Dick Dent Bird Sanctuary is a 10 hectares (25 acres) reserve in Strand, South Africa.

This isolated bird sanctuary is located near the estuary of the Lourens River. It used to be the site of a waste water treatment works but is now protected within the Lourens River Protected Natural Environment. It is managed by the nearby Helderberg Nature Reserve with help from the Somerset West Bird Club, and it is now a habitat for a great many water birds.

A water bird, alternatively waterbird or aquatic bird, is a bird that lives on or around water. In some definitions, the term water bird is especially applied to birds in freshwater ecosystems, although others make no distinction from seabirds that inhabit marine environments. Some water birds (e.g. wading birds) are more terrestrial while others (e.g. waterfowls) are more aquatic, and their adaptations will vary depending on their environment. These adaptations include webbed feet, beaks, and legs adapted to feed in the water, and the ability to dive from the surface or the air to catch prey in water.


Hope you enjoy.

Lovely place now. Much improved over what it must have been like as a WWTW.

Impressive footage.    That is quite the habitat for birds.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-21 01:34
Lovely place now. Much improved over what it must have been like as a WWTW.

It is quite a restful pace indeed

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-21 02:56
Impressive footage.    That is quite the habitat for birds.

I feel it was a successful attampt to give the birds a place of peace.

Lovely spot.  and the weather is being kind to you too.

Droffarc Posted at 11-21 04:15
It is quite a restful pace indeed

Love those areas. Ideal for chilling out.

Very nice area. Is it legal to fly in a bird sanctuary?! That would be very cool.

Nice little pond!

Montfrooij Posted at 11-21 06:32
Nice little pond!

It's not much but the birds appreciate it

Depp Posted at 11-21 05:51
Very nice area. Is it legal to fly in a bird sanctuary?! That would be very cool.

There is no in Dick ation of legallity and as long as the birds are not disturbed it's ok besides, if the president could steal the country why can I not fly .

Blériot53 Posted at 11-21 05:28
Love those areas. Ideal for chilling out.

Agreed as long as you have the required hat

Droffarc Posted at 11-21 08:28
It's not much but the birds appreciate it

So it seemed indeed.

Droffarc Posted at 11-21 08:31
There is no in Dick ation of legallity and as long as the birds are not disturbed it's ok besides, if the president could steal the country why can I not fly .

Hahahahahahaha.
That last part of the excuse was the best.
(it is sarcastic of course)

Droffarc Posted at 11-21 08:32
Agreed as long as you have the required hat

Not THAT again!    I've got a new hat now

Hehe.  I found this first on YT.  Already watched it!  Great job btw

Droffarc Posted at 11-21 08:31
There is no in Dick ation of legallity and as long as the birds are not disturbed it's ok besides, if the president could steal the country why can I not fly .

Just curious
In Germany it's forbidden to fly in any kind of natural reserve, no matter what it's for. To me it doesn't make much sense...

Blériot53 Posted at 11-21 09:02
Not THAT again!    I've got a new hat now

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a mavic hat


I take my hat off to you sir

scubaAnn Posted at 11-21 10:33
Hehe.  I found this first on YT.  Already watched it!  Great job btw

Thank you Ann

Montfrooij Posted at 11-21 08:34
Hahahahahahaha.
That last part of the excuse was the best.
(it is sarcastic of course)

Depp Posted at 11-21 10:43
Just curious
In Germany it's forbidden to fly in any kind of natural reserve, no matter what it's for. To me it doesn't make much sense...

Ja, that is Germany, this is Africa. It is also not allowed to fly in nature reserves and twice in two different plaes I have been requested to desist - which I do - but I got my footage.
Last weekend I flew outside a resort and the gate guards walke about 500m to ask me to stop. There is no indication that drones should not fly there but I respect the privacy of the people (not that I saw any) on the ground.
I guess it is because you get pilots and bikers who make a nuisance of themselves and this spoils it for everyone.

Droffarc Posted at 11-21 10:45
Thank you Ann

You're welcome

Droffarc Posted at 11-21 10:44
a mavic hat
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Woolly hats will be the regulation headgear for the next six months, at least, now that Winter is here.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-21 11:40
Woolly hats will be the regulation headgear for the next six months, at least, now that Winter is here.

Enjoy!
But wait! you have just had winter, or do you have very short summers?
Or maybe some people are like me, posting old stuff, with snow

Droffarc Posted at 11-21 12:10
Enjoy!
But wait! you have just had winter, or do you have very short summers?
Or maybe some people are like me, posting old stuff, with snow

It's the onset of Winter here - through to the middle of April '22 probably.

Droffarc Posted at 11-21 04:16
I feel it was a successful attampt to give the birds a place of peace.

Indeed it was.  

Nice video thanks for posting

Phantasma5 Posted at 12-14 18:15
Nice video thanks for posting

glad you like it

wow nice work

SHERLOCKHOLMES Posted at 2-3 21:36
wow nice work

You are too kind, thanks

Great footage, Thanks for sharing this with us. Cheers.

ShiuRao Posted at 2-10 21:52
Great footage, Thanks for sharing this with us. Cheers.

My Pleasure Thank you ShiuRao