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First Thing’s John Stupart is very much a dog person, but we encourage all wildlife and animal-related pictures.
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A cat. Mariebergsskogen, Karlstad, Sweden. Taken on my iPhone on 20 October 2022. Photographer: Karin Kritzinger
From Firgrove bridge. Photographer: Nat Gold
Spring Cuckoo. Photographer: Dylan O’Hagan
The Orange River at sunset. Photographer: Myen Chetty
Forget the view – throw the ball. Photographer: Ian Morris
Walking Tall. Photographer: Peter de Groot
End of day across the bay. Photographer: Lynn Crossley
A misty morning at Silvermine Dam, Table Mountain range: a time for reflection. Photographer: Martin Fennell, Noordhoek
Soul food on Port Alfred west beach. Photographer: Carol Haywood
Service please 🙏 Istanbul. Photographer: David Swart
As above, so below. Lila Dolittle in the Theewaterskloof dam. Photographer: Leonhard Praeg
Late afternoon magnificence; the Helderberg. Photographer: Joy Rosario
Taken from Dasklip pass near Porterville. Photographer: Irma Esbach
Leopard lookout spot. Photographer: Byron Beedle
Ever had that feeling that you are being watched while out for a afternoon walk? Mokolodi Game Reserve, Gaborone, Botswana. Photographer: Cecil Thompson
Dolphin beach, jeffreys Bay. Photographer: Hilton Veldsman
Spring in Joburg – a purple month. Photographer: Mike Walters
Fields of Canola. Photographer: Yolandé Woolford
Kruger sunset. Photographer: Derek Reynish
Samango Monkey. Photographer: Mark Harman
Beautiful Limpopo. Photographer: Jill Menzie
Sunrise – Desainagar, Tongaat Beach, Kwa Zulu Natal, RSA. Photographer: Pravesh Babulal
Chilling at Warnerbeach. Photographer: Conrad Walker:
Mist on the Murray River – Gol Gol pub – NSW. Photographer: Nigel Findlay
The yellow gold of Aspen leaves in Aspen. Photographer: J. Duncan
Monterosso- Cinque Terre – Italy – October 2022. Photographer: Beate Kleim
Palais de Bruxelles in the soft morning light. Photographer: Kerrigan McCarthy
A happy Hornbill and an African sky blue. Photographer: Keith Cattell
Muizenberg beach. Photographer: Alison Wilson
Moonlight and roses. Photographer: Liz Turnet
Strawberry fields forever. Photographer: Ian Ossher
A sunbird coming in for landing. Photographer: Karin Linder
Six blooms on one plant. Photographer: Charles Wait
Painted reed frog on the eucalyptus: Durban Botanic Gardens. Photographer: Craig Pheiffer
Street kitty in Ammoudi Bay, Santorini. Photographer: Romi Boom
Lotte World Tower. Seoul, South Korea. Photographer: Alison Templar
No need for Aurora Borealis in Sutherland!!! Photographer: Marina Rubidge
Rietvlei Nature Reserve. Photographer: Lynne Bird
The Day the Music Died – the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Florida. Photographer: Helen Rallis
3 Pretty zebras 🦓 all in a row! Taken at Rietvlei dam nature reserve in Centurion. Photographer: Marti Visser
River sunset. Photographer: David Reucassel
Spotted eagle owl, Silbury Hill, Mbombela. Photographer: Derek Reynish
The kids eat first. Photographer: Ian Morris
Sunset Seagull photobomb at Camps Bay Tidal Pool. Photographer: Chris von Ulmenstein
Sedgefield spring. Photographer: Marry Purcell
Pretties in the park. Photographer: Jenni Bessesen
All four required to get atop Dune de Pilat at Arcachon Basin Bordeaux France. Photographer: John Armstrong
Flower Season Western Cape. Photographer: Janice Ashby
Central Park NYC. (Photographer: Jeremy Bradford
3 Weeks on from Hurricane Ian. Devastation unbelievable. Photographer: Martin Davis
For a KZN visitor, Cape Town offers a refreshing perspective. Photographer: Phillipa Lycett
Cape Towns icon Athline Power Station peeking through the clouds. Photographer: Deon van Schalkwyk
Blood Moon Sabie Camp Kruger Park. Photographer: Peter Brett
Giraffe, Kruger National Park, October 2022. Photographer: Paul Datlen
