So now Mother nature is using you to tease me with the Pelicans :))
I have been back to the spot near the mountain where I got a big flock of Pelicans in the sky some time last year, but no dice, and I suppose that they stopped flying to the Steenbras dam. There might be a dam that they visit in your area !LOLZ
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Nature is constantly changing, and we have such a big role in this change. Such a shame. I hope that these birds still have safe spaces to return to. Is there a breeding programme that you know of that keeps these areas clear of human activity that you know of?
The birds know how to find quite spots at dams, and pelicans are on the vulnerable list. The only place that I know of where they breed is the Dassen Iland Reserve. There was a noise a few years ago about the pelicans being threatened by Avian flu, but I didn't follow up on it.
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Eish, I try to not read about these things because it makes me terribly sad. And as individuals, we can almost do nothing about it. Trying one's best to make work with the little you have, but the majority of the folk do not give a scrap about nature. All of these residential developments are really killing off nature in the Helderberg.
That's exactly why I didn't follow up, as I feel the same sadness. Madam burst out in tears at the Bird Paradise in Robertson, because of all the lovely birds in cages. There is nothing that we can do, as profit reigns, and they even build in wetlands. Sad, very sad.
But I always remind myself that if we are capable of complete destruction of everything around is, so too do we have power to create beauty. If we for a moment relinquish profit over proliferation and if we are paralyzed by our own hubris (of trying to know it all), we might really create something beautiful and long-lasting as well. I recently went to Dapat se gat, and I met with someone who helps with "reforestation" of the fynbos biome, he and a bunch of other people do it with no remuneration. Small acts might lead to something bigger and better. (Naive and utopian nonetheless.)
We have many of these small efforts to restore nature all over the country, and if all of them can become combined, then a great new force can be born. For instance, the lourensford farm and vergelegen combined to plant local bug proof trees all along the lourensford road. From the Skatepark, all the way to the farms. Another group is also busy at Radlof park to plant 1000 trees. One of those trees belong to our little deceased dog, as we paid for it, and it has a plaque at the base of the tree.
So, you are right, as small acts have the potential to grow into a giant.
That is such a nice gesture, and sorry to hear about the dog.
Many times, I have thought about planting my fynbos plants in random spots, but I am never sure if they will survive. We live on the edge of servitude ground (municipal ground) and here I have planted many species of indigenous plants. But they usually mow the grass (the little of what remains), I should actually see if I can "lease" the ground and grow some food there as it is really big piece of vacant land that can be used more beneficially.
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