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Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) on the Princ

Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) on the Prince Alfred's pass outside of Knysna. The high iridescense is due to breeding time, this becomes duller when the male is less horny! Pity about the twigs!

Half-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata) bre

Half-collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata) breeding pair observed during lockdown in Knysna. A Malakite kingfisher 3/3 managed to spook them! #fisherman #birdsofafrica #spectacular #pretty

Another few Lockdown shots of the local fishermen

Another few Lockdown shots of the local fishermen of Knysna by Owen Patton, not bad for an eight year old! #eagles #eagle #fishing #Knysna #birding #youngphotographer

An auspicious African hunter, the Jackal Buzzard (

An auspicious African hunter, the Jackal Buzzard (Buteo rufofuscus) photographed by my 8 year old son during lockdown in Knysna. Well done Owen! #hunter #birdsofprey #garden #lockdown

Brown-throated Wattle-eye captured in the Malen di

Brown-throated Wattle-eye captured in the Malen district of Sierra Leone.
#birdsofinstagram #birds #africanbirds #beautiful

This Campbell's Monkey (Cercopithecus campbelli),

This Campbell's Monkey (Cercopithecus campbelli), was named after Andrew Campbell of Liesure Isle in Knysna!
Photographed whilst monitoring areas of High Conservation Value in Sierra Leone!
#primate #africawildlife #hcvafrica

This Small sun squirrel is a data deficient specie

This Small sun squirrel is a data deficient species that was photographed while conducting HCV monitoring in the Malen District of Sierra Leone. #rarebreed #wildlife #cuteanimals

This Beercrofts Flying Squirrel was photographed d

This Beercrofts Flying Squirrel was photographed during a HCV assessment of an oil palm plantation in Western Cameroon. #africanmammals #flying #squirrel #hcvafrica

An epic catch by the herpetologist of a Forest cob

An epic catch by the herpetologist of a Forest cobra in an oil palm plantation in Western Cameroon. #hcv #snakes #africansnakes #dangerous #venom

A Red-vented Malimbe playing hoola hoop in wester

A Red-vented Malimbe playing hoola hoop in western Cameroon. I would have thought the marimbas would be more appropriate! #tropicalbirds #wildlifeconservation #birdsofinstagram

The haunting call of the Frasers Eagle-owl must be

The haunting call of the Frasers Eagle-owl must be up there with one of the best sounds of the African tropical forests at night! #owls #birdsofafrica #birding #haunted

Yes, another reed frog species to be identified fr

Yes, another reed frog species to be identified from northern Cameroon. #africa, #conservation #tropical

This Chestnut Nigrita was photographed north of Du

This Chestnut Nigrita was photographed north of Duoala in Cameroon. Not an easy species to capture! #forestbirding

The HCV Africa team had a scary encounter with the

The HCV Africa team had a scary encounter with the African forest buffalo while conducting a biodiversity assessment in Cote d'ivoire.
Tyron Clark lives to tell the tale! #dangerousanimal #big5 #forestbuffalo #hcv #mammal #conservation #biodiversity

Another IUCN listed Reed Frog found in an Oil Palm

Another IUCN listed Reed Frog found in an Oil Palm concession in Cote d'ivoire
Hyperolius viridigulosus is Near Threatened
#iucn #rarebreed #threatened #frog #hcvafrica #conservation

The Gaboon Caecilian, is not a snake but a species

The Gaboon Caecilian, is not a snake but a species of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo and West Africa. #raresighting #amphibian #snake #africawildlife #strangeanimal #alien

A small Veriegated Marsh Snake found in Eastern Co

A small Veriegated Marsh Snake found in Eastern Cote d'ivoire. Pitty it isn't showing its bright orange belly! #snake #snakes #african #wildlifeconservation #palmoil #sustainablepalmoil

Representing HCV Africa at the Sustainable Oil Pal

Representing HCV Africa at the Sustainable Oil Palm conference in Bangkok. Every year just gets better!Unfortunately these are the only photos we have that would be appropriate on this platform!
#conservation, #africa, #hcvafrica, #leadingtheindustry, #wildlifephotography

In less than a year this pristine Congolian forest

In less than a year this pristine Congolian forest has been logged and cleared to the size of about 4 football fields by just two individuals for charcoal production. #forestdevastation #slashandburn #amazonfire #congo #savetheforest #hcvafrica #conservation

We cant get enough of these Hyperolius dartevellei

We cant get enough of these Hyperolius dartevellei or Dartevelleis Reed Frogs in Cabinda Province, Angola. #frog #africa #biodiversity

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