Meadow White Butterfly

The Common Meadow White Butterfly, Pontia helice helice (Afrikaans name Bontrokkie) is a common butterfly right across Southern Africa.

They prefer grassland and open country.

Known as one of the faster flying butterflies, we were lucky to have managed a few photos of this one in Constantia.

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Maccoa Duck

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