The African Wild Cat
There’s something special about being in a game reserve and seeing the big cats like lions, leopards and cheetahs and then coming across a little African wild cat. Wild cats look so much like...
Monthly Archive: August 2012
Bird of the Week – Week 132 – Black-chested prinia
Although it is a near-endemic within the southern African region, the delightful Black-chested prinia is quite common within the region. A small bird, with a length of approximately 14 cm, they have pale brown...
The Meerkats of the Kalahari
Who hasn’t seen the delightful TV documentary series “Meerkat Manor” put on by Animal Planet about seven years ago and wanted to see these funny smiley little mammals in the flesh? We camped recently...
Bird of the Week – Week 130 – Olive woodpecker
The Olive woodpecker is the only woodpecker in the Southern African region that is not speckled, having plain olive green plumage with a bright red rump and a grey head and throat. Legs and...
Fairy Circles – footprints of the Gods!
High on our bucket list of things to see in Namibia has always been the mystical fairy circles that are found in Kaokoland. Our dream was realized on our latest trip when we were...
Bird of the Week – Week 129 – Malachite sunbird
The male Malachite sunbird, during the breeding season, is one of the most magnificent of all the sunbirds within the region, with bright, metallic green plumage, bright yellow pectoral tufts and a long tail...
The day of the mouse!
You don’t have to spend very long in a game reserve or park to realize that it a very treacherous environment for the four-legged, two-legged and even the legless inhabitants. With very few exceptions,...
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