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Papillon Charity
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A registered Non Profit with stunning successes in transforming the lives of the poor!
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2017-06-19 18:00
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-22 11:13
A hawk with a difference.
The difference is that this hawk is not a bird, it is something else. It is a Vine Hawkmoth (Hippotion celerio), and we found it hanging on our garden hose reel, inside the garage. Just as well that my
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-21 11:15
A lovely hazy day...
...and the clouds creeping up on the mountains didn't disappoint. We do get days like this at times and by now I knew where to get the views. The winds formed a maelstrom on the clouds, and I have explained
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-20 11:17
Nature fooled me.
I said in a previous post that thankfully we had no uprooted trees in our area. In fact, we did and I just didn't know about it, as two trees in a park surrendered to the gale force winds. Not only that,
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-19 11:13
Smile, you are on camera.
I was hunting a sunbird when all of a sudden, this drone appeared to take a shot of me. So, the hunter became the hunted, as someone had a look at me, and I lifted my hand in a wave with a smile of course.
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-18 11:12
An amazing discovery...
...as apparently a manager told us that it is a Harry Potter theme. No, we have not seen the Harry Potter movie, but I know that it was very popular according to the reviews in the media. This is a two-part
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-17 11:14
Another great bird show.
Random shots of our wild birds in the town suburbs. I found this guy, an African Hoopoe (Upapa africana), busy eating on the roadside at a stop street. In here you will see some amazing colors and lovely
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-16 11:14
The trees had some haircuts...
...and the barbers were strong gale force wind gusts. Thankfully no trees were uprooted in our area, as only their branches were ripped off. So, come and let me show you the battlefield and the fallen
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-15 11:13
So refreshing...
...to see the blue skies again, as we lived in darkness during the past few days. Only occasional short cloud breaks. No, our lights weren't switched off, instead the skies were darkened by two severe
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-14 11:14
Build up to a sunset...
...I took these shots on the day before the first cold front landed, and as usual a bit of patience was required. It was icy cold, and now ways was I going up to a high spot to get the full sunset, as
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-13 11:14
Robbie looked very perplexed.
Say mate, he said, this rain is now interfering with my love life, as it keeps on dousing my romantic candle flame every night. :) Robbie is a Cape Robin-chat, and he was not very chatty today. Yet another
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-12 11:12
Cloudy subterfuge.
Now what was this cloud hiding? Just an ordinary cloud that hides a treasure. Before you scroll down, let me know what it was that this cloud was hiding? All of the shots in here were taken by me within
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-11 11:13
Random storm views. Also a video in here.
The first of two new cold fronts arrived, and we decided to share some views. We are officially in winter now, and the damages were once again breaking records. The Cape of Storms is at the southern tip
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-10 11:14
Early winter pond life...
...and so strange as I could not find any red koi fish in the pond. It was the great winter pond clean up, and so the fountains were off, and the water levels were low. Maybe the red kois were netted and
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-09 11:14
First a UFO cloud, and then.....
...my hope was to get a shot of the moon dropping into the ocean. But I was outfoxed by the moon as you will see below. You can't always get what you want, but you can try, and try, and try, is a song
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-08 15:36
A show of wild birdlife...
...and something different here, as a challenge for you to now identify the birds. How many times now have I posted birds with their full identification? I can only say that I have lost count. And so,
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-07 11:13
Two lovely surprises on this day.
First a cloud that blew my mind, and then a surprise in the late afternoon. It started at our house and flowed across our roof, and something told me to take the car for a drive in order to see all of
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-06 11:48
Ten photo pairs to share today.
Spoilt for choice with lots of variety on show. Sky shots, tree shots, bird shots and even the recent full moon, in pairs. I always take two or three shots of an image in case a single shot blurs. At times
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-05 11:13
A Peregrine Falcon...
...perhaps my best shots of this famous predator yet. But why is this bird famous, you ask? This bird holds the worldwide record of the fastest diving speed. He has left his signature under the high tree
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-04 11:13
Catching a rainbow...
...on the ride, and I could get a few shots to share with you. We were on a very busy road, and sadly no place to stop, but that didn't deter me from getting some shots. My wife was driving, and I had
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papilloncharity
Photography Lovers
2026-05-03 11:14
A sunshine band across the mountain.
Something told me to wait, and to keep an eye on the development of the sun line. It was so great to watch the changing views on the mountains, and a strong wind delivered some lovely views. 5 photos below
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