Nature Photo Challenge #31: Autumn colours

Denzil Nature: Autumn Colours

Autumn, also known as fall in North American English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September or March. Autumn is the season when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools considerably.

Autumn or fall in South Africa is April to May. It is generally warm and dry with days getting shorter and the temperature cooling as it gets closer to winter. Winter in South Africa is June to August. It is generally dry and cool, with snow falling in the mountainous regions.

leaves
Autumn leaves
leaves
Shades of Autumn – dried leaves
trees
Changing colours  – Trees in a garden

Nature Photo Challenge #28: Wild Animals

Denzil Nature: Wild Animals

How many wild animals are in South Africa?
Lions
Lion in Mfolozi Game Reserve, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa – Photo taken by Bill Kruse
 
 
 
Famed for its national parks and big game, 297 species of mammal have been recorded in Souh Africa.
 
Lions
Giraffe and  a buck
Giraffe
Elephant in Umfolozi Reserve
Duiker
Bontebok
Mountain Zebra
Kwagga
Zebra
Springbok