The Artic blast grounded flights all over the United States but could not ground this Christmas pelican!
Pelican Flying During Florida Artic Chill
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How to capture a Rock Hyrax (Dassie, Coney, Rock Badger) without injury
Below the article is a picture plus a video explaining by how the trap works and also a video of an unharmed captured dassie. Please scroll down.
Dassies, as cute as they are, can become a tremendous nuisance. We had them in our garage. They got into the engine compartments of our cars. The stench of droppings and urine was nauseating. We tried disinfecting the garage to no avail. And then success! We caught a young Dassie in a trap without injuring the Dassie who will now be set free in the wild far away. Scroll down.
Below is a picture of the trap plus two videos. Please watch to the end. Many thanks to Arnold Slabbert, a well known Port Elizabeth animal lover and protector, without whose help and advice the dassie could not have been captured unharmed.
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Thank you.
These beautiful creatures have many names including; rock hyrax, dassie, rock rabbit, kolstert, procavia carpensis, coney, Al Wabr, shaphan, iMbila, and rock badger.
Gate Late Afternoon
Rickmansworth Christmas Snow Beauty – A Wonderful Photograph
The picture below is a photography Masterclass on its own. I can say no more except “Wow”. Thank you to SB for the picture and for sharing your photographic skill. Rickmansworth is in London
East Sussex Snow Today
Just think. From beneath the snow will emerge a glorious English garden. What great encouragement for all who at this time are going through any adversity. Please scroll right down.
Below are some flowers which were growing in the same garden before winter Resting now, these beautiful promises of life renewed will burst through in Spring. As day follows night so spring follows winter. The darkness of Good Friday was followed by the blazing white light of Easter day. To God be the glory.
“All shall be well, all manner of thing shall be well” Julian of Norwich.
The Spider’s Christmas Gift – a Beautiful Frozen Web
London 11 December 2022
Ducks Debriefing Baltimore
Ducks winter evening debriefing at the reservoir in Baltimore few days ago.
An Interesting Cruise Part 1
Good friends are currently enjoying a fabulous holiday by air to Istanbul and then by cruise ship from Venice to Durban via Croatia, Greece, Egypt, the Suez Canal, the Seychelles and Mauritius. Here are some of the pictures (9) sent to me. More later. Enjoy!
More Seychelles paradise
The Seychelles. What a beautiful holiday destination! Thanks to AH and DT for the photos.
A Recreational Submarine? Fact or Fiction?
It is fact! 100% true! Good friends of ours have very recently enjoyed a dive in a recreational submarine in the Red Sea in Hurghada, Egypt. They clearly had a fabulous experience. Here are a three pictures they took.
What an adventure. The amazing experience will have created memories that will last a lifetime. Thanks to A & D for the photos.
Springbrook National Park Australia – A Water and Tree Wonderland
The Springbrook National Park in the Australian Gold Coast hinterland is a wonderful place to hike. There are many beautiful streams, waterfalls and magnificent trees. Thank you to CM who was there in September 2022 and took the stunning pictures.
20 pictures – please scroll down. Have your “bucket list “ ready!
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