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South African Places

African Penguin Colony, Boulders Beach, Simons Town, Cape Peninsular, South Africa
African Penguin warning sign at Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, South Africa
Bertha's Restaurant Simon's Town Cape Peninsular South Africa © Claire Ogden
Blue South African flower on the rocky slopes of Hottentots Holland mountains, South Africa © 2006 Steve Ogden
Bontebok and Sacred Ibis feeding on a beach in the Cape of Good Hope Reserve, Cape Peninsular, South Africa
Bottles of wine from Groote Post winery in the Darling Hills, South Africa
Cape of Good Hope Reserve - looking over fynbos and beaches towards Cape Point
Cape Of Good Hope Reserve - view over fynbos towards Cape Point, South Africa
Cape Point lighthouse path, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Point cliffs and lighthouse, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Point latitude and longitude information board, Cape of Good hope, South Africa
Cape Point latitude and longitude information board, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Point lighthouse, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Point looking down from cliffs on the Cape of Good Hope Reserve, South Africa
Cape Point lower lighthouse,, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Point sign post showing distances and direction to world cities
Cape Point wind information board, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Cape Weaver Bird nests, Darling Farmlands, South Africa
Cart and wine barrels outside Groote Post winery, Darling Hills,South Africa
Chestnut-banded Plover (Charadrius pallidus) veiwed at datance from Geelbek Hide, Langebaan Lagoon
Clouds over the sea off Cape Point, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Coastal views from the R44 leading to Rooi Els and Betty's Bay, South Africa
Darling Farmlands, South Africa
Dragonfly on pool in Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve, near Cape Town, South Africa
Eucalyptus tree bark - Darling farmlands, South Africa
False Bay
False Bay beaches looking east from the Cape Peninsular, South Africa
False Bay beaches looking east from the Cape Peninsular, South Africa
Fire fighting with helicopter at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
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Fish plaque set in Simon's Town harbour walk way.
Flocks of Greater Flamingo at Strandfontein, Cape Town, South Africa
Flooding tide at Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast National Park, South Africa © Steve Ogden
Flower borders, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Flower meadows in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Flowering Protea, Cape Peninsular, South Africa
Flowering Protea, Fynbos, Cape Peninsular, South Africa
Fynbos on the slopes of the Cape Peninsular Mountain Range, South Africa
Geelbek Bird Hide walkway, Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Geelbek Bird Hide walkway, Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Geelbek visitor centre viewed from the Geelbek Hide walkway, Langebaan Lagoon,West Coast National Park, South Africa2474
Greater Flamingo and Red-knobbed Coot at Strandfontein, Cape Town, South Africa
Greater Flamingo at Strandfontein, Cape Town, South Africa
Greater Flamingos wading in water at Strandfontein, Cape Town, South Africa
Groote Post winery in the Darling Hills, South Africa
Groote Post winery, Darling Hills, South Africa
Historic anchor and canon on Simon's Town harbour quay
Housing over looking Simon's Towns harbour, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Hout Bay
Kalk Bay fishing port, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, South Africa
Kirstenbosch
Landscaped garden, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Langebaan Lagoon mud flats, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Langebaan Lagoon mudflats at low tide viewed from the Geelbek Bird hide
Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast National Park, South Africa at low tide
Large tuna caught by angler on the quay at Simon's town, Cape Peninsula, South Africa © 2006 Claire Ogden
Lawns with sculptures, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Low Water from the Geelbek Hide, Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Main R44 coastal road around the edge of the Hottentots Holland mountain range, South Africa South Africa
Mitchells Plain, Cape Town South Africa on the edge of False Bay
Mitchells Plain, Cape Town South Africa on the edge of False Bay
Mountain back drop to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Mountain Fynbos on the Cape Peninsular, South Africa
Orange-breasted Sunbird in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Orange-breasted Sunbird in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town
Paarl Bird Sanctuary near Cape Town, South Africa
Paarl Bird Sanctuary near Cape Town, South Africa
Paarl Bird Sanctuary near Cape Town, South Africa
Paarl Bird Sanctuary near Cape Town, South Africa
Paarl Bird Sanctuary near Cape Town, South Africa
Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve, near Cape Town, South Africa
Pepper tree in grounds of Groote Post winery, South Africa
Pepper tree overhanging picnic tables at Groote Post winery, in the Darling Hills, South Africa
Photographing Africa Black Oystercatchers in the Cape Of Good Hope Reserve, South Africa
Picnic table at Groote Post winery
Pool in Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve, near Cape Town, South Africa
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Porter pulling Tuna up Simon's Town quay, Cape peninsula, South Africa
Protea flower head, Cape Peninsular, South Africa
R307 road leading through the Darling Farmlands and Wildflower Reserves, South Africa
Route across the Darling Farmlands off the main west coast R27 road. north of Cape town South africa
Sanderling feeding on Langebaan Lagoon, West Coast National Park, South Africa
Sculpture at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Sculpture of big cats at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Sculpture of big cats at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Sculpture of ducks at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Simon's Town car park
Simon's Town harbour and pontoons
Simon's Town historic navel port on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Simon's Town naval port on the Cape peninsula, South Africa
Simon's Town police station, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
Slopes of Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa
Snake warning at Strandfontein Sewage works, Cape Town, South Africa © 2006 Steve Ogden
South African holiday apartment - view from balcony across False Bay and the Cape Peninsula
Strandfontein, near Cape town, South Africa
Table Mountain lift Cape Town South Africa
Tinie Versfeld Wild Flower Reserve on the Darling Farmlands, South Africa
Tinie Versfeld Wild Flower Reserve on the Darling Farmlands, South Africa © 2006 Steve Ogden
Tuna being pulled up Simon's Town fish quay towards Bertha's Restaurant, Cape Peninsula, South Africa © 2006 Steve Ogden
Tuna caught by anglers with rod and line on the port quay at Simon's town, South Africa © 2006 Steve Ogden
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