#cryptillas

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Cryptillas victorini by Brendon White

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Victorin’s Warbler Cryptillas victorini

On the second day of a Private Cape and Kruger Tour, we found ourselves visiting the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens in Betty’s Bay. One of the main reasons for visiting the Botanical Gardens was to try our luck at finding the ever-skulking Victorin’s Warbler. Thankfully, it did not take us too long to locate a pair, as they were very vocal and we all managed to get excellent close and unobstructed views of this special bird! These common endemics usually eat insects and prefer habitats such as wet mountain fynbos, bracken and ferns.