Kgalagadi
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Cape Town can be seen through gaps in the cloud from a cable car rising up to the summit of Table Mountain. To the left, Lion's Head - in the far centre, Cape Town Stadium.
A golden orb-web spider (not poisonous) waits in the centre of its web, backed by colourful ferns.
A black backed jackal takes a closer look
They Named This Place After Me
The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park was formerly known as the Gemsbok National Park
A stunning swallow-tailed bee-eater perches on a branch near the Nossob river, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
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A steppe buzzard, I think, high in the stale trees in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
A lilac-breasted roller occupies a familiar spot next to the roads of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
The turbulent waters off the coast of Table Mountain National Park
Southern African Large Telescope - Dish and Roof
Inside the main chamber of the Southern African Large Telescope building. The mirror is 11 metres wide, built from 91 hexagonal mirrors which can be removed for cleaning. The white area of the roof opens for viewing - both the roof and the telescope assembly rotate to position the telescope for viewing, but unusually the mirror does not track the sky during a viewing - instead the sensor assembly (top of the image) moves and focuses in order to see different parts of the sky.
A black backed jackal is cautious when approaching us
A ground squirrel relaxes in the sunshine near Nossob, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
A juvenile bataleur is shrouded by its ruffled head feathers and an arched branch as it perches upon a free in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
Two pale chanting goshawks scan the landscape for food and threats, near Nossob river in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
An Ostrich at The Cape Of Good Hope
An Ostrich stands oceanside at the Cape Of Good Hope
Southern African Large Telescope - Roof
The dome of the Southern African Large Telescope, with dish visible at the bottom of the image. The goalpost shaped metal columns are air-conditioning units, used to synchronise the internal temperature with the outside before observation begins.
A black backed jackal in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
A ground squirrel relaxes in the sunshine near Nossob, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
A cheetah and two cubs observe their surroundings in the dry bed of the Nossob river.
A well deserved glass of wine under the Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud next to the tent at Kalahari Tented Camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Wow.
The stunning bird of paradise flower in the Kirkenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
A Secretary Bird in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
A Goshawk in the treetops of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
A tiny Scops Owl, found just outside our chalet in Nossob Rest Camp, Kgalagai Transfrontier Park, South Africa. Around 16cm in height.
Two gemsbok (oryx gazella) clash in the Kalahari.
A purple roller grips the branch of thorny acacia in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa.
