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Greater Striped Swallow
Cecropis cucullata
Greater Striped Swallow collecting mud after the rain. ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 years ago
White-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
White-bellied Sunbird (male) spotted high up in a tree. ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 years ago
Rooiopslag
Hermannia depressa
Small plant growing flat on the ground. The elliptic to oval leaves are carried on short stalks. Drooping flowers are orange-yellow turning pinkish with age. Common in grassland, particularly in trampled areas. ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 years ago
Fluted Bird’s Nest Fungus
Cyathus striatus
Excited to spot a bird's nest fungus! Found it on a branch lying on the ground underneath some trees. The fruit body is vase-shaped, tapering downwards toward the base. The inner surface is grooved, while the outer surface is greyish and shaggy. The ...
WhatSpecies Team 4 years ago
Cicada
CICADIDAE
Spotted amongst the plant debris. Wings appear to have some red markings, pale green head and thorax, with black spots. Unfortunately I couldn’t get a close-up of the head and eyes. Perhaps some kind of cicada? ...
WhatSpecies Team 6 years ago
African Cork-lid Trapdoor Spider
Stasimopus sp.
Beautiful jet-black spider. Body length about 20-25 mm. Lower segments of legs reddish brown. Appears to have grey/silver bands above femurs. Spotted on the ground – couldn’t locate the burrow. First time I’ve spotted one of these. Perhaps Stasimopus nigellus? ...
WhatSpecies Team 6 years ago
Giant Carrion Flower
Stapelia gigantea
Explorer suggested a new ID:
Common name: Giant Carrion Flower, Reuse-Aasblom
Scientific name: Stapelia gigantea
Notes: Kevin Gill. Wild Flowers of the Magaliesberg
Sunbird
NECTARINIIDAE
This nest of a sunbird was spotted on a patio Such a beautiful bird with such an untidy nest! ...
Observer 7 years ago
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Bubo africanus
This owl was spotted during daylight sitting underneath a tree. ...
Observer 7 years ago
Explorer suggested a new ID:
Common name: Spotted Eagle-Owl, Other name: Gevlekte Ooruil
Scientific name: Bubo africanus
Notes: Roberts Birds App
Gifbossie
Gnidia caffra
Hekpoort These yellow flowers in the open field at the foot of the Magalies mountains in the open field. No idea what Species ...
Observer 7 years ago
Explorer suggested a new ID:
Common name: Gnidia caffra
Scientific name: Gnidia caffra
Notes: Kevin Gill. Wild Flowers of the Magaliesberg
Pienkaandblom
Oenothera rosea
The world beneath our feet Hekpoort: Pink flowers of aprox 5 mm in the open field. Any idea what species ? ...
Observer 7 years ago
Riaan Robbeson suggested a new ID:
Common name: Pienkaandblom
Scientific name: Oenothera rosea
Hypoxis
Hypoxis
The world beneath our feet Hekpoort: Beautiful yellow bearded flower in the long grass, at the foot of the Magalies mountain in Gauteng. I will appreciate any assistance in identifying it. Flower aprox 1.5 cm in diameter. ...
Observer 7 years ago
Hipoxis iridifolia
Hipoxis iridifolia
The world underneath our feet Hekpoort: I spotted these bright yellow flowers, the total plant about 30 cm high in the open grass at the foot of the Magalies mountains in Hekpoort. Please assist in identifying. ...
Observer 7 years ago
Explorer suggested a new ID:
Common name: Hypoxis iridifolia
Scientific name: Hypoxis iridifolia
Notes: Kevin Gill. Wild Flowers of the Magaliesberg
Bitterbossie
Hilliardiella ogligocephala
The world beneath our feet: Hekpoort. Small flowers at the foot of the Magalies mountain Gauteng. Open field in the grass, Any idea what species ? ...
Observer 7 years ago
Marié suggested a new ID:
Common name: Bitterbossie, Maagbossie
Scientific name: Hilliardiella oligocephala
Notes: Wild Flowers of the Magaliesburg -
Pentanisia angustifolia
Pentanisia angustifolia
Hekpoort: A world beneath our feet. At the foot of the Magalies mountains in Hekpoort, Gauteng. Flowers 15 mm diameter in clusters on stems, no idea what species. ...
Observer 7 years ago
Explorer suggested a new ID:
Common name: Pentanisia angustifolia
Scientific name: Pentanisia angustifolia
Notes: Kevin Gill. Wild Flowers of the Magaliesberg
Hypoestes forskaolii
Hypoestes forskaolii
Hekpoort: The world beneath our feet. I discovered a magic world of tiny flowers, no larger than 5-10 mm in size and the total plant not higher than 3-5 cm on our family farm in Hekpoort Gauteng. These specific perfect, tiny flowers ...
Observer 7 years ago
Explorer suggested a new ID:
Common name:
Scientific name: Hypoestes forskaolii
Notes: Kevin Gill. Wild Flowers of the Magaliesberg
White-fronted Bee-eater
Merops bullockoides
These bee-eaters didn’t sit still for very long, so I was very lucky to be able to take a few pictures. This was only my second sighting of a white-fronted bee-eater. ...
WhatSpecies Team 7 years ago