Eileen Shepherd
@eileenshepherd.bsky.social
Retired academic librarian, avid reader, cat lover, nature lover, vegan, interested in ancient history, archaeology and human origins. I live in Makhanda (was Grahamstown), South Africa
October 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
#books #Chaucer #CanterburyTales Thoroughly enjoying this book. The cat hasn't actually got round to opening it yet!
October 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#books #Chaucer #CanterburyTales Thoroughly enjoying this book. The cat hasn't actually got round to opening it yet!
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), north of Bedford, #SouthAfrica, 21 September 2025. #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Photo by Harold Gess
September 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), north of Bedford, #SouthAfrica, 21 September 2025. #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Photo by Harold Gess
September 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
September 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), north of Bedford, #SouthAfrica, 21 September 2025. #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Photo by Harold Gess
September 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), north of Bedford, #SouthAfrica, 21 September 2025. #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Photo by Harold Gess
Bar-throated Apalis (Apalis thoracica), north of Bedford, #SouthAfrica, 20 September 2025. #birds.
Afrikaans: Bandkeelkleinjantjie
isiXhosa: Ugxakhweni
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Bandkeelkleinjantjie
isiXhosa: Ugxakhweni
Photo by Harold Gess
September 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Bar-throated Apalis (Apalis thoracica), north of Bedford, #SouthAfrica, 20 September 2025. #birds.
Afrikaans: Bandkeelkleinjantjie
isiXhosa: Ugxakhweni
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Bandkeelkleinjantjie
isiXhosa: Ugxakhweni
Photo by Harold Gess
A pair of Blue Cranes, Anthropoides paradiseus, north of Bedford, #SouthAfrica, 21 September 2025. #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Photo by Harold Gess
September 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A pair of Blue Cranes, Anthropoides paradiseus, north of Bedford, #SouthAfrica, 21 September 2025. #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Photo by Harold Gess
Wood Sandpiper near Grahamstown / Makhanda. It must have recently arrived back from its long migration. They breed in forest tundra from Iceland, east across to Siberia.
Photo by Lynette Rudman
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Lynette Rudman
#birds #SouthAfrica
September 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Wood Sandpiper near Grahamstown / Makhanda. It must have recently arrived back from its long migration. They breed in forest tundra from Iceland, east across to Siberia.
Photo by Lynette Rudman
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Lynette Rudman
#birds #SouthAfrica
September 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa), on a Datura plant Grahamstown/Makhanda, #SouthAfrica, 13 September 2025. #birds
Afrikaans: Karoolangstertjie
isiXhosa: Ujiza
Photograph by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Karoolangstertjie
isiXhosa: Ujiza
Photograph by Harold Gess
September 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Karoo Prinia (Prinia maculosa), on a Datura plant Grahamstown/Makhanda, #SouthAfrica, 13 September 2025. #birds
Afrikaans: Karoolangstertjie
isiXhosa: Ujiza
Photograph by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Karoolangstertjie
isiXhosa: Ujiza
Photograph by Harold Gess
Male #CapeWeaver (Ploceus capensis) portrait. Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa, 10 September 2025.
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Harold Gess
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Harold Gess
September 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Male #CapeWeaver (Ploceus capensis) portrait. Grahamstown/Makhanda, South Africa, 10 September 2025.
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Harold Gess
#birds #SouthAfrica
Photo by Harold Gess
#CapeWeaver enjoying the sweet nectar of the Erythrina flowers.
Grahamstown, #SouthAfrica #birds
Photo by Lynette Rudman
Grahamstown, #SouthAfrica #birds
Photo by Lynette Rudman
September 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
#CapeWeaver enjoying the sweet nectar of the Erythrina flowers.
Grahamstown, #SouthAfrica #birds
Photo by Lynette Rudman
Grahamstown, #SouthAfrica #birds
Photo by Lynette Rudman
Half-collared #Kingfisher /Blouvisvanger.Many shades ob blue. #birds #SouthAfrica Photo by Ray Coombes
September 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Half-collared #Kingfisher /Blouvisvanger.Many shades ob blue. #birds #SouthAfrica Photo by Ray Coombes
#KarooPrinia (Prinia maculosa), Grahamstown/Makhanda, #SouthAfrica, 10 September 2025.
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Karoolangstertjie
isiXhosa: Ujiza #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Karoolangstertjie
isiXhosa: Ujiza #birds
September 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#KarooPrinia (Prinia maculosa), Grahamstown/Makhanda, #SouthAfrica, 10 September 2025.
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Karoolangstertjie
isiXhosa: Ujiza #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Karoolangstertjie
isiXhosa: Ujiza #birds
#AfricanPipit (Anthus cinnamomeus), near Grahamstown/Makhanda, #SouthAfrica, 09 September 2025. #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Gewone Koester
isiXhosa: Icelu, Icetshu
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Gewone Koester
isiXhosa: Icelu, Icetshu
September 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#AfricanPipit (Anthus cinnamomeus), near Grahamstown/Makhanda, #SouthAfrica, 09 September 2025. #birds
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Gewone Koester
isiXhosa: Icelu, Icetshu
Photo by Harold Gess
Afrikaans: Gewone Koester
isiXhosa: Icelu, Icetshu
Cute ladybug brooch
September 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Cute ladybug brooch
September 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
August 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In my garden. Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa
August 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
In my garden. Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa
In my garden. Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa
August 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In my garden. Makhanda, Eastern Cape, South Africa
#books What a great read. The author delves into OED editor John Murray's address book in which he recorded names of volunteers who contributed to the OED over many years - men & women from various walks of life - teachers, suffragists, novelists, vicars, doctors, archaeologists, even a murderer!
August 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#books What a great read. The author delves into OED editor John Murray's address book in which he recorded names of volunteers who contributed to the OED over many years - men & women from various walks of life - teachers, suffragists, novelists, vicars, doctors, archaeologists, even a murderer!
San #rockart, Drakensberg, #SouthAfrica. Beautiful eland
August 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
San #rockart, Drakensberg, #SouthAfrica. Beautiful eland