Only remainder of much larger Parson's Vlei at Bridgemead, Port Elizabeth, after exceptional winter rains
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 2002-09-14
- Subjects: Parson's Vlei -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Birds -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Plants -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Type: still image
- Identifier: vital:12375 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013782
- Description: Original vlei drained by P.E. Municipality. Already 2 dabchicks, 2 Egyptian Geese & 2 yellowbiled duck were at the vlei which had been dry for years.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2002-09-14
Only remainder of much larger Parson's Vlei at Bridgemead, Port Elizabeth, after exceptional winter rains
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 2002-09-14
- Subjects: Parson's Vlei -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Birds -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Plants -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Type: still image
- Identifier: vital:12377 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013784
- Description: Original vlei drained by P.E. Municipality. Already 2 dabchicks, 2 Egyptian Geese & 2 yellowbiled duck were at the vlei which had been dry for years.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 2002-09-14
Cape and Gurney's Sugerbird habitat, Hoho Peak, Pirie Mountain, King William's Town, Ciskei, 1402 m asl
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1963
- Subjects: Sugarbirds -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Birds -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Cliffortia -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Plants -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Type: still image
- Identifier: vital:12364 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013771
- Description: Looking westwards from top of Hoho Peak (Pirie West Peak) over Protea thickets in immediate foreground to the mid-picture ridge covered in Cliffortia fynbos and which might once have held dense Protea subvestita and /or Protea multibracteata thickets. Some of the latter still growing below the subvestita thickets there. iNtaba knNdoda Peak in distance.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1963
Mount Thomas on the inner range of the Amathole Mountains between Hogsback to the west and Dohne Peak above Stutterheim to the east
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 1959-06-01
- Subjects: Protea subvestita -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Protea multibracteata -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Plants -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Sugarbirds -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Birds -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Type: still image
- Identifier: vital:12361 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013768
- Description: This whole range could well have been covered in both Protea subvestita and Protea multibracteata before being heavily overstocked with cattle. Even on the flats in the foreground relict patches of multibracteata occurred until the 1970's. Good populations of sugarbirds could therefore have existed.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 1959-06-01
Hamburg, Keiskamma River Mouth, Peddie
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 195u
- Subjects: Cisticola juncidis -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Birds -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Plants -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Type: still image
- Identifier: vital:12360 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013767
- Description: When this grass invaded the newly-deposited mudflats at Hamburg, Cisticola juncidis moved in despite tidal water beneath
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 195u
King William's Town
- Authors: Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
- Date: 195u
- Subjects: Birds -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Plants -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Type: still image
- Identifier: vital:12358 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013765
- Description: Figure points to bush where nest was built.
- Full Text: false
- Date Issued: 195u