Bird of the Week – Week 73 – Namaqua dove
Found throughout most of Africa, the Namaqua dove is the smallest dove in the region and the only one with a long tail. The sexes are similar in size, with a length of about...
Monthly Archive: May 2011
Weekend at Twyfelfontein
Namibia and Botswana have a wonderful system of helping the indigenous population to share in the spoils of the tourism industry and to realize the benefit of preserving wild animals and the environment. In...
Bird of the Week – Week 72 – Giant kingfisher
The Giant kingfisher is, as one would expect from its name, the largest of all the kingfishers found in the southern African region. They have a length of approximately 44 cm, and the sexes...
A visit to a petrified forest
We’ve had an interesting month of seeing fossils in Namibia. After our visit to the Mesosaurus fossil site near Keetmanshoop, we wended our way up north to the Khorixas area in Damaraland, where we...
Bird of the Week – Week 71 – Short-toed rock-thrush
The Short-toed rock-thrush is a near endemic to the southern African region, with its range outside of the region being limited to southern Angola. Its preferred habitat within this range is the arid western...
A visit to a Namibian Mesosaurus fossil site
We normally camp in central or northern Namibia, mainly because the birdlife is more prolific and there’s more to see, but this Easter we decided to focus on the south, with a visit to...
Bird of the Week – Week 70 – Magpie shrike
Found in the more northerly parts of the southern African region, as well as further north into Kenya and Tanzania, the Magpie shrike is a distinctive bird that is quite hard to miss. It...
Bird of the Week – Week 69 – Double-banded sandgrouse
We most often see the Double-banded sandgrouse while driving along the sandy roads and tracks of central and northern Namibia, as they seem to favour the edges of the road as areas along which...
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