Flocks of birds appreciate the constant wind, which strokes over the dunes. They settle at the mouth where the Heuningnes River forms an aquamarine tidal lagoon to feed from the fish rich water.

Flamingos In The Turquoise Lagoon Of De Mond Nature Reserve

Flamingos At De Mond Nature Reserve
Flamingos and Spoonbills wade through the salty water. Breeding colonies of the threatened Damara and Caspian terns gather at the beach and even the rare black African oystercatchers cross our path.

Mouse birds, South Africa

Flocks Of Great White Egrets Gathering In The Evening

Cape Cormorant And Seagull

Sandpiper

Cape Cormorants At The Beach
Blue cranes (South Africa’s national bird), another endangered species, like to breed at this magical place, but the nest with eggs we crossed at the beach was from some seagulls. They tried to distract us from their precious offspring.

Seagull

Seagulls protecting their eggs

Seagull Eggs

Great White Egrets In Flight

Myriads Of Birds At Sunset

Flocks Of Birds Following The River In The Evening Light

Spotted Eagle Owl In The Late Evening Light
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