Bird of the Week – Week 108 – Greater flamingo
As its name would suggest, the Greater flamingo is the largest of the flamingoes, with a length of around 150 cm. They are very distinctive birds and are unlikely to be confused with any...
Monthly Archive: January 2012
The Devil’s Darning Needle
What on earth inspired the title of today’s blog you may wonder. As always our research has lead us to some interesting information and in case you haven’t already guessed from the photo below,...
Bird of the Week – Week 107 – Arrow-marked babbler
Arrow-marked babblers, like the other babblers in the region, are usually heard before they are seen. Noisy birds, they have a harsh chatter, a bubbling “na, na, na…” often uttered by many birds at...
The Breakfast Club
Over the years we’ve belonged to a number of interesting clubs that have contributed greatly to our interests and hobbies. Hiking clubs, birding and sports clubs and the like, but I think that the...
Bird of the Week – Week 106 – Green-winged pytilia
The Green-winged pytilia is a very attractive little finch with a length of about 13 cm. It is quite common throughout Africa south of the Sahara, although within the southern African region it is...
The mongoose project
We had to stay in Windhoek over Christmas and New Year, which, to nomads like ourselves who enjoy being outdoors in nature, is tantamount to hell! However, a chance sighting of a Yellow mongoose...
Bird of the Week – Week 105 – Common ostrich
The Common ostrich is not likely to be confused with any other bird in the southern African region. Weighing in at up to 130 kg and with a length of up to 2,7 m...
Discovering the Beer Bird
Wilkinson’s World is a website mainly about birds, animals and our various trips. Forgive me if I stretch this a little today by introducing an amazing bird we discovered this Christmas. I’m talking here...
Bird of the Week – Week 104 – Mountain wheatear
Let’s concede that “Wheatear” is a strange name for a bird! Very odd. Apparently the name owes its derivation to neither wheat nor ears, but to the Old English words for “white rump”, or...
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