The Sandwich Tern is another summer migrant to our Yzerfontein coastal waters. In Afrikaans it is known as Grootsterretjie (Big little star), and the slender wings, pointed head and tail, and overall sharp, sleak, GISS give a clear idea of where this name came from.
Yellow-billed Kites arrive as an event each year. They announce the change from Winter to Spring all across the Southern African skies. And when they hunt, they display their true skill as raptor in the wide variety of flying snacks they latch onto. Sometimes large flocks will congregate around an emerging termite nest. Watching them swoop and snag such comparatively tiny prey can entertain me for hours. Grabbing a shot with a kite locked into position to catch a fluttering termite is pure pleasure.
Hannelie de Klerk 