The Heroic Mongoose
“He was a mongoose, rather like a little cat in his fur and his tail, but quite like a weasel in his head and his habits. His eyes and the end of his restless...
Category: Nature
African Wild Dogs – a rare treat
Encountering African wild dogs on a game drive is about as exciting as coming across a lion or a leopard. These animals are endangered and it is a rare privilege to see them. They...
The Camel Spider – legendary terror of the desert
So what does a housewife ironing in Windhoek have in common with troops who fought in the Gulf War in Iraq? Believe it or not it is the infamous camel spider. These spiders have...
Just nuts about squirrels
Our focus on this website is predominantly on birds and birding, but we have spent many delightful hours watching the squirrels that are found in Namibia and Botswana. The two varieties that are prevalent...
Meteorites – Nature’s gifts from the sky
We were up very early last week hoping to see the Leonid meteorite shower, but unfortunately we have a huge hill behind our property that obscured our view. The Leonid shower occurs every year...
2009 – The year of the snake
No, this isn’t about the Chinese Year of the Snake, but about an amazing year that we’ve had as far as snake sightings are concerned. Yesterday morning while we were walking back from the...
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