Bird of the week – Week 13 : Great egret
The Great egret is the largest of the white egrets. At almost a metre in length and with a wingspan of up to 1.3 metres, it is almost as large as the more familiar...
Monthly Archive: March 2010
Only in Africa
There are some pretty elaborate irrigation schemes out in the world today, but we came across a rather ingenious and typically African one on a visit to a farm in Namibia recently. Namibians never...
Bird of the week – Week 12 : Verreaux’s eagle
Visit any part of Southern Africa blessed with mountainous terrain or rocky hills and gorges inhabited by dassies (or hyraxes) at a time when the thermals are rising and there is a good chance...
Mysterious Crystal Skulls
At about the same time that I was learning to do Reiki healing, I came across a book called “The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls” by Chris Morton and Ceri Louse Thomas. I was...
Bird of the week – Week 11 : Lilac-breasted roller
One of the most delightful avian sights to be seen in the central and northern parts of Southern Africa is that of the male Lilac-breasted roller in his courtship flight. He ascends to up...
Agamas and lizards
I’m always excited to come across Agamas and lizards on our travels. They are usually such colourful subjects to photograph, but even those that lack colour are still fascinating because of their beautiful scales,...
Bird of the week – Week 10 : White-tailed shrike
The white tailed shrike is one of the most easily recognized shrikes in the Southern African region. Looking a bit like an overgrown batis in its black, white and grey plumage, it gives the...
Weekend at Dusternbrook Guest Farm
One of the things that strikes us about living in Windhoek is the fact that once you leave the city you are immediately out in nature and you really don’t have to drive very...
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