Birds in the Hide 03 Back

Birds in the Hide

---

December 7th 2011
Geo: -26.0863, 27.8398We were in Johannesburg for our leave from work and late this afternoon Paul and I decided to go to the Botanical Gardens. We sat at the hide which overlooked Sasol Dam for about an hour. There wasn't a lot to see, except for a couple of yellow weavers and a red bishop. I managed to get quite a bit of reading and Sudoku done this afternoon. ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg » Roodepoort

---

After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more