Witzenberg Adventures

02/02/2025

Botanical name Disa racemosa
Family Orchidaceae
Common Name Vlei Disa, Rose Disa
Ceres Orchids outing 31 Jan 2025
Between 250 - 400 flowers found in this small area close to Ceres Tourism Bureau after a Disa marlothii outing in the early morning

02/02/2025

Disa marlothii is 'n meerjarige plant en geofiet wat tot die genus Disa behoort en is deel van die fynbos. Die plant is endemies aan die Oos-Kaap en die Wes-Kaap. Dit kom op die Hexriviervallei, Koue Bokkeveld, sentraal Sederberg en Tsitsikammaberge voor. Dit groei op hoogtes van 600 - 1 300 m langs strome tussen die rotse. Daar is ses sub populasies wat ver uitmekaar is en elkeen bestaan uit minder as 20 plante. Die spesie het geen bedreigings nie maar word beskou as seldsaam, Hierdie fotos is op Saterdag 31 Jan 2025 in Warm Bokkeveld Ceres geneem tydens n Ceres Orchid outing

28/01/2025

Cinnamon breasted Warbler ,/ Kaneelborsanger
My favorite bird to have a hiking encounter in the Western or Nothern Cape , Desember 2024, Merwewille

28/01/2025

Luckhoff Larks, Southern OVS, Jan 2025
With Japie Claassen

25/01/2025

The Pink-billed lark is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae found in southern Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is described as having a low breeding success rate. These are found in the area of the Van Derkloof dam with Japie Claassen 23 Jan 2025

22/01/2025

On a birding survey to Rietfontein farm in the Koue bokkeveld , Sat 18 Jan 2025

22/01/2025

Great Egret, Rietfontein.
Koue bokkeveld. Ceres
18 Jan 2025

06/01/2025

Disa bivalvata, 5 Jan 2025 . Bainskloof , a first for me

06/01/2025

This is Ceres pink and white beauts
Disa racemosa after a fire close to the Christie Prince hiking trail

04/01/2025

Find this red beauties on the last day of 2024 in the Koue Bkkeveld , Ceres on the Dutoit Agri farm , Tandfontein on a day hke with my wife
Disa uniflora, the red disa or pride of Table Mountain, is a South African species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae
31 Desember , 2024

23/12/2024

Stokgogga Sutherland
20 Des 2024

23/12/2024

Satyrium rhynchanthum, endemies aan die Weskaap, Baie volop saam met Disa racemosa en Disa caulescens, Ceres , Sat 21 Des
Christie Prins Staproete

22/12/2024

A white Disa racemosa. Ceres Christie Prins staproete
Saterdag 21 Desember 2024

22/12/2024

22/12/2024

Kaneelborssanger / Cinnamon-breasted Warbler
N vroeg oggend ontmoeting tussen Sutherland en Merwewille
Meer as 10 verskillende geleenthede 2024 om kontak te he met die besonderse spesie in die Noord en Weskaap. Vrydag , 20 Des 2024

15/12/2024

Steenboksfontein , Koup Karoo , Merwewille
10 Desember 2024 , Sat oggend

06/12/2024

Boland Rocksitter Durbaniopsis saga
Find Witzenberg Valley Ceres early Des 2024

Witzenberg . Ceres

06/12/2024

Witzenberg . Ceres