TheLastGreen
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Look who was found wandering near the houses' watertank today...
(We're not currently there, a passerby saw him and sent the image)
(We're not currently there, a passerby saw him and sent the image)
To build a house in Stilbaai
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jeff kushner
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LMAO....your friends know you so well, they send you turtle pics from your property even when you aren't there!
Very cool.....he's a big boy!
Very cool.....he's a big boy!
Nice 🤗 it looks like you have some pretty cute wild pets too hanging around 😜 to take care of.😜 Or at least you can visit with them 😊
TheLastGreen
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Well, we don't have any sort of ponds or such close by, but I'd think to lure the torts you'll have to use water, and inadvertently you'll lure other animals like snakes. The Jojo tank we have seems to lure snakes in the area, and even if a bit of water drips from it, it would lure the bees. I suspect the neighbouring bee farm, about 20m from the house, has water ponds, which lures the torts. It is interesting however, it's the first time I've seen one so high up there, they're normally further down in the valley
(View from the house)
TheLastGreen
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Lol, they know, I'd always ask if they've seen any torts. He is big indeed! I wonder how old he is? His carapace seems to be old, but it would be difficult to guess the age with any wild tort. He does seem different than the other one I saw though. I would guess this fella is atleast 5, about 8-10 years old
TheLastGreen
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My grandparents have been in Stilbaai for about the last 2 weeks, so there's a whole lot of photos. They've gone to do some finishing touches on the house.
Here's the beautiful Outeniqua berge and pass
Some unusual snowfall on the above mentioned mountains, a real treat for us here in SA
A few sunsets and sunrises
A protea flower fixture in the kitchen, all these proteas come from the area around the house
This is the kitchen. It's got a lovely rustic feel.
These two images show fog flowing through the lower valleys like lakes
These two images were taken this morning. It was so cold that dew froze on spider webs.
Here's the beautiful Outeniqua berge and pass
Some unusual snowfall on the above mentioned mountains, a real treat for us here in SA
A few sunsets and sunrises
A protea flower fixture in the kitchen, all these proteas come from the area around the house
This is the kitchen. It's got a lovely rustic feel.
These two images show fog flowing through the lower valleys like lakes
These two images were taken this morning. It was so cold that dew froze on spider webs.
Wow I don't know how I missed this but glad I finally found it. Thanks for the tour, it's beautiful. Love all the wildlife/flowers.
Keep us updated every time you go visit them and visit often lol
Keep us updated every time you go visit them and visit often lol
TheLastGreen
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Today in Stilbaai I saw this
It's always a good day when you see wild torts! It's a bit difficult to see, but in the top left is a tort. The one to the right was larger and "chasing" the other one. It could be that time of year, or he was chasing the other tort out of his territory.
When he saw me he stopped, looked almost confused, and the other one escaped.
Here are some more images
It's always a good day when you see wild torts! It's a bit difficult to see, but in the top left is a tort. The one to the right was larger and "chasing" the other one. It could be that time of year, or he was chasing the other tort out of his territory.
When he saw me he stopped, looked almost confused, and the other one escaped.
Here are some more images
I love your photos...are they off the grid? Your grandparents I mean
TheLastGreen
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Thanks! Yes, we're surrounded by miles of fynbos
The nearest town is a few kilometres away. So the house has solar panels and we draw water from a borehole.
I'm sure Mary K would've loved the scenery here, and she might've enjoyed seeing her distant cousins, that's a beautiful photo of her!
The nearest town is a few kilometres away. So the house has solar panels and we draw water from a borehole.
I'm sure Mary K would've loved the scenery here, and she might've enjoyed seeing her distant cousins, that's a beautiful photo of her!
TheLastGreen
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Today we saw this little fella crossing the road on our water haul
It's got a really round shell, much rounder than some of the other torts we've seen. We're here for the Christmas period, if I'm not back on by then, Geseënde Kersfees to you all!
It's got a really round shell, much rounder than some of the other torts we've seen. We're here for the Christmas period, if I'm not back on by then, Geseënde Kersfees to you all!
AmandaF
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Morning, the land is beautiful. The snakes not so. I really don’t like snakes.Amanda
Geseende Kersfees to you also 🎄🐢 sorry I don't know how to post the dots above the third e 😉🤗 have a wonderful time.🥰
TheLastGreen
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We found another one wandering near the house today! This one was much calmer than the previous one
TheLastGreen
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Well, everything's fine now
A fire erupted after a neighbouring farmers' generator exploded. About a dozen farmers showed up and started plowing and clearing the ground infront of the fire. The fire brigade quickly came and started to survey the area with their planes and helicopters, and later their off road water tankers showed up.
The fire continued for about two days. Flairing up in the first, and slowly dying in the second.
This is how it looks afterwards
On the second day it looked like this, as if nothing happened
And this was the sunset that night
Now this may seem all bad, but many fynbos plants need fire to spread seeds and while we were driving past all of this, we didn't see one tort shell or animal carcass, so it seems that most, or almost all animals were able to make it out before the fire spread.
I really hope you all enjoy your Chirstmas, and may it be a calm one
A fire erupted after a neighbouring farmers' generator exploded. About a dozen farmers showed up and started plowing and clearing the ground infront of the fire. The fire brigade quickly came and started to survey the area with their planes and helicopters, and later their off road water tankers showed up.
The fire continued for about two days. Flairing up in the first, and slowly dying in the second.
This is how it looks afterwards
On the second day it looked like this, as if nothing happened
And this was the sunset that night
Now this may seem all bad, but many fynbos plants need fire to spread seeds and while we were driving past all of this, we didn't see one tort shell or animal carcass, so it seems that most, or almost all animals were able to make it out before the fire spread.
I really hope you all enjoy your Chirstmas, and may it be a calm one
Thank you for sharing. That's a beautiful piece of earth.
TheLastGreen
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Thanks Yvonne! Here's a picture of another tort we saw the other day
The sunset from a few days back
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