Some photographs of birds, mostly in flight, from our March 2025 trip to Cape Town.



The first set are of Cormorants. These birds are usually difficult to photograph in flight, as most of the time they just stand around and occasionally flap their wings. Even when they fly, it is low and fast and usually away from you. Plus they are very dark in colour - in fact I had thought they were black. . As a result of this, I have never got a Cormorant shot I liked. However, on this trip thanks to a great tip from my friend Martin, I visited the Inkata Island nature reserve and got more and better shots than I could imagine. Inkata is home to a colony of very active Cormorants. They were not only very busy, but also demonstrated their very dinosaur-like appearance, and great appetite for bits of twig. Not exactly cuddly, but very impressive.



The second set were taken at the Kom in Kommejtie and are of Sacred Ibis. The Sacred Ibis is my favorite bird, but I have taken very many shots of them in the past. Every so often though, they will oblige with a lovely flying position or a particularly magnificent demonstration of their surprisingly colourful wing feathers, so here are some of the best.

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