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At the ebb-and-flow bridge on the Kieskamma River, East London - Peddie boundary

Item

Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John), “At the ebb-and-flow bridge on the Kieskamma River, East London - Peddie boundary”, 1963-08-01, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/801

Title

At the ebb-and-flow bridge on the Kieskamma River, East London - Peddie boundary

Creator

Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John)

Description

On the krans in the background are at least 32 nests of black-headed Herons yet, on top of the krans is a thicket of tall Euphorbias on which the birds could have built comfortably more in conformity with their usual habit of nesting in trees.

Subject

Herons -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape

Birds -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape

Date Copyrighted

1963-08-01

Type

still image

Extent

1 photograph

Format

jpg

Identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013757

Location - Physical Location

Cory Library for Humanities Research

Rights

Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)

Date

1963-08-01

Item sets

C.J. Skead Photograph Collection

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Media

vital_12350+SOURCEJPG+SOURCEJPG.0.jpeg

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Skead, C. J. (Cuthbert John), “At the ebb-and-flow bridge on the Kieskamma River, East London - Peddie boundary”, 1963-08-01, Cory Library and Historical Archives, accessed 29 December 2025, https://digitalarchives.ru.ac.za/s/cory/item/801