In a poignant reminder of the fact that pollution kills. Pat was paddling this week and he came across this Darter hanging dead in a tree near the top of Zandvlei. 

I once managed to catch a Darter that had speared a sock, and cut it off its beak (which has backward-pointing barbs on it, this makes it impossible for the bird to dislodge something woven). 

In this case what looks like a bandage not only got stuck on the bird's beak but then got tangled in the branch of the tree. What a desperate way to go.

The message is think twice about dropping litter.