Login
Discover
Waves
Decks
Plus
Login
Signup
Whistlejacket
@whistlejacket
59
Nature, Animals, Art, Creativity.
Followers
643
Following
274
Resource Credits
Available
Used
Location
Cape Town
Created
2017-02-11 12:59
RSS Feed
Subscribe
Posts
Blog
Posts
Comments
Communities
Wallet
whistlejacket
aloes
2018-07-24 17:36
The Joy of Aloes
Winter here in the southern hemisphere is the time when aloes begin to bloom. I just love the vibrant red and orange candlesticks that appear in various gardens and in the open places. Since many aloe
$ 0.115
6
3
whistlejacket
photography
2018-01-18 07:17
Action Shots in the Dunes
There are some wonderful dunes in between Fish Hoek and Noordhoek in Cape Town. My young niece and nephew are visiting from Joburg and they love running and playing here. I took some action shots of their
$ 0.052
3
1
whistlejacket
teamsouthafrica
2018-01-17 14:34
Discovering the Secret Caves of Cape Town
Few people know that in the sandstone mountains behind Kalk Bay and Muizenberg in Cape Town there are hundreds of hidden caves. Some of them are quite dangerous as they contain sudden drops. However, Boomslang
$ 1.750
15
3
whistlejacket
teamsouthafrica
2018-01-08 13:51
Another painted rock - LARGE SPOTTED GENET
I decided I wanted to paint an entirely different animal than the usual suspects on this particular rock. I chose a cat-like animal, the large spotted genet or cape genet. This is a beautiful little animal
$ 5.620
7
5
whistlejacket
hairshares
2018-01-07 15:22
I'm donating my hair to CANSA
For the last few years I've been growing my hair. Here's a pic from October last year at a picnic near a stream, where you can see how long my ponytail was. But it being a new year and all I decided to
$ 3.420
14
5
whistlejacket
crypto
2017-12-28 07:48
The Rebellious Token - awesome new crypto giveaway
The rebellious token is a brand new token that, like the incredible community around Steem, is trying to build a true community around a new token known as Rebellious (REBL). The token team is currently
$ 0.372
6
1
whistlejacket
colorchallenge
2017-12-19 15:44
Tuesday Orange - Beautiful Mountain Dahlia
The Mountain Dahlia is one of my favorite wild flowers of the fynbos. Flowering at a time when most everything else is brown and dry, it's lovely orange blossoms hang delightfully off long stems, enticing
$ 0.874
15
3
whistlejacket
photography
2017-12-16 17:12
Baby Chameleons - Delights found in the garden
It is summer here in the southern hemisphere and reptiles are all getting more active. I've recently spotted quite a few very small Cape Dwarf Chameleons, obviously newly born. Cape Dwarf Chameleons are
$ 0.074
7
6
whistlejacket
art
2017-12-09 18:46
Tiger Tiger Burning Bright! Painted Rock.
It has been some time since I painted a stone or a rock. However, I found the perfect stone to act as a doorstop for my front door (something that is needed in windy Cape Town). I wanted to paint something
$ 1.884
4
2
whistlejacket
cheetah
2017-12-04 12:56
Today is WORLD CHEETAH DAY
This amazing cat is surely one of the most beautiful. To celebrate WORLD CHEETAH DAY today, I'd like to show some photos taken a few years ago in the Kruger National Park when we were lucky enough to see
$ 0.142
6
5
whistlejacket
teamsouthafrica
2017-12-03 14:49
Flowers after Fire
The fynbos vegetation of the western Cape of South Africa has a fire-driven ecology. This means that the plants have adapted to dealing with fire and many species of plants flower more abundantly after
$ 0.048
4
whistlejacket
teamsouthafrica
2017-11-04 16:48
A Rare Flower Indeed
Recently I spent a few days in the Breede River Valley of the Western Cape of South Africa and walked in some of the mountains of the region. I was thrilled to discover this beautiful flower which is Ixia
$ 0.396
19
7
whistlejacket
flower
2017-10-15 06:17
Painted Lady Flower
I photographed this beautiful Painted Lady flower (Gladiolus debilis) in the Silvermine area of the Table Mountain National Park. Isn't it beautiful. Endemic to the western Cape fynbos region. I love all
$ 0.450
15
3
whistlejacket
spider
2017-10-15 06:03
Flower Crab Spider and Lavender
I absolutely loved these spiders when I was a child and would spend hours looking for them. We used to have a big yellow daisy bush in our front yard and it was always full of yellow flower crab spiders.
$ 0.415
11
whistlejacket
tortoise
2017-10-15 05:50
Angulate Tortoise and Arum Lily
The angulate tortoise (Chersina angulata) is endemic to South Africa, but fairly common in the western Cape. I found a couple yesterday and decided to take a pic for @papa-pepper's photo combo competition:
$ 0.454
18
2
whistlejacket
teamsouthafrica
2017-10-01 13:05
How I got a bluebottle sting in my mouth, or DON'T MESS WITH STINGING SEA-CREATURES!
I was on the beach the other day and there were several bluebottles that had washed up on the shore. I thought it would be a fun idea to enter @papa-pepper's combination photography contest with a marine
$ 1.615
16
10
whistlejacket
photography
2017-09-12 11:56
Tuesday Orange - Flowering Orchids
I have never seen such an abundance of orange Satyrium orchids Satyrium coriifolium. This must be a post-fire phenomenon, but isn't it beautiful. These photos were taken last Sunday on the top of Red Hill
$ 0.611
48
2
whistlejacket
photography
2017-09-11 19:18
A BUNCH of HAIRY caterpillars
I came across this bunch of hairy caterpillars this afternoon and thought it would be a great entry to @papa-pepper's combination photography contest that he's now regularly holding. They look good enough
$ 0.521
46
1
whistlejacket
art
2017-09-10 14:25
FYNBOS FANTASY - An Original Oil Painting
It has been a long time since I completed a large-scale oil painting and recently I felt inspired again. I chose to paint an impressionist version of some of the most prominent flora and birds of the fynbos
$ 3.688
54
7
whistlejacket
photography
2017-09-02 09:16
WILD FLOWER BLOOMS ON THE WEST COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA
Every year at around this time, the west coast of South Africa explodes into bloom in a spring flower display. It is absolutely spectacular. Here are a few pictures of our visits to the West Coast National
$ 0.526
39
9
