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Springtime in the Overberg: Some fynbos flowers (and shaggy monkey beetles)

Two outings in September exposed us to an array of spring flowers spiced with a sprinkling of birds seen on farm roads and nature reserves in the Overstrand area of the Overberg in the Western Cape.

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A mountain walk and baboons climbing at Phillipskop Mountain Reserve

One morning in April we went walking in the Phillipskop Mountain Reserve, which is not far from Stanford in the Overberg. A highlight turned out to be watching chacma baboons climbing a rock face after they emerged from a large cave.

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