Bird Species / Bird Photography at Intaka Island, Cape Town
Vernon Chalmers Birdlife Photography Intaka Island
| White-Throated Swallow at Intaka Island |
Bird Photographer: Vernon Chalmers
The 'Intaka Island Bird Species Index' is a new personal (Vernon Chalmers Photography) Intaka Island Bird Species Index, Century City photography project around Intaka Island, Century City:
Bird Photography at Intaka Island
- African Darter (Anhinga rufa)
- African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- Black-Crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
- Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Hartlaub's Gull / King Gull (Chroicocephalus hartlaubii)
- Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
- Juvenile Black-Crowned Night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Juvenile Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis )
- Juvenile Cape / Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Juvenile Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus )
- Pin-Tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Red Billed Teal ducks (Anas erythrorhyncha)
- Red-Knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)
- Red-Winged Starling (Onychognathus morio)
- Spur-Winged Geese (Plectropterus gambensis
- White-Breasted Cormorants (Phalacrocorax lucidus)
- White-Throated Swallow ((Hirundo albigularis)
- Yellow-Billed Duck (Anas undulata)
Intaka Island is a safe and natural environment for photographers enjoying a variety of perched and / or flying water birds during al four of the Western Cape's weather seasons. Intaka Island is an approximate 10 kilometre drive from Cape Town and is accessible via different routes (from anywhere in the Cape Peninsula) for entering the Intaka Island, Century City location. With its large diversity of bird, plants and bird species the wetlands ecosystem is professionally maintained with the birds having a relative large area to roam absolutely free in a natural environment.
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| Malachite Kingfisher Intaka Island, Cape Town |
Various footpaths are landscaped to provide well-directed access to different areas around this natural urban wetlands environment. With various hides for morning and afternoon photography, photographers can gain relative close access to a variety of every-day bird species. For any additional information contact Intaka island directly on Tel: 021 553 6889 or visit the Intaka Island website. All staff at the Intaka Island Reception are very helpful and will assist a variety of Intaka Island nature enquiries.
According to the Intaka Island website there are approximately 120 bird species (Source: Intaka Island)
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| Intaka Island Environmental Education : Century Century City, Cape Town |
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| Large Outside Birds and Plants Signboard at Intaka Island, Cape Town Entrance |
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| Water Canal to the left of Intaka Island, Environmental Education Centre, Cape Town |
Intaka Island Address
1 Century City Drive
Century City
Cape Town
Century City
Cape Town
Website: Intaka Island
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| Heronry Intaka Island, Cape Town : Viewable from the Afternoon Hide |
Heronries at Intaka Island
Above is one of a few heronries at Intaka Island. This particular heronry is predominantly occupied by African sacred ibises and White-breasted cormorants. These two species fly frequently (late afternoons) between two fairly large heronries visible from the afternoon birdwatching / photograph hide.
Some of the Birds at / over Intaka Island, Cape Town
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| Purple Heron in the Afternoon - Intaka Island, Cape Town |
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| Hartlaub's Gull / King Gull Intaka Island, Cape Town |
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Red-Knobbed Coot Intaka Island, Cape Town |
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Juvenile Cape Cormorant Intaka Island, Cape Town Helmeted Guineafowl Intaka Island, Cape Town  |
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| Yellow-Billed Duckling Intaka Island, Cape Town |
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| Common Moorhen Close-Up : Intaka Island. Cape Town |
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| Purple Heron Intaka Island, Cape Town |
Birding Photography at Intaka Island
Birdwatching at Intaka Island, Cape Town
