Our time in South Africa was made the more spectacular not only by the wild and rugged coastlines but also by the birds and flowers we saw - we simply came across them driving or walking and it is partly because the Cape Floral Kingdom is so special and is home to so many diverse plants which attract spectacular birds of all sizes. From the diminutive but irridescent honey eater here.
To the most delicately patterned guinea fowl with all its babies
To the beautiful blue cranes prancing along in many fields - we saw 25 of this rather rare and beautiful crane and the clumsier but perhaps more flamboyant ostrich.
And finally to the proteas which the birds love and the xerophytic flowers which are so attune to the dry mediterranean climate of the cape.
To a turtle just crossing the road - we took it to safety on the other side
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