Uplands Garden Club member, Arnette Small, was our program presenter at the April meeting.
Arnette toured the country of South Africa as one of 100 members from the American Birding Association visiting a number of parks and botanical gardens. She toured there for 2 weeks last October; Spring in South Africa. Rock Jumper planned and organized the guided tours which included Kruger National Park.
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| Arnette's birding books |
On video and camera, Arnette captured many animals including rare wild dogs, elephants, penguins and giraffes to name a few. She saw many dazzling-colored birds with equally colorful names of which her favorites are violet backed starlings, sunbirds, sugarbirds, beeeaters, rollers, go-aways and thick knees.
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| Artifacts from Arnette's South African tour |
Arnette shared her knowledge and photos of plants including unique and unusual bonsai, protea pruned to the size of small trees, and a 2000 year old baobab tree. Her video of the penguins playing on the beach brought a laugh from everyone (yes, there ARE penguins in South Africa!).
Thank you, Arnette, for sharing your once-in-a-lifetime trip with us!
