Giants Castle - Bald Ibis Sighting

On Heritage Day, Romy and I decided to take a hike up the valley to see the Bushman paintings at the main cave. These were fantastic and are well worth the hike for anyone in the area:


However the highlight for me was the colony of Bald Ibis nesting just around the corner from the cave. these prehistoric looking birds are locally common in the Drakensberg, but are classified as Vulnerable due to their restircted habitat and limited numbers. It really was a privilage getting to see these birds up close and I got some lovely snaps.