Aasvoëlbad

The critically endangered Aloe peglerae, waiting for rain.

Congrats to Kerri Wolter, CEO of VULPRO, for being nominated for the prestigious Indianapolis prize!
There are 44 nominations globally, two from SA, of which Kerri Wolter is one!
Kerri's hard work on saving our vultures, especially our Magaliesberg birds, earned her this nomination!

You and your hard working team are globally noticed, we salute you!

Aasvoëlbad is proud of you!

Beautiful evidence that the Magaliesberg was a shallow sea, about 2 billion years ago!
Look at those wave patterns on the rocks!

Moonrise and sunset on Aasvoëlbad

https://kormorant.co.za/extinct-vultures-on-their-way-to-hartbeespoort/

Extinct vultures on their way to Hartbeespoort In an attempt to reintroduce the Egyptian vulture to South Africa, two of these birds will soon be homed in Hartbeespoort. These birds have been extinct in South Africa for decades and a breeding pair is currently in quarantine at a zoo in Johannesburg. “For the first time

https://youtu.be/yesc56IP9Y4?si=vA-WU57StRVWwzRE

The situation with illegal wood harvesting in the Magalies Biosphere is getting more dire every day!
Never buy any wood around Hartbeespoortdam!

Share with all your friends, please!

[FROM THE ARCHIVES] Illegal Wood Poachers | Carte Blanche | M-Net 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟮 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬. South Africans love to braai, but do you know where your wood comes ...

Fascinating patterns in the night skyline over Aasvoëlbad.

Golden dusk with a jackal calling his mate ......

Solstice sunrise and sunset on Aasvoëlbad.

Aasvoëlbad is inviting all sunbirds!

"𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥; 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲." - Here is a small moment found along one of our trails which we wanted to share with you! Happy Monday - we hope you have a wonderful week ☀️.

Hiking - "I don't like either the word or the thing. People ought to saunter in the mountains - not hike! Do you know the origin of that word 'saunter?' It's a beautiful word. Away back in the Middle Ages people used to go on pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and when people in the villages through which they passed asked where they were going, they would reply, 'A la sainte terre,' 'To the Holy Land.' And so they became known as sainte-terre-ers or saunterers. Now these mountains are our Holy Land, and we ought to saunter through them reverently, not 'hike' through them."

- John Muir

A glow worm, shining for his mate!

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Interesting cloud formation as seen from Aasvoëlbad.
UFO coming in to land?

Sunset over Aasvoëlbad .

Aasvoëlbad- where fairytailes are written.