Secretarybird Extravaganza
When Rob and I were last in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, we stayed at the Nossop campsite from which it is a short drive to the Kang waterhole. We like to sit at a...
Monthly Archive: September 2023
Mana Pools – Part Two
Mana Pools – Part One can be found here While we were at Mana Pools we took a morning walk with a local guide and this is highly recommended. He took us to a...
Richtersveld National Park – A Unesco World Heritage Site
It’s always wonderful to explore remote places, especially when you’ve heard about the spectacular scenery they offer. What makes these kinds of trips truly enjoyable is the opportunity to experience beauty without the crowds....
Mana Pools – Part One
Mana Pools National Park is located in northern Zimbabwe, along the Zambezi River, which forms the boundary between Zimbabwe and Zambia. The park covers an area of over 6,500 sq km and it is...
Discovering the Okavango River from Nunda River Lodge
Birders can do crazy things. They plan trips around random bird sightings that others have had or hop on a plane and fly halfway across the world to catch a glimpse of a particular...
Hwange National Park – Zimbabwe
Brief History Hwange National Park was established in 1928 as the Wankie Game Reserve, Wankie being the colonialist’s version of Hwange, and at 14,600 sq km in area it is the largest National Park...
Life After Death
Life’s harsh realities become strikingly apparent when venturing into the wild, especially when exploring the different game parks of Africa. During a trip to Chobe National Park in Botswana, we came across the remains...
Woodbourne Wetland Knysna
There are many excellent birding spots along the Garden Route between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, offering up quite easy access to an enormous variety of birds through a chain of National Parks and...
Well Owl Be Damned!
Owls mean different things to different people. I personally love them, but for many who are superstitious, they are believed to be harbingers of death and misfortune. Perhaps you shape your reality of things...
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