Precis octavia male or Gaudy Commodore in my garden. The wingspan of the Gaudy Commodore is 50-63 mm, and the colours of the males and femal...

My all-time favourite..  (17 Jan 1944 - 11 June2024 - RIP) I don't normally do obituaries, especially if they're not fauna or flora ...

  Don’t reach for the Doom! These are the most common wasps and all species build papery multi-celled nests of chewed wood pulp and saliva. ...

It’s sugar cane burning season in South Africa and here in KwaZulu Natal, it starts late-winter (July/August) and continues into early-summe...

It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts for a couple of moments. By the time I turned my back, went inside and closed...

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  What does a Mole have to do with a Leatherleaf Fern? you might ask.  My Leatherleaf Fern is suffering from root-burn (I think) because I p...

Mousebirds are slender greyish or brown birds with soft, hairlike body feathers . They are typically about 10 cm (3.9 in) in body length, wi...

  For about a week I've been watching these caterpillars as they crawled up the wall after some heavy rain. (This is my next-door neighb...

While relaxing in my lounge with a 1000-piece puzzle a few months ago, I heard a bird-call I’ve never heard before. Grabbing my phone, I slo...