make them dependent on this, but enough to ensure we see then daily.  My personal favorite is the Janfrederik, I think it is called a Cape Robin in English.

Badger wrote:

Greetings Swanie,

The "Passion Fruit" Grenedela is a very interesting flower,with an interesting story to tell.

The story is the "Sermon on the Mount"  look closley at the flower elements  of the flower and you will see the very top are the three fishes, the next element is the head of the church followed by the five loaves. the next elements are the fine tendrils, normally in three colours and are said to represent the multitudes of followers on the mount, finally the petals below these multitudes are the Apostles.

When you open the fruit later on you can enjoy the basket of left overs collected by the apostles, enjoy and remember.

A lovley story to pass on to young children, which I have remembered  from my very early childhood and still pass on to children and adults alike.

Go in safety

that is nice

thanks Brian

LEEN wrote:

By Bass lake lodge 2 weke terug was n Piet my vrou wat 24/7 roep.  

As n Piet my Vrou, so aanhoudend roep is daar Groot Reën oppad.

Die Piet-my-vrou roep gedurig hier, maar die reën kom nie. Dalk roep hy nie hard genoeg nie.  Dit klink ook soms in die aand of die Olyflyster hom aanspreek (kom-nou-frederik), so dalk doen hy nie sy werk behoorlik nie.

Ons het wel gevind as die paddas so 'n paar aande na mekaar kwaak, is die reën binne dae hier.  Ons het vroeg in die seisoen bv hulle gehoor en verskeie goeie buie gehad, bietjie meer as 100mm in totaal.  Dit gebeur bykans elke keer voor reën so ek dink werklik daar moet 'n verband wees.

Fred wrote:

Richard, I am no expert birder, but I am reasonably sure it was the male Southern Waterfiskaal.  They have a wide repertoire of sounds which we enjoy tremendously.  We have a swarm of mannikens for which we daily put out a little seed on a platform in front of our kitchen window, not enough to make them dependent on this, but enough to ensure we see then daily.  My personal favorite is the Janfrederik, I think it is called a Cape Robin in English.

I am still learning, two thirds of Southern Africa birds 'still to see'.

Yes Fred, Cape Robin-Chat, had one hopping around whilst I was gardening today.

Mannikin on my 'still to tick list'. Interesting what is common in one area is not found in others....

Olive Thrush, Cape Robin-Chat, Sparrows all bred in our garden this Spring and gave great photo ops of them feeding their fledglings.

Daai Piet my Vrou het geroep en die reen val mooi.  Net geduldig wees.