Pictures: birds of a feather

Wilderness Manor is rated as one of the top establishments in its category in the country. Pictures: Jim Freeman

Wilderness Manor is rated as one of the top establishments in its category in the country. Pictures: Jim Freeman

Verlorenvlei, near Elands Bay on the West Coast, is a twitcher's paradise and one of the best spots for water birds in the province.

A Malachite kingfisher perches.

Linda Koli has been in the restaurant business for years.

Not often you see a Knysna Loerie this up close and personal.

Gerald and JD love their work.

Ventersklip is an eerily magnetic formation on the West Coast.

An egret looks for dinner.

A dabchick dabs

Ventersklip's Tin Kitchen lures the hungry.