Blog Posts under "wild life"

I have seen a wide variety of birds at our birdbath, but this is a first……

I found this delightful mantid, (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi), while collecting seeds from a Leonotis leonorus.  According to the Field Guide to Insects of Southern Africa, this is much further south than their natural distribution area.

Some of the most rewarding delights for the gardener are those found close to the ground.