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...
Category: Nature
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...
From nowhere – a heronry
About 150 km west of Windhoek in Namibia, the Black Nossob River runs through the farm “Vendetta” on its way to join up with the White Nossob before winding its way into the Kalahari...
East of Woodstock, West of Vietnam
The Kalahari beckons me With fingers of red sand And a promise in the wind Of a desert wonderland!! Jane Wilkinson Have you ever heard that brilliant song by Tom Russell called “East of...
Cape cobra raiding a Sociable weavers nest
The huge nests of the Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) are quite common throughout the drier woodland and savanna of Namibia, clinging to trees and pylons like so many haystacks. Any literature on these colonially...
Weekend at Teufelsbach Riverside Campsite
One of the beauties of living in Windhoek is that from any suburb in the city it takes less than ten minutes to be out in the countryside. No need to drive for kilometers...
Lichen fields on the Skeleton Coast
The north-western coastal area of Namibia is an intimidating region to say the least; a region where very little rain falls and very little conventional plant life can be sustained. There are few bushes...
The salt sellers of Cape Cross
Head northwards from Swakopmund on the west coast of Namibia, travelling along the well known “Skeleton Coast”, and after 100 km or so, as you approach Cape Cross, (home to a wonderful seal colony),...
A visit to the Cape Cross Seal Colony
On our journey to the Skeleton Coast Park we stopped off at Cape Cross, 115km north of Swakopmund, to see a breeding colony of between 80 000 and 100 000 Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus...
Queen of the night – a regal display
When you hear the word “desert” you tend to imagine a place consisting of sand and vast empty spaces. Namibia certainly does have landscapes like that, but it also has beautiful trees, grasses and...
Sociable weaver’s nests – Nature’s condominiums!
On our first trip from South Africa to Namibia, we drove through the dry region of the Northern Cape and it was there that I first came across the fascinating nests of the Sociable...
The camels of Vendetta Farm
We’ve been privileged to meet some very special people whilst living in Namibia and it has lead to us having some unique experiences. Take for example weekends that we spent on the farm, Vendetta,...
The Millipede or Shongololo
Windhoek has been blessed with wonderful rain showers since Christmas, which have brought relief to both the human and animal inhabitants of the area after a sweltering heat wave. There’s something about living in...
Two porcupines and a bottle of red wine
I often wonder if folks who look at photographs of animals and birds have any concept of the patience and endurance required by photographers to get their amazing shots. Until Rob and I started...
The Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
Last week Namibia had a public holiday, so Rob and I decided to visit the Daan Viljoen Resort which is about 30 kms from Windhoek. We were gratified to see how green everything was...
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